Even though I aged out of going door to door in a costume decades ago, I can appreciate an original Halloween-themed treat.
Trick or treat, savory or sweet: here are some horrifyingly delicious rewards for hungry ghouls.
The pastry chefs at Southold General (54180 Main Rd., Southold) are making a sweet and dainty treat, a caramel-covered lady apple on a stick. There is nothing ladylike about the way I consume one of these confections. Best look away.
Red velvet cheesecake with meringue ghosts? A chocolate-glazed skull? Bring it on. Ellen’s on Front (38 Front St., Greenport) has Halloween cakes, baked by the North Fork Flour Shoppe. $13.
Chocolatier Ursula XV11 created ‘six monsters’ a collection of bon-bons that includes Frankenstein, an apple graham candy with a row of stitches on its green skin, a salted caramel wrapped up like a mummy, and the dark chocolate hand of a skeleton. $20 to order or pick up at Atelier Disset (28080 Main Road, Cutchogue.)
In October, Lydia Majdisova fills the showcase of Stars, a Shelter Island coffee shop with an enticing array of pastries and cake, with treats that prove Halloween really seems to inspire her. Her Day of the Dead cake is a show-stopper, and the cupcakes with fall flowers in gorgeous colors are as lovely as they are tasty. Custom cakes and cupcakes available by order and at Stars (17 Grand Ave., Shelter Island.
