Ghostly Graveyard Cakes

This quick and easy recipe was developed especially for a Mom and kids fun Halloween project.

Makes 10 servings.

Prep Time: 10 minutes per cake

9 drops Blue McCormick® Assorted NEON! Food Colors and Egg Dye, divided
9 drops Yellow McCormick® Assorted NEON! Food Colors and Egg Dye, divided
1 can (16 ounces) ready-to-spread white frosting
1 1/2 cups flaked coconut
1 box (10 count) individually packaged vanilla cream-filled
    log-shaped cakes (such as TWINKIES)
Chocolate frosting (for printing on cookies)
10 oval-shaped cookies (such as PEPPERIDGE FARM Milano Cookies)
Crushed chocolate sandwich cookies (optional)

1. Mix 3 drops each blue and yellow Neon Food Color into frosting; set aside.

2. Shake coconut in large plastic bag with 6 drops each blue and yellow Neon Food Color until well coated.

3. Cover cakes with green frosting. Sprinkle with green coconut to create a grass-like finish.

4. To make "tombstones", place chocolate frosting in small plastic bag. Snip off a tiny corner of the bag. Squeeze out the letters "RIP" onto each cookie. Place cookie into one end of each cake. Arrange cakes on serving platter to create a graveyard. If desired, surround with crushed cookies to make dirt.

nutritional information: per serving Calories: 506 Fat: 22 g Carbohydrates: 74 g Cholesterol: 23 mg Sodium: 377 mg Fiber: 2 g Protein: 3 g

Recipe and photograph provided courtesy of McCormick - used with permission.