{"id":13492,"date":"2017-10-13T04:00:05","date_gmt":"2017-10-13T08:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/?p=13492"},"modified":"2024-10-31T10:05:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T14:05:02","slug":"haunted-pumpkin-patch-poke-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/haunted-pumpkin-patch-poke-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Haunted Pumpkin Patch Poke Cake Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Spooky and cute Halloween cake made with Oreo crumbs, Cool Whip ghosts, and candy corn pumpkins!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Not only is it full-swing Halloween season, but we are also getting super pumped up for our big move right now!!! So October is like a double whammy of constant excitement at our house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our plans for the rest of the month include…<\/p>\n\n\n

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Visiting the pumpkin patch and going on a hayride. Obvs<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

October has unofficially become cousin time in our family. My mom has this thing about getting pictures of the grandkids at the pumpkin patch every year, which is always super cute (of course).  We’ve had 3 grandkids born in just over 12 months this past year; add to them my crazy 6-year-old, and I’d say we’re in for a pretty good time at this year’s photoshoot!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The state fair is another must-do on our October bucket list. We always go every year, just like when I was a kid. And I still look forward to it as much now as I did then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My parents used to take us out of school, and we’d spend the whole day eating fried cheese, spinning on those death-spinny-things that I wouldn’t touch with a 10-foot pole now, and eating more fried stuff. It is THE BEST!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Right now, of course, I’m piecing together Halloween costumes. I think I’m going to get dressed up this year too– which is pretty landmark. Historically, I don’t do costumes. And I still probably won’t get too crazy. But I did order a pretty pink tulle skirt so I can be Pinkie Pie or Fluttershy (the things we do for our kids ????) alongside Emma– who is clearly going as Twilight Sparkle, the Equestria version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Obviously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And somewhere around the 22nd marks one month until M-Day (moving day)! And that’s when I’ll start packing. Until then, I’m just working to get the blog as set up as I can before we have to turn the apartment upside down with organizing and packing and everything else that goes with move prep. I thought I was all set, but then our close date got bumped a couple of weeks thanks to the hurricane. So now I need to add a couple of weeks worth of Christmas-y blog posts to my stash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh yes. We’re already in peppermint mode over here! #foodbloggerprobs<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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But hey, let’s get back to Halloween talk, shall we?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Specifically, this ridiculously cute and easy Haunted Pumpkin Patch Poke Cake!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So here’s how it goes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bake a chocolate cake. You can use a box mix or something from scratch, your call. I used my favorite doctored up cake mix recipe<\/a> here. While it’s still warm, poke a bunch of holes in it and pour chocolate pudding on top. Let it soak in a chill for about an hour, or until it’s chilled through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then you’ll pour melted chocolate frosting (or homemade ganache<\/a>) over top and press Oreo crumbs into that. Decorate the top with Cool Whip ghosts (didn’t I tell you<\/a> to always keep googly eyes on hand??), Mellowcreme pumpkins, and green chocolate vines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I made this cake before Peeps released their Halloween stuff this year, but you should definitely pick up a pack of Peeps tombstones too! Wouldn’t that be so perfect on this cake?! Last year I let a bunch of little kids help me decorate it at our Halloween party, and they had so much fun adding gummy worms. The sky is seriously the limit with this fun cake!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope you love it as much as we do. Happy October!<\/p>\n\n\n