Tonight was the Season 5 Premiere of The Walking Dead. In usual Amelia fashion, I decided to make a Zombie Brain Rice Krispy Cake to celebrate the occasion with my friends. I love all things Halloween, the scarier, the better. The Walking Dead fits in perfect for my October foolishness of making Halloween crafts, watching scary movies and coming up with gory, yet delicious treats.
To mold the cake, I lined a dome shaped glass bowl with plastic wrap. I poured the Rice Krispie mixture into the mold, let it set up for 5 minutes and then de-molded onto a platter. The brain is formed by hand. Run your freshly washed hands with cooking oil before touching the cake to prevent sticking. Roll the edges under to create more of a rounded shape. Take a butcher knife and make a seam down the middle. Push each end up in a triangle shape / \ and round the edges to make each side appear more brain-like.
To create the blood ooze, I used a tube of red icing, heated it for 20 seconds in the microwave and drizzled over the top and around the perimeter of the cake. The icing will cool and set in place, once it is completely cooled, Stick your knife in the side as shown for a gorey presentation.
This cute Zombie was another Pinterest craft I ran across from Mason Jar Crafts Love and decided to create with my own spin.
I painted the inside of the jar red and the outside grey. This made it much easier to distress with sandpaper and also cut the drying time in half. I added Green google eyes to make him look more infected and the vivid green also makes his eyes pop.
As we get closer to Halloween, I'll be posting more fun crafts and recipes to celebrate All Hallow's Eve. Try some out and enjoy while watching a scary movie in the dark.
