This is a special Halloween edition of my blog! My office is doing a Halloween Treat Competition and I am excited to share my entry with you !
I used this post from One Sweet Appetite as my inspiration, but instead of truffles, I made a favorite of mine - peanut butter balls.
First step: make the wings.
Print out a bat wing pattern and lay it under a sheet of waxed paper. Then put your melted chocolate into a Ziploc bag and cut the corner. Use your piping bag to trace the outline of the wings onto the waxed paper and then fill in. I started out trying to make a fine outline, but then found that a thick outline produces sturdier wings.
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| My Dad insisted these were dinosaurs... |
Then make your peanut butter balls - 1 stick of butter, 1 1/2 cups of creamy peanut butter, 1 tsp. vanilla and 4 cups of powdered sugar. Mix together and form into balls. Then refrigerate.
Halfway through the refrigeration, stick the bat wings into the sides. I was so excited at this point - it was going to work!
Melt your chocolate - I like using a makeshift double boiler.
Get your pieces ready (using your cute bowls from World Market, if possible).
These are the eyes I used:
Baaaaats!!
POST UPDATE: You'll be happy to know these bats won the "Most Creative" category!!
