Recipe for cooking candle cupcakes

Jewish and Eastern European Recipes :: Jewish and Eastern European Chanukah Recipes

Candle C.cakes (Edible Menorahs)

14 cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies
3 Tbsp. unsalted butter
1 pint chocolate ice cream or frozen yogurt
Hanukkah candles
Fresh raspberries for garnish

Adult: Process 12 cookies in food processor until very finely ground.

In a small saucepan, melt butter. Remove from heat, add ground cookies and mix well.

Child: Line muffin pan with 12 paper c.cake liners. Using your fingers, press cookie-butter mixture along the bottom and up the sides of each liner. Remove the ice cream or yogurt from the freezer and let soften for a few mins. Spoon ice cream or yogurt over each crust, filling the c.; press down until smooth. Freeze c.cakes just until mixture holds together. Remove from freezer and insert candle in each c.cake. Refreeze until solid.

Before serving, remove paper liners. Add raspberries to tops of 9 c.cakes, then arrange menorah in a row or circle, placing the center candle, or shammas, on top of the 2 leftover cookies to elevate it.

Immediately light the candles and say the blessings. (Of course, this is not meant to replace the real menorah.) Be sure to blow out the candles before the ice cream or yogurt gets soft.

Makes about 12 c.cakes (9 for menorah plus a few leftovers).

Approximate values per serving: 127 calories, 8 g fat, 16 mg cholesterol, 1 g protein, 14 g carbohydrates, 0 fiber, 90 mg sodium, 57 percent calories from fat