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These look absolutely delicious and just like the ones we buy at the grocery store, just have to add a cream filling . I haven't made them yet but think they would be great for my son's kindergarten fall festival. My only fear is that it contains too much sugar. Anyone that has done this, any tweaks to maybe reduce that amount, a substitute? Tyia..<\/p>","CommentId":1,"DateRated":"10\/24\/2014 09:56","GUID":"0a1ef26c85af4b43b9adcb3557517195","MemberId":8055360,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"Jfreeman122","SubmittedDate":"10\/24\/2014 09:55"},{"Comment":"
I'm going to make these for my 6 grand kids for Halloween<\/p>","CommentId":2,"DateRated":"10\/10\/2012 20:39","GUID":"6f7485a5e6f640f3920958b4ad57154b","MemberId":4962772,"Rating":0,"ScreenName":"ritalove","SubmittedDate":"10\/10\/2012 20:39"},{"Comment":"
I'm having trouble with the icing I don;t think it's as runny as it should be.<\/p>","CommentId":3,"DateRated":"10\/31\/2010 11:47","GUID":"2cafd8e9744b41308c7a0409993c1bea","MemberId":5346377,"Rating":3,"ScreenName":"Lithrandon","SubmittedDate":"10\/31\/2010 11:47"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":4,"DateRated":"10\/31\/2009 09:27","GUID":"B4D597D2F8F1DE3A2539D4752A3D5542","MemberId":192490,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"jadeval76","SubmittedDate":"10\/31\/2009 09:27"}]},"breadcrumb":[{"term_id":309177,"name":"Recipes","slug":"recipes","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":309112,"taxonomy":"categories-v2","description":"Browse Taste Recipes recipes by course, cooking style, cuisine, ingredient, holiday and more categories to find a new family-favorite recipe.","parent":0,"count":50853,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/"},{"term_id":310796,"name":"Dishes & Beverages","slug":"dishes-beverages","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":310731,"taxonomy":"categories-v2","description":"Wondering what to make? We've got recipes for any dish and beverage you're craving, from easy dinners to rich chocolate cakes and everything in between.","parent":309177,"count":43238,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/dishes-beverages\/"},{"term_id":311389,"name":"Cakes","slug":"cakes","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":311324,"taxonomy":"categories-v2","description":"Taste Recipes's Test Kitchen is the headquarters for cake recipes. Our pros have all the techniques you need to whip up the perfect cake from scratch.","parent":310796,"count":2938,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/dishes-beverages\/cakes\/"}],"meta_data":{"enhanced_fields":{"enhanced_recipe_title":"Halloween Mini-Cakes"}},"analytics":[],"yoast_head":"\n