Twilight Party

I am a Twilight addict (I just wanted to get that out of the way). This past weekend my Mom and I threw a Twilight party for the DVD release. Mostly we just wanted to have an excuse to bake some yummy treats and share them with our friends!

MINT OREO TRUFFLES
Courtesy of Culinary Wannabe
Makes appx 4 dozen

1 package of Cool Mint flavored Double Stuffed Oreos
-use 22 whole cookies
-use 10 cookies with cream centers discarded
8 oz. package cream cheese, at room temp
chocolate bark or candy coating

1. Place all cookies in a food processor and pulse to a fine crumb. You could also put them in a plastic bag and crush them with a rolling pin.
2. Stir together crushec cookies and cream cheese. I found it easier to get in there with my hands like you are making meat loaf.
3. Roll into 1-inch balls and place on wax paper lined baking sheet.
4. Place balls into the fridge or feezer to slightly harden.
5. Melt candies accoriding to instructions.
6. Dip chilled balls into melted candies, then place back on wax paper to dry. (You might need to stick balls back in fridge for a few minutes to keep them chilled, which will make them easier to work with).
7. Once candy coating has hardened, you can drizzel or decoarte with a constrasting color.
8. Keep refridgerated.

The 1-inch balls, mixed with cream cheese on a wax paper lined baking sheet.

I used Ghiradelli white chocolate bark. Can be found in baking aisle of any grocery store. The more sophisticated bakers order the bark online from Wilton.

The truffles dipped in melted white chocolate bark. Kind of messy. A tip I picked up from Bakerella is to cut around the bottom of the truffle to get rid of the excess candy.

The finished mint oreo truffle. To get the drizzle, I melted red frosting (I just bouth the already prepared in a bag kind) that I microwaved in a sandwich bag for about a minute. Looks kind of like blood, right? Blood.. vampires. Makes sense.

BROWN SUGAR "BITES"

Courtesy of Mom (not sure where she got the recipe from)

1 lb. of bacon

1 package Lil' Smokies

3/4 c. brown sugar

toothpicks

1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. Cut bacon into three sections. Roll around Lil' Smokies, stab with toothpick to secure.
3. Sprinkle 3/4 cup of brown sugar over all. Bake for 30 minutes.

We couldn't have a whole party full of sweets, so we decided to do a play-on-word with "bites". You know, "bites"...vampires. Aren't we clever.

Rolling the bacon around the Lil' Smokies.

Still rolling.

The finished product. In the words of Rachel Ray, Yum-O!!

RED VELVET CUPCAKE "BITES"

Red Velvet Cake Mix (plus relevant ingredients to put cake together)
Mini cupcake baking tins

Paper cupcake holders

Make and bake according to package directions. Since the cupcakes were "bite" size, I started the timer at 10 minutes and worked my way up from there. I think in the end it took 12 min. for the cupcakes to bake completely.

Cream Cheese Frosting

1/2 cup melted butter

1 oz. package cream cheese, softened

1 tsp. vanilla

1 lb. box powdered sugar

1. Combine butter, cream cheese and vanilla, mixing well.
2. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until smooth.
3. Spread on cooled cake.
   
   

The freshly frosted mini cupcake "bites".

Displayed in all their glory. I've discovered that when you are throwing a party where lots of women are going to be there, making things bite sized is the key. Woman are more likely to put more food on their plate when they are smaller. Why is that? I don't know. But it works. So if you want your food to be gone, make things bite sized. Just a suggestion.

We had a TON of fun, enjoyed watching the movie and definitely enjoyed eating the yummy food. I didn't get any pictures of it, but we also served a mean blood red punch and mushroom ravioli. I love parties!