Felonious Floats and Pumpkin Cakes: Check Out These Recipes From ‘The Unofficial Universal Theme Parks Cookbook’

Universal works hard to check that its stem parks sincerely immerse you in the worlds of your favorite pop culture properties , but it could n’t to the full realize that vision without factor out in food and beverage .

In theUnofficial Universal Theme Parks Cookbook , to be write by Adams Media on Tuesday , October 25 , author Ashley Craft replicates more than 75 of the most delicious dishes and boozing from Universal ’s four U.S. spot : Universal Studios Hollywood(located outside Los Angeles ) , and Universal Studios Florida , Islands of Adventure , and the water parking lot Volcano Bay ( all of which are in Orlando ) .

It ’s not Craft ’s first maraud into hack on a recourse ’s edible offerings for fan at home : Herprevious worksincludeThe Unofficial Disney Parks Cookbookand two separate volumes forDisney drinksandEPCOT recipe , respectively .

A Felonious Float (left) and some Pumpkin Cakes (right).

Unsurprisingly , Craft enjoys a goodtheme park . “ I have an annual qualifying to both Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood , so I have been quite a lot ! ” she evidence Mental Floss . Save for a few seasonal items that were n’t useable during her visits , Craft has in person try everything covered in her new cookery book .

And she does play favorites — namely , the Pulled Pork Grilled Cheese With Banana BBQ Sauce from Universal Studios Hollywood ’s Minion Cafe . “ It is easy to make and really elevate a plain grill high mallow , ” she say .

The Minion Cafe is a prime example of what Universal ’s chefs do so well : create mouthwatering menu for franchises not exactly famous for their culinary invention . ( Despicable Me’sbeloved yellow stoogesgo ape for banana , which explains the banana infusion in the aforesaid barbecue sauce . ) For eating house located in theJurassic Parkareas , chef delineate inspiration from primal and South American lulu — a nod to the fact that thefilmsmostly take spot on fictitious island not far from Costa Rica . Craft ’s cookbook can learn you how to make Papas Rellenas — farce potatoes — from Islands of Adventure ’s food stand Natural Selections , the vegan - friendly Slow - Roasted Mojo Jackfruit from Universal Studios Hollywood ’s Jurassic Cafe , and more .

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On the opposite side of the IP coin areHarry PotterandDr . Seuss , whose menu is practically bake into the wide dad cultivation landscape . Picky feeder might experience a Hellenic Seussian variety of heart after whipping up a muckle of Craft ’s copycat Who Hash or Green Eggs and Ham Tots , both find at Islands of Adventure ’s Green Eggs and Ham Cafe . And a twirler of Harry Potter ’s Pumpkin Juice — available in the Hog ’s Head at Islands of Adventure — is easier to hatch than you might think . In fact , Craft recommends the beverage section of the record for novices in oecumenical , as those recipes tend to be both immediate and elementary .

“ For more advanced chef , I would endeavor to create all the candies in the Skiving Snackbox . That is Fainting Fancies , Nosebleed Nougat , Fever Fudge , and Puking Pastilles . They are n’t hard to make per se , but roll in the hay your way around a candy thermometer will aid you out ! ” she says . While the fictionalsweetsare quite literally revolt — dreamt up by Fred and George Weasley to help bookman cut family — the actual - life versions do n’t generate any odious side effects ( except perhaps a stomachache if you scarf down too many in a single posing ) .

you’re able to pre - orderThe Unofficial Universal Theme Parks Cookbooknow fromAmazon($22 ) and try your deal at two specially luscious recipe from its pages : Harry Potter ’s Pumpkin Cakes , fluffy , frosted pastries that are perfect for fall ; and the Minions ’ Felonious Floats , a fusion of banana diffused - serve and downhearted raspberry sentimental that taste as upright as it looks .

pumpkin cakes from the unofficial universal theme parks cookbook

Excerpted fromThe Unofficial Universal Theme Parks Cookbookby Ashley Craft . Copyright © 2022 by Ashley Craft . photograph by Harper Point Photography . Used by permission of the publisher . All right reserve .

Pumpkin Cakes

Honeydukes , Islands of Adventure

For Cakes

1 loving cup light brown sugar1/3 cup veg oil1/3 cupful salted butter , softened2 large eggs1 teaspoon vanilla extract1/2 cup whole milk1 1/2 cups all - use flour1/2 teaspoon broil powder1/2 teaspoon baking soda1/2 teaspoonful salt1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg1/2 teaspoon ground ginger1/4 teaspoon reason allspice1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

For Frosting

2 cups confectioner ' sugar3 tablespoon water2 tablespoons meringue powder2 drops yellow gel food coloring2 drops red colloidal gel nutrient coloring

For Assembly

4 strands black licorice

Yields 20 Cakes