Ingredients:

  • 2 cups (250g) vanilla cake crumbs
  • 4 oz (115g) softened cream cheese
  • 2 tbsp (30ml) milk
  • 16 oz (450g) white chocolate melting wafers
  • 2 drops (0.1ml) orange oil-based food coloring
  • 1 tsp (5ml) coconut oil
  • 24 pieces candy googly eyes
  • 12 small green candy pearls
  • 10g melted dark chocolate

Instructions:

  1. Combine cake crumbs, softened cream cheese, and milk in a bowl. Mix until the texture resembles a thick paste that holds its shape.
  2. Roll the mixture into 12 small spheres for the pumpkins and 12 slightly elongated oval shapes for the ghosts. Place them on a parchment-lined tray and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes until firm.
  3. Divide the white chocolate wafers into two microwave-safe glass bowls. Melt in 30-second bursts, stirring until smooth.
  4. Stir orange oil-based coloring and coconut oil into the first bowl of melted chocolate until the color is vibrant and uniform. Keep the second bowl pure white.
  5. Using a toothpick, dip a pumpkin base into the orange chocolate, rotate to cover completely, and place on parchment. Immediately press a green candy pearl onto the top for the stem.
  6. Dip the oval bases into the white chocolate. Before the chocolate sets, apply two candy eyes to the upper half of the treat.
  7. Once the orange pumpkins have set for 5 minutes, use melted dark chocolate or a food-safe marker to draw vertical curved lines from the stem to the base to create pumpkin ribs.