The Monster Mash, it was a graveyard smash. Sorry, sorry, I had to. It’s just so fun! And it’s Friday… and my brain is a little FRIED. And um aren’t these deathly chocolate graveyard cakes the cutest?!? I am in love with them! Bring on Halloween cause I am so ready!
Here’s the deal, when it comes to decorating desserts, I just can’t do anything fancy. Meaning royal icing, fondant and all the fancy stuff is just so not for me. Don’t get me wrong, I SO want to be talented enough to work with that stuff, but I have tried, and every time it ends in tears. I figure one, I just don’t have the steady hands and two (and probably most important), I just don’t have the patience. Thing is, when the holidays roll around I have so much love for holiday themed food. They are just so cute and fun and they make me feel like a kid again, which is awesome, since even as a kid I was more like an adult. <–FREAK. Over the years though, I have come up with some ways to make cute decorated food without wanting to pull my hair out in the process. YESSS. I mean, we’ve all been there, right? Making those cookies you saw on Pinterest that look like the cutest little monsters ever….but yours just look like a green blob? Oh my gosh, that’s me every time. HELP.
I cannot say these are completely no fuss because, I will not lie, those witches black boots took me a good thirty minutes to form, but as far as cute desserts go, this one is DO-ABLE. I even included one super easy version and another completely homemade version. One for peeps who have a little weekend time, and one for peeps who have ZERO time but NEED chocolate and they need it served in a cute, spooky way! Ahh, I love spooky Halloween desserts.
The dessert itself is a chocolate lover’s dream. Chocolate cake, chocolate mouse, whipped cream, SNICKERS and then repeat the layers. OH, and the cake may or may not be soaked in Kahlua. Ok, it’s totally soaked in Kahlua… I know, I know! Heck yes! But if you have kids or just don’t want the booze, you can use equal amounts of either salted caramel, butterscotch sauce or sweetened condensed milk. Not a huge deal, but I personally love the Kahlua! Let see, what else. The tombstones are simply made out these brownies with white chocolate for the writing. So simple and so easy, but yet so spooky! Asher still cannot get over these brownie/tombstones. She says they are the spookiest thing ever…but then, she really knows how to butter me up, and she maybe just wanted me to keep allowing her to eat them all. Ugh. That girl. She gets me every time.
Really though, do you guys see the chocolate situation happening here right now? It’s AMAZING. The photos kind of say it all for this recipe. But again, Kahlua soaked chocolate cake, chocolate mouse, whipped cream, Snickers and then a whole bunch of crushed up Oreo’s?? Yup. That says MAKE ME. <–Please and THANK YOU.
One last thing…Happy 75th Birthday Nonnie, wish I could be there to celebrate with you!
Quality time in the deathly chocolate graveyard?? Um, yes, I do think so.
