Fire Ant Anthill Cake
Photography by Jodi Pudge
Recipes
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Devilled Giant Spider Eggs
*Cracking the shells then submerging them in dye gives the eggs a cool spiderweb pattern. -
Baked Grubs
Ask at the deli counter for a 5 oz (150 g) piece of ham, about ½ inch (1 cm) thick. When sprinkling the cheese, don't worry if some misses... -
Creamy Cricket Dip
Serve with plain corn tortilla chips and fresh vegetable crudités. -
Beetle Juice
Pure juices (not blends) give this punch the best flavour. If using Pom Wonderful brand pomegranate juice in 473 mL bottles, top with water to make 2 ... -
Fire Ant Anthill Cake
If you don't want to fuss with Royal Icing for the ants, tint ¼ cup (60 mL) of the icing black, then place candy-coated chocolate pieces on the cake ... -
Cocoa Cake
Grease and flour 13- x 9-inch (3.5 L) metal cake pan; line bottom with parchment paper. Grease and flour 4-cup (1 L) ovenproof metal mixing bowl; plac... -
Cocoa Icing
In heatproof bowl over saucepan of hot (not boiling) water, melt chocolate; set aside. In large bowl, beat butter until smooth. I... -
Black Royal Icing
In bowl, beat water with meringue powder until foamy, about 2 minutes. Beat in icing sugar until stiff, adding up to 1 tbsp (15 mL) more water if nece...
