Purple Chocolat Home

The Cookbook Club's dinner 

for October was going to be 

down in The Hollow - our 

lower property in the back.  

We have four acres at our 

new house and The Hollow, 

as it has been called for a 

couple of generations, is part 

of that. 

Well, a couple of days before, 

we had a big rain and it 

flooded The Hollow.  I had 

hung a black chandelier and 

had started to decorate the 

arbor, so now the event 

was moved inside.

It was easy to move as the 

Orangerie was already 

decorated for Halloween.

The theme of the house 

again this year is 

The Haunted Mansion, 

so Mickey and Minnie 

play a big role.

The plates were from 

Home Goods a couple 

of years ago and the 

soup mugs were from 

Wal Mart this year. 

I used my classic black

flatware and my copper 

chargers for the settings. 

They all went together so well.

My pewter glasses had 

black napkins tucked in. 

A runner was used on the table 

and we had plenty of candles.

I made this black velvet 

cake with purple filling - 

it is hard to get a purple 

just right!  I wanted a dusky 

purple, so I played with it 

a bit.  Then I dripped 

chocolate ganache and 

finished it with blackberries 

and Chocolate Raspberry 

Skulls.  I just used my skull 

mold and filled half with 

dipping chocolate brought down 

to 90 degrees, popped a fresh 

raspberry in and topped it 

with more chocolate.  

We had lots of good and 

spooky food.

Everyone brings a dish 

and each time we are 

sure this is our favorite 

meal.

I used my Red Velvet Cake 

recipe and just substituted 

a fairly small amount of 

black gel food color.  It 

didn't take a lot.

We all dressed in black, 

so I dressed as 

Wednesday. 

It was another great 

Cookbook Club.

Beaulah enjoyed everything 

as she watched from the 

kitchen, especially the 

decorating of the cake.

I will post this with

Love Your Creativity

and 

Tablescape Thursday