“Spook-It-Yourself” Week Two: Recipes

by Cayla Nguyen, Cecilia Nguyen and Julia Pacis, Staff Writers

Are you sick of eating the same boring food all the time? Here are some fa-“BOO!”-lous recipes so you can have a party in your stomach!

Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

Ingredients (two dozen): 

• cupcake liners
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin puree
• 2 1/3 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 cup buttermilk

Frosting:

• 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2  cups confectioners’ sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, mix butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each one. Then add the pumpkin.
3. In another bowl, combine flour, pie spice, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, baking soda and ginger.
4. Add a part of the dry ingredient mixture to the first bowl, and mix alternately with buttermilk until you use it all up.
5. Fill the cupcake liners with the mixture three-fourths full.
6. Bake thoroughly for 20-25 minutes or as needed.
7. Let it cool for ten minutes.
8. For frosting, in a large bowl, stir cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add confectioners’ sugar, vanilla and cinnamon and beat until smooth.
9. Frost cupcakes and refrigerate leftovers.

   

Chocolate Pretzel Pumpkins

Ingredients: 

• pretzels
• green M&Ms
• orange candy melts

Directions: 

1. Put desired amount of candy melts in a bowl and put it in the microwave until needed or according to package.
2. Cover pretzels with candy melts and place them on parchment paper.
3. While still wet, place a green M&M on the top of the pretzel with the sides facing up.
4. Let dry.

Graveyard Pudding Cups

Ingredients:

• pudding cups
• oreos
• ghost or tombstone Peeps

Directions: 

1. Remove the frosting from the Oreos and crush them in a Ziploc bag.
2. Place a layer of crushed Oreo over the pudding.
3. Insert desired Peep on top and other toppings to decorate.