Thursday, October 31, 2013

Treat of the Week: Spooky Spider Edition, 2013




Ah, yes, Halloween.  While most Americans are carving goofy faces on their pumpkins, my parents and I have started a tradition of our own.  Royal Pumpkins.  Or Pumpkings and Pumpqueens.  We've already created King George V and Queen Mary; and King Edward VII  Queen Alexandra.  So, this year, it seemed natural to go back one more reign to Victoria and Albert.

So, here they are...Their Majesties, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.






As you can see, Bertie was not impressed at all.  Look to the far right.



But, Bertie did perk up for a dinner of pot roast, cheddar-cheese mashed potatoes and baby Brussels sprouts.  In fact, we all did.  And, there was nothing spooky at all about that.


Spookiness came later in the form of our most longstanding Hallow-ma-ween tradition.  The spooooky spider cake.  Yes, each year, my mother spends an entire day not only baking giant, multi-layered chocolate cake filled with delicious white icing, and then, icing and decorating it, but she also pipes a dozen or more giant orange, smiling, icing spiders on a tasty web.






This is my favorite part of Halloween.  It's also Bertie's least favorite part since this cake is always chocolate--which he can't have.  He's still pouting.  Ha!  Score one for the humans!



Happy Hallow-ma-ween, all!




15 comments:

Matt said...

Love the pumpkins, love the cake, love it all! Happy Halloween!

Beth Ann said...

Wonderful and creative! How cute are the spiders?

Carolyn said...

I don't know where to start! So creative. The pumpkins are adorable and the cake is so cute!

April said...

Happy Halloween, brilliant people!

Gregg said...

I want a spider cake! Cool!

Book Gurl said...

Outstanding!

Angelo said...

Man, that awesome. I wish I had such skills. And a peac of cake!

Renee said...

Amazing the work your mother does. Happy Halloween! I love your jack-o-lanterns.

Gene said...

I'm lucky if I'll get any of the candy we give the kids. My kingdom for a spider cake.

Barb said...

Happy Halloween! I'd call that one cute treat!

Susan said...

Too cute!!! Luv the smiles!

Barry said...

Brilliant pumpkins and charming cake. Cheers!

Doug said...

Best Halloween cake I ever saw!

Kathy said...

Terrific! I love all your mother's cakes!

Wendy said...

Great work! Happy Halloween!