Hallowe'en is coming up soon, and one of the things people like to do is add fake creepy crawlies to their food. But we're an entomophagy blog: we don't need to use fake insects, we can use real insects. And so we did! And we made our cake using a fantastic Wilton skull-shaped pan we got from Bulk Barn. (You can get them through Amazon, as well, if you've no idea at all what Bulk Barn is) It was a lot of fun to put together, and it turned out great!
This recipe is a little different from many of the ones we've posted here so far: it's less about the recipe per se, and more about the preparation. So there's a lot of lee-way in how you can approach this.
For our preparation, we grabbed a cake mix package for the skulls, which -- is it lazy? Maybe, sure. But we've got a hyperactive 3-year old. Don't judge. The icing was mixed from scratch, using a buttercream recipe we found on Yummly. If you've got a favourite icing recipe, or a favourite cake recipe, use them! It'll still turn out great.
Thinking about trying your hand at this recipe, but not sure where to get your hands on Mealworms? Click here for a list of places to buy from! Then, once you’ve made your own, tell us how it went!