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Halloween Party Food

Ice cream balls floating in a pool of red jello with a candy in the center gives you Floating Eyeballs for your Halloween party. (AP Photo/Larry Crowe)
Ice cream balls floating in a pool of red jello with a candy in the center gives you Floating Eyeballs for your Halloween party. (AP Photo/Larry Crowe)Read more
    by Justin Sillner
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Planning a Halloween get-together? Ditch the chip dip and get into the season with this impressive edibles, courtesy of foodnetwork.com.

SPAGHETTI INTESTINES:

  1. 1 pound spaghetti

  2. 1 jar thick and chunky salsa

GRAPE EYEBALLS:

  1. Grapes (big plump grapes work best)

  2. Olive oil, enough to cover grapes

TOFU BRAINS:

  1. 1 block firm tofu

  2. Olive oil (to touch)

  3. 2 eggs

SLIMY SEVERED FINGER SAUSAGES:

  1. 1 can Vienna sausages

  2. pumpkin seeds, dried

  3. Geoff's piping gel

  4. A few dashes olive oil

PUMPKIN BARS:

  1. 4 eggs

  2. 1 2/3 cups granulated sugar

  3. 1 cup vegetable oil

  4. 15-ounce can pumpkin

  5. 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour

  6. 2 teaspoons baking powder

  7. 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

  8. 1 teaspoon salt

  9. 1 teaspoon baking soda

  1. 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened

  2. 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened

  3. 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar

  4. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

RED VELVET BRAIN CUPCAKES:

Cupcakes:

  1. 2 eggs

  2. 1 1/2 cups canola oil

  3. 1 cup buttermilk (or 1 cup milk plus 1 tablespoon lemon juice)

  4. 1 teaspoon white wine or cider vinegar

  5. 1 teaspoon red food coloring (recommended: Select natural food coloring)

  6. 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

  7. 1 1/3 cups granulated flour

  8. 2 1/2 cups al-purpose flour

  9. 3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt

  10. 2 teaspoons natural cocoa-powder (not Dutch-processed)

  11. 1 teaspoon baking powder

  12.  

Frosting:

  1. 1 stick unsalted butter, softened

  2. 4 cups confectioners' sugar

  3. 1/3 cup whole milk

  4. Red and black food coloring

  5. 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

  6. Salt