I am so thrilled to share today’s post with all of you! The lovely Shauna of Shauna Younge Dessert Tables was kind enough to send me the most AMAZING holloween dessert table. And lucky for us, she’s also included a few DIY freebies!

Shauna, a dessert table designer from Minneapolis, put her amazing skills to work on this sweet feast! Inspired by the always acessible retailer, Target, Shauna put together a no-fuss buffett using items found at her local store. A ghost and a bat cake take center stage on black cake stands. Bat cookies hover above the chocolate cake, while marshmallow ghosts cluster atop the vanilla cake. Brain cupcakes, spooky brownie pops, and rice crispy tombstones flank either side. Shauna ingeniously repurposed ice cube trays to make skull and bones chocolate molds and brown lunch bags were transformed into broomstick favor bags.

Teaming up with Bethany Hway of b*spoke, the pair created a printable coordinating invitation, as well. The invitation comes complete with a printable wraparound mailing address label which you can download from b*spoke. Also available for download are the brownie pop flags which alternate between spider’s webs and sayings like, “Howl”, “Beware”, and “Boo!”. And last-but-not-least, Shauna’s custom candy bar wrapper adds the finishing touch to otherwise simple chocolate bars.

How amazing and inspiring is this whole table?! Seriously, I am in total awe of her talents and am so delighted to share her amazing pictures with all of you. Happy Halloween planning everyone and thanks again to Shauna for sharing!

Downloads:
Printable Halloween Invite
Printable Brownie Pop Flags
Printable Candy Bar Wrappers

For tutorials and tips to recreate your own Totally Target dessert table visit Shauna’s blog Sweet Tooth. And even more yummy images can be found on Emily Steffen’s blog.

Credits: Dessert table: Shauna Younge Dessert Tables Photography: Emily Steffen Photography Invitations and styling: Emmy Lu Design Studio

Many of you have undoubtedly seen the works of Amy Atlas, the genius behind Amy Atlas Events and the Sweet Designs Blog. Her stunning dessert tables have been flooding magazines and blogs lately and for good reason. Her work is profoundly delectable and so well put together; almost too good to eat! I love the use of color and cohesive design aesthetic. It’s no surprise that Amy’s Halloween table would be beyond fantastic! Above is a sneak peak from Celebrate Magazine. This picture got me really excited about Halloween this year and I can’t wait to pick up a copy. Find out where to buy the magazine and see more picture from her feature here.

Here is a recipe I got from my (wonderful) neighbor for quick and easy turtles. I was a bit skeptical when I first saw them but after eating one I was hooked! Seriously, don’t knock em till you try em! These are perfect for an impromptu gathering or a nice treat when you’ve got a craving.

Ingredients:
Mini Pretzels
Pecan Halfs
Rolos
That’s it!

1) On a cookies sheet, arrange the pretzels then place a Rolo on top of each one. Bake at 220 F. for 2 minutes.

2) Remove from the oven and immediately start placing the Pecans on top and pushing them down, squishing the Rolos.

3) Enjoy!