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October 13, 2005

Creepy Crawler Cake with Hellmann's®
or Best Foods® Real Mayonnaise

i remember creepy crawlers.

i wish i had my old creepy crawler kit--i'd bake up a batch before bed tonite if i did.

today, i got my monthly e-news letter from Best Foods. Their recipe for creepy crawlers is way more complicated and time consuming from what i remember:

1 box (18 oz.) chocolate cake mix
1 cup Hellmann's ® or Best Foods ® Real Mayonnaise
1 cup water
3 eggs
8 pieces thick black licorice twists
3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (4 oz.), melted
1/2 cup chocolate sprinkles
1 can (16 oz.) dark chocolate frosting
Creepy Crawler Garnishes*
  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and lightly flour 2 (1-1/2-qt.) ovenproof glass bowls; set aside.
  2. In large bowl, with electric mixer on low speed, beat cake mix, Hellmann's ® or Best Foods ® Real Mayonnaise, water, and eggs 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed, scraping sides occasionally, 2 minutes. Pour into prepared bowls.
  3. Bake 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. On wire rack, cool 10 minutes; remove from bowls and cool completely.
  4. Meanwhile, dip licorice into melted chocolate. Shake off excess chocolate, then dip into sprinkles. Place on waxed paper and chill 15 minutes or until firm.
  5. Trim flat sides of cakes to make even. On serving platter, arrange 1 cake, flat side up. Spread with 1/2 cup frosting. Top with remaining cake, flat side down. Frost with remaining frosting.
  6. Insert licorice into cake, bending to form legs.

*For Creepy Crawler Garnishes, use 2 chocolate sandwich cookies cut in half for eyes, and 2 red mini candy-covered chocolates for pupils. Shape red fruit leather to form a mouth and use 2 candy corns as teeth.

definitely a recipe cooked up by some martha stewart whannabe.


Posted by chadblake at October 13, 2005 7:55 PM

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