Halloween is here again and annual visitations from ghouls, demons and things that go bump in the night are upon us. If the wailing and moaning coming from your kitchen signals that it resembles a scene from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre , rather than a vision of domestic bliss, then Lily Vanilli's new book A Zombie Ate My Cupcake is for you.Twenty five spooktacular treats include; black cherry Dracula’s Bite red velvet cupcakes , Marzipan Beetles, wicked dark chocolate Devil’s Food Cakes and even a Sweeny Todd style pie-cake complete with finger.It's deliciously different and a must for all horror (and cake) fans!A Zombie Ate My Cupcake! by Lily Vanilli is published by CICO Books at £9.99, hardback and available form all good bookshops or call 01256 3062699. Visit www.cicobooks.com

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If you fancy an afternoon tea with a difference get yourself down to Harrod's Food Hall this October where Lily Vanilli's delicious chocolate cupcakes are taking pride of place alongside other decadent offerings from Greg Wallace, Tom Aikens and Ian Marber in partnership with Divine Chocolate.

The Deeply Darkly Divine range of cakes are all inspired by and use the 85% dark chocolate bar, think beetroot brownies, choclate pots and fudge cake and last but not least Lily's sumptious cup cakes.

These include:

• Double chocolate expresso with fresh raspberries
• White chocolate chip with vanilla white chocolate frosting
• Cocoa red velvet with rich chocolate and vanilla cream cheese
• Triple chocolate brownies

You can find out more about Lily Vanilli's cakes the website here or at her blog here