Don’t Serve Naked Cupcakes – Dress 'Em Up With Wilton’s Halloween Mix!
Written: Jun 02 '03 (Updated Aug 04 '03)
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Pros: Festive colors, dual sided shaker lid, tastes great!
Cons: None!
The Bottom Line: Need to make some crazy cupcakes or monstrous muffins? Wilton Halloween Mix makes decorating a snap!
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| Freak369's Full Review: Wilton Halloween Mix |
Halloween has to be one of my favorite holidays and my boys seem to be following in my ghoulish and spooky footsteps. Each year the yard props, decorations and costumes get a bit more detailed and I spend more and more time in the kitchen with them making taffy apples, cookies, candies and treats. Combine my love of all things Halloween related and baking and you have a dangerous combination. When I came across the Wilton Halloween Mix of sprinkles I didn’t think twice before I tossed the container in the cart. If it’s Halloween and the least bit cute, I have to have it. So far I’ve managed to accumulate about 15 different kinds of Halloween sprinkles ranging from plain black sugar crystals to different mixes of bats, ghosts, pumpkins, skulls and colored jimmies.
Wilton Halloween Mix 710-788
This mix contains orange pumpkins, black jimmies and purple jimmies. I already had these types of sprinkles but not in this combination so it was simpler for me to purchase a container than to have to play around with mixing them. The black and purple jimmies are polished so they have a shiny appearance to them while the pumpkins are a simple sugar mix with no sheen. Why is this important? If you are using a store bought frosting you might notice that the jimmies will stick to the icing a little better than the pumpkins. If you are making your own frosting you might want to make it a little stiffer than usual and invert the cupcake or muffin into the sprinkles rather than shaking the container on top of them. This will ensure that when the frosting starts to harden a little so the decorations will stick and not fall off.
The plastic container has a screw off lid so you won’t have to waste your time funneling them back through a small hole if you pour them out to press the cupcakes into the sprinkles. One side of the lid has a shaker with three holes, use this side if you only want the purple and black jimmies. The other side is a large opening that allows you to sprinkle the mix on top of your treats. It’s wide enough that you can fit a teaspoon in it if you want to apply the mix that way so you can have a little more control or if kids are helping out with decorating. The lids snap shut tightly so there’s no chance of them popping open in the cabinet. When I’m done with the Wilton sprinkle containers I save them for the herbs that I dry as well as making special spice mixes – since this has the dual sided shaker lid – it’s perfect for using when grilling or barbequing outside.
Things To Know
You can find this Halloween mix at places like Target and Wal-Mart as well as Michaels in the cake decorating section. Prices range from $1.25 to $1.99 and you will be able to decorate about four dozen cupcakes or muffins with one 2.5 ounce container. If you are making mini muffins or cupcakes you will be able to decorate about 6 dozen. The ingredients and nutritional values are located on the side panel of the container so if you have any food allergies or there are certain foods you don’t wish to ingest, please read the side panel before you purchase this.
Decorating cupcakes or muffins is a great way to get kids involved in the kitchen. Since this is a pretty goof proof item, your biggest concern will be cleaning up the sprinkles that fall off. If you are really daring you can let them frost the cupcakes after they’ve cooled off then let them decorate them. My boys love to help out with decorating the Halloween treats and have smiles a mile wide when people make comments about them. You can increase the fun by purchasing different types of sprinkles and letting them experiment with them to make new and colorful cupcake toppings.
Don’t feel that you have to be limited to just using this on cupcakes and muffins. These are great for using on frosted cakes as well as my personal favorite – gingerbread haunted houses. You can even sprinkle the mix on tables as a decoration. Each year we take pictures of all the boys in their costumes and the decorations inside and outside the house and put them in a huge frame. I take a thick, clear drying glue and make a border around each of the pictures then sprinkle the different mixes onto the areas when they have had a chance to set up. When it’s completely dry I put several layers over the sprinkles to seal them in place and keep the colors from fading. It is a little time consuming but you end up with a very original and colorful wall hanging.
The Bottom Line
Wilton has a lot of Halloween related items ranging from bakeware and specialty baking molds to candy molds and cookie cutters. If these sprinkles don’t appeal to you there are other mixes and sugar crystals to choose from. While there’s nothing wrong with serving plain frosted cupcakes, in just a few minutes you can turn those run of the mill black and orange frosted cupcakes and muffins into cool and cute creations. Be the envy of friends and relatives this Halloween season, have the best looking frosted treats but watch out for ghouls and goblins that love to steal them when you’re not looking.
For more information about Wilton products, creative suggestions or how to pull off the perfect party make sure you visit the official Wilton Online Store!
As always, thanks for the visit!
^V^ Freak ^V^
© 2003 Freak369
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Amount Paid (US$): 1.25
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