Monday, February 13, 2012

Shark Head

Found this watermelon Shark Head on Google + and just had to try it out.  Made a few watermelon pops with the remainder of the second half of this water melon.

Ingredients
  • 1 watermelon.
  • 2 olives
  • 1/4 of two packets of gum lollies [we used ones shapes as people and another shaped as fish.]
Method
  1. Prepare the working area.
  2. Mark the middle length, on one side, of the water melon. [Mark A]
  3. Now on the other side mark up to 5cm [2in] below the first mark. [Mark B]
  4. Between these two points cut straight between. 
  5. Place aside the second half of the watermelon for later use.
  6. Sit in place the 'head ' on a board.
  7. Note where natural the tip of the watermelon is [Mark C]. It is this point that is the top gum area of the sharks mouth which will be marked for cutting after the eyes and before the fin.
  8.  From the tip [Mark C] to [Mark A] note half way down. It is at this level that the eyes slots will be cut [approx 1/4 diameter measurement from the mid top to bottom mid way line. Between Mark C and Mark A.]
  9.  Tracking a line on both sides from that would be level with the eyes on both sides to half way between the Mark A , Mark C and Mark B.  These two side line points are the join between the top and bottom lips. Refer to diagram inserted to work out where the top and bottom lip will be positioned at the front of the face.
  10. Within these lines peel away the external green out layer of skin. 
  11. Chop out the inner red watermelon into chunks as these are taken out. 
  12. The little bits put aside for a different recipe. 
  13. Cut out the teeth.
  14. Cut a slot up the mid line.
  15. Out of the second half of the watermelon cut a wedge like fin.  Insert the wedge into the slot.
  16. The eyes are held into the eye slot by tooth picks.
  17. As you put each layer of chilled watermelon pieces back into the large watermelon wedges into the head add a few lollies.
    1. Adding the lollies is best done just before the head is served up.
  18. Place more watermelon chunks and lollies around the plate the head is coming out of.
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Friday, February 10, 2012

Chocolate nut spread spider cupcakes

Through Google + I came across this picture. Children love to create and eat.  So while learning about nature, our environment or even holding different parties and celebrations such as Halloween or trick and treat times making these Chocolate Nut spread spider cupcakes is a treat treat.

Ingredients

  • 1 box of chocolate cake mix
  • 375 g [12 oz] bag of choc chips
  • 1 tsp cutter 
  • 1 bag pretzels,
  • 1 jar of chocolate nut spread - use your favourite.
  • chocolate sprinkles
  • red hot cake decorating marzipan [Smarties or M&M's are okay too]
  • 2 cups Cocoa Puffs
Method
  1. Prepare the work bench area.
  2. Make the 24 cup cakes and let them cool.
  3. While the cupcakes are cooling place a cover over another cooling rack [covered in waxed paper].
  4. Melt the chocolate  [either in double boiler method of microwave in a bowl for 30 seconds each burst until the chocolate is melted.
  5. Into the chocolate put the pretzels.
    1. Cover the pretzels well
    2. Remove pretzels and place on cooling rack.
    3. Sprinkle with chocolate sprinkles.
    4. Refrigerate these legs!
  6. When both the legs and the cupcakes are cool insert the legs into the cupcake.
    1. 4 on each side.
  7. Spoon 1/2 tsp of the Chocolate Nut spread onto the top of the cup cake.
    1. Chocolate or caramel frosting will do.
  8. Add red two eyes.
  9. Now add the cocoa puffs on the body




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References




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