Oct 19, 2015 by Sarah Moffatt
And then there were four.
This week’s Halloween Baking Championship started with five bakers and ended with four heading into next week’s finale.
In the pre-heat challenge, the bakers were asked to create creepy donuts in 75 minutes.
Having attempted donuts last week, Ashlee was wary of this challenge, and I can’t blame her – those donuts were a disaster. She did better this week, with an apple pie-filled yeast donut, which has to have time to rise a couple of times and then bake, but it still wasn’t great. She knew it was risky and probably wouldn’t work, but she charged ahead anyway.
Audrey went outside of the box and created an intestine cruller filled with cream. I personally loved her innovation, but it sort of looked muddled... Read More
Oct 15, 2015 by Sarah Moffatt
Looking for scary movies and TV shows on Sling TV this month? Look no further. We’ve got you covered beyond ABC Family’s 13 Nights of Halloween. Some of these programs are scarier than others, some are gentle family fun, and some are just good ideas for costumes!
Happy Halloween!
October 30
The Addams Family (2:30pm ET, ABC Family)
The notoriously dark family takes in a stranger claiming to be a long lost uncle, who is actually a lawyer trying to steal the family fortune.
Addams Family Values (4:30pm ET, ABC Family)
In this sequel, Gomez (Raul Julia) and Morticia (Anjelica Houston) welcome a new baby boy to the family while Fester (Christopher Lloyd) plans to get married.
Poltergeist (8:30pm ET, ABC Family)
A family is stalked by ghosts... Read More
Oct 13, 2015 by Sarah Moffatt
This week’s Halloween Baking Championship was sort of a take it or leave it episode. The challenges were average compared to last week and all the bakers seemed to be struggling through each challenge.
In the pre-heat challenge, the bakers were asked to make a mash up of two storebought items like pie crust, biscuit dough, and cookie dough. Where’s the pickles or some crazy fruit we’ve never heard of? I have to remind myself this isn’t Chopped sometimes.
All of the bakers made desserts I’d describe as “blah.” Some of the finished products looked like an accident, like Ashlee’s denture mishap (yikes), and some looked ready for a kid’s lunch, like Erin’s Frankenstein’s monster cookie sandwich, which was the only one I thought, “Oh, that’s cute.” Audrey’s witch... Read More
Oct 06, 2015 by Sarah Moffatt
With the rising popularity of Food Network’s various baking championship shows, from Kids Baking Championship to Holiday Baking Championship, it was only a matter of time before they introduced the Halloween Baking Championship.
Here’s how it works:
Seven of the best bakers across the nation compete to become the Halloween Baking Champion and take home $25,000. Each week the contestants are given two different tasks – the “pre-heat” and the “main heat” – to impress the panel of judges, including pastry chef Sherry Yard, dessert expert Ron Ben-Israel, and chef and TV host Carla Hall.
This week, the contestants were asked to present their best take on Halloween-inspired cupcakes as well as utilize a classic Halloween candy in their cakes for the pre-heat challenge.
It was a... Read More
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