All Hallow's Eve cakes

These are wonderful alternatives to all the sickeningly sweet candy served around this time of the year. They are treats, but they are not candy bars, so they are a nice change to give to trick-or-treaters or to use yourself in Samhain/Halloween celebrations!

Ingredients:

• ½ cup vegetable oil
  
• 4 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate, melted
  
• 2 cups granulated sugar
  
• 4 large eggs
  
• 2 cups sifted cake flour
  
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
  
• ½ teaspoon salt
  
• 1 cup confectioner's sugar

Directions:

In large bowl, mix oil, chocolate, and sugar. Blend in eggs, one at a time, stirring. Mix in vanilla. In small bowl, mix flour, baking powder, salt. Stir flour mix into oil mix. Chill 4 hours or overnight. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Spoon 1 tablespoon dough into a ball. Coat balls in confectioner's sugar. Place on baking sheet 2 inches apart. Bake 10-12 minutes. Cool on the sheets for about three minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.

Yield: 3 dozen
Source: Paraphrased from Wood & Seefeldt, The Wicca Cookbook
Use for: Samhain

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