Zany Zombies

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 18 1/4 ounces devil's food cake mix
• 2/3 cup apricot preserves
• 16 ounces vanilla frosting, melted
• 2 drops black food coloring
• 16 chocolate kiss candies
• 32 chocolate kiss candies (mini yellow candy coated chocolates)
• 32 jumbo yellow nonpareil candy sprinkles
• 32 m&m candies (mini brown candy coated chocolates)
• 126 ounces tic tac candies (small mints)

Recipe

• 1 prepare cake mix according to package directions. pour batter into greased and lined 13"x9" pan. bake 30 minutes, or until inserted toothpick comes out clean; let cool 15 minutes. invert onto cooling rack; let cool completely. trim cake to level. halve cake horizontally.
• 2 coat 1 cake layer with preserves; top with remaining layer. using 3" oval cookie cutter, cut out 16 cakes; place on rack set in baking sheet.
• 3 reserve 1 tablespoon frosting. stir food coloring into remaining frosting to make grayish swirls; pour over cakes. chill 10 minutes. using reserved frosting, attach remaining ingredients to form features. place zombies on chocolate leaves, if desired.