Healthy Vegan - The Friday Before Halloween

So it's the Friday before Halloween.   I thought I would share this post Five on Fridays hosted by Amy at Love Made My Home.
Last year I was humbled to judge some cakes at a community event in the city centre.  I never got round to sharing the pictures on my blog last year, so here are a selected few from Halloween last year.
One - This one by the way is not one of the entries, it was the prize for the winner. 
Two - These Halloween cupcakes were the winners, for taste but also for visual impact and effort.  I love the individual pumpkin, the witches hat, the grave-stone heads, and look close there is even a spider and a ghost!
 We had this Chocolate Bundt cake covered in skull heads.
Three - There were also plenty of savoury nibbles, such as these creepy black olive spiders.  Not the best picture, but don't they look like they are moving - they were delicious to eat.
Another savoury morsel topped with peppers, olives, sweetcorn and gherkins.
More black olive spiders.
Four - Now we have some home-made spooky up-cycled tins (see first picture); DIY bats made by the children.
DIY Halloween bunting. I love individual and personal touches like these so much.
Five - A little while ago I made this Smoked Chilli Roasted Butternut Squash and Red Onion pastry tart.  Although still to be baked and turned golden, I think the colours are very seasonal!  
On a side note, a work friend is going tomorrow night to Fear Fest Halloween Night.  I am envious a it will be an awesome spooky night, but haven't been able to convince D to go with me, so I am excited for her and look forward to hearing from her come Monday.

 Please do pop on over to Five on Fridays hosted by Amy at Love Made My Home to see what other bloggers have shared.

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