These icky-cute mice feature three kinds of chocolate: semisweet in the creamy, cakey center and white and bittersweet in the crisp chocolate shell. More Great Ideas for Halloween
How to Make It
In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese with the butter, 1/2 cup of the confectioners' sugar and the melted chocolate. Crumble 1 1/2 of the warm cake layers into the bowl and beat at low speed until incorporated. Roll level tablespoons of the mixture into 3 dozen ovals, tapering one end to shape the nose. Arrange the mice on a wax paper–lined baking sheet; press a toothpick into the tail end of each. Refrigerate until firm, 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 275°. Crumble the remaining 1/2 cake layer and spread on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake for 30 minutes, stirring frequently, until almost dry. Very finely crush the crumbs.
In a microwave-safe bowl, heat the white and extra-bittersweet chocolate together on high power until three-quarters melted. Stir the chocolates until completely melted and cooled to 90° on an instant-read thermometer. Working quickly, and using the toothpick as a handle, dip the mice into the chocolate to coat; let any excess drip back into the bowl. Roll the mice in the cake crumbs and press 2 pumpkin seeds into the heads of each mouse to make ears. Refrigerate until firm, about 20 minutes.
In a bowl, combine the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar with water to make a stiff glaze. Transfer to a small plastic bag and snip off a tiny corner from one end. Pipe eyes on the mouse. Remove the toothpicks and insert a licorice whip into each indentation for the tails.
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Aggregate Rating value: 5
Review Count: 2484
Worst Rating: 0
Best Rating: 5
Author Name: Gayle Thames
Review Body: This receipt needs a lot of work (and is a lot of work). Good going up to the point where you are supposed to coat the mice with the chocolate mixture and then coat with the cake crumbs. The minute I tried to coat with the chocolate, the mice fell apart. I ended up just foregoing the choolate and coating with the cake crumbs instead. Probably just as well, because the "fallen" mice I tried that were coated with the chocolate mixture and the cake crumbs were way too rich. For all the time it took to make these, and the end results, I will not be making them again and would not advise anyone else to make them either. Not impressed.
Review Rating: 3
Date Published: 2017-10-29
