Turn an ordinary cheese ball into a funny appetizer for your spa party. This delicious spa party food looks like a woman getting a facial. Your guests will love it!
A few years ago, my friend celebrated her 50th birthday. I thought it would be nice to throw her a spa party where she could relax and be pampered for an evening. We got massages, manicures, and pedicures, and ate lots of delicious appetizers and desserts. The party was a huge hit!
As I was dreaming up ideas for my spa-themed birthday party, an image of a woman enjoying a facial came to my mind.
I knew I could use a plastic face mask as a mold to shape food into a face. I had done it years earlier with mashed potatoes when I made an Open Face Sandwich for our Halloween party.
For the spa party, I decided to transform a cheese ball into a woman's face. Creating the face was super easy.
To make it look like a woman getting a facial, I added a guacamole mask, wrapped her head in a mozzarella cheese towel, put cucumbers over her eyes, and gave her bright red pepper lips.
It took me less than 30 minutes to create this fun appetizer. My friends thought it was hilarious and delicious too!
Let's make a spa party appetizer using a taco-flavored cheese ball.
Ingredients
Cheese Ball:
cream cheese
sharp cheddar cheese
Monterrey Jack cheese
taco seasoning
Decorations:
1 fresh mozzarella cheese roll - I used BelGioioso Unwrap and Roll Fresh Mozzarella. If you can't find that, you can use white cheese slices. Soft processed cheese like Velvetta Queso Blanco cut into slices will work best.
½ cup guacamole or sour cream tinted green - If you are using store-bought or fresh guacamole, strain it through a fine mesh strainer to remove all of the chunky bits.
2 slices cucumber
1 roasted red pepper
Supplies
food handling gloves, optional
Instructions
Line mask with plastic wrap.
Wash the face mask with warm soapy water. Dry. Line it with a piece of plastic wrap.
Fill the mask with the cheese ball.
In a bowl combine cream cheese, cheddar cheese, Monterrey Jack cheese, and taco seasoning. Stir well to combine. I like to put on some food-handling gloves and just mash it all together using my hands.
Press the cheese mixture into the face mask. Smooth out the top surface then fold the plastic wrap up over the cheese and smooth out even more.
You can, if you want, refrigerate the cheese ball for up to a week. You want to decorate it close to the time you serve it.
Unmold the cheese ball.
If you want to decorate it now, just un-mold it and set it on a serving platter.
The woman's skin will be very wrinkled. I smoothed out the wrinkles but realized it wasn't really necessary being it was going to be covered by the guacamole face mask.
Make the mozzarella cheese head wrap (towel).
Unroll the mozzarella cheese roll onto a cutting board. The two ends of the roll won't open up too flat, but you will easily be able to cut out a 10"-12" piece of flat cheese. Cut that piece in half lengthwise.
The underside of the cheese, although wrinkled, is much more smooth than the top side. Flip both slices of cheese over and make sure the top side shows when placed on the face. It will really look like a towel.
If you can't find the mozzarella cheese rolls you can use Velveeta Queso Blanco Cheese. Get a big block, and use a cheese slicer to cut long slices. It is soft enough to mold over the cheese ball.
Wrap the cheese over the cheese ball head.
Pick up one strip of cheese and set it at a diagonal across the left side of the face. Press the cheese up against the head. You want to form the cheese around the top and side of the head then cut off the excess cheese.
Lay the second piece of cheese in the opposite diagonal direction across the right side of the face and repeat the process.
Add guacamole face mask, cucumbers, and red pepper lips.
Spread the guacamole or colored sour cream over the face.
I think I would have liked my face a little better had I left more of it exposed so try to spread the guacamole in an oval over the face, leaving some of the pale orange cheese ball showing.
Place cucumber slices over the eyes. Cut lips out of roasted red pepper and place on face.
Serve within an hour of decorating if you use guacamole. Guacamole gets brown when it's exposed to air so you need to serve this soon after it's decorated.
If you don't plan to serve this cheese ball soon after you decorate it, use the green-colored sour cream instead. See pictures of that below.
Variations
My amazing readers have recreated this recipe and sent me photos of their creations. I hope you find inspiration in their ideas.
You can create orange hair using carrots or shredded cheese. If you want to go all out, you can turn your cheese ball into Medussa with pizza dough snakes coming out of her head.
My readers got creative with the head wraps (towels) using flour tortillas, Swiss cheese, and mozzarella cheese slices.
Several used fresh red peppers to make the lips while one just shaped them out of the cheese ball.
If you make a cheese ball for your spa party, be sure to snap a picture and send it to me at beth@hungryhappenings.com. I'd love to see it!
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Recipe
Decorate a cheese ball to look like a woman getting a facial. This face-shaped taco-flavored cheese ball is topped with a guacamole mask, cucumbers over the eyes, a cheese head wrap, and red peper l
- 16 ounces (2 blocks) cream cheese, softened
- 8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
- 8 ounces Monterrey Jack cheese, shredded
- 1-2 tablespoons taco seasoning (Season it to your taste.)
- 1 fresh BelGioioso mozzarella cheese roll or Velveeta White Queso Cheese sliced into long strips
- ½ cup guacamole, pureed avocado, or sour cream colored with green food coloring
- 2 slices cucumber
- 1 roasted red pepper
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Wash the face mask with warm soapy water. Dry is completely then line it with a piece of plastic wrap.
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Stir together the cream cheese, cheddar cheese, Monterrey Jack cheese, and taco seasoning.
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Press the cheese mixture into the face mask. Smooth out the top surface then fold the plastic wrap up over the cheese and smooth out even more.
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Refrigerate until you are ready to decorate it before your party guests arrive.
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Remove the cheeseball from the plastic face mask and set it on a serving platter.
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Unroll the mozzarella cheese roll onto a cutting board.
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The two ends of the roll wont open up too flat, but you will easily be able to cut out a 10"-12" piece of flat cheese. Cut that piece in half lengthwise.
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The underside of the cheese, although wrinkled, is much more smooth than the top side. Flip both slices of cheese over and make sure the top side shows when placed on the face. It will really look like a towel.
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Pick up one strip of cheese and set it at a diagonal across the left side of the face.
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Press the cheese up against the head.
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Lay the second piece of cheese in the opposite diagonal direction across the right side of the face and repeat the process.
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Cut off the excess cheese around the edge of the head.
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Push guacamole through a fine mesh seive to remove any chunks of vegetable or puree avocado and a splash of lemon juice or lime juice in a food processor.
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Spread the guacamole or pureed avocado over the face leaving some of the cheese ball exposed around the edge of the face.
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Place cucumber slices over the eyes.
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Cut lips out of roasted red pepper and place on face.
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Serve.
Storage
Store your undecorated cheese ball in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Decorate the day you plan to serve it.
Green facial mask options
If you are using store-bought or fresh guacamole, strain it through a fine mesh strainer to remove all of the chunky bits. Add the guacamole to the face within an hour of serving it or it might turn too brown.
If you need to decorate your cheese ball earlier, use green-colored sour cream instead.
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Mahalia says
I'm not really understanding how to mix up the cheeses... Also, how does the facial lady cheese ball taste?
Beth Jackson Klosterboer says
Hi Mahalia, Just mix the cream cheese, Cheddar cheese, Jack Cheese and taco seasoning together. You can use a food processor or just mix it in a bowl. The guacamole and the cheese ball are a great flavor combo.
Marsha Baker says
Beyond creative...and sooooo entertaining too! Love it!
Anonymous says
Love this idea I am having a spa party this weekend and this would be perfect!! thanks so much for posting this!
Lillian (My Recipe Journey) says
I'm a new 'follower' =D
Lillian (My Recipe Journey) says
So smart!!!! I wonder if I can sculpt the cheeseball into a face so that I don't have to buy the mask! Thanks for including the link for the mask though! GREAT post!
dee says
love it
Laura says
My daughter is in love with this idea for her 9th birthday party. Thanks for taking the time to share your ideas and the how-to's. She is also excited about the fuzzy slipper nutter butter cookies. THANK YOU!!!!!
AZSpaGirl says
Absolutely adorable and creative! Love it! Shared with my AZ Spa Girls community and they ate it up;-)
walmart_gal2001 says
love this idea , so cool , want to make it but where can i buy the mask ?
Beth Jackson Klosterboer says
You can find the masks in most craft stores like Michael's, Jo Ann Fabrics, and Hobby Lobby. I just added a link at the bottom of the post so you can buy them online at Amazon.com if you can't find them at your local craft store. Have fun!
The Tablescaper says
This is such an awesome idea! Wish I had know of it sooner. I've had spa parties for both of my daughters.
- The Tablescaper
Cindy'sSkinFix says
LOVE this!!!!! Will definitely make it a staple at my skin care clinics!!! It will definitely be a conversation piece....and super yummy!!!
Thx - Cindy
http://cindybarker.biz
Beth Jackson Klosterboer says
Thanks Cindy. What a great idea to use this at your clinics. Hope you have fun with it!
Anonymous says
Is there a special section to find this cheese in? Maybe I need to go to a different store.
Beth Jackson Klosterboer says
There are several types of cheese in this recipe, but I assume you are asking about the roll of mozzarella. I find it in the specialty cheese section of my grocery store. I shop at Kroger and they carry it, but it you can't find it do what Jo and Sue did for their head wrap and use long slices of regular mozzarella cheese. It wont be as soft and as easy to wrap if it's cold, so allow it to come up to room temperature in order to get it to mold to the shape of the head.
Beth Jackson Klosterboer says
It has been so fun to see so many variations of this recipe. Thanks for sending in your photos. I've added them to a few different blog posts. Keep 'em comin'
Natural Health and Beauty says
Love your ideas, will be using on my website. Spa party for girls is healthy fun for girls of all ages-kids, tweens, teens, big sisters and even mothers.
Us girls have found a few new things to do, girls spa party is the new trend to achieve
natural health and beauty.
Cheryl Burchett says
I made this for a make up preview party but had very little time to search for the mold and the special cheese. I improvised and was still able to get teh face shape and teh head wrap. Iwas really happy with how it came out. Thanks for teh inspiration. There is a tutorial for teh simplified version on my blog. http://lydiaburchett.blogspot.com/2011/11/pink-papaya-party.html
Jo and Sue says
Thought we would update you on the spa mask again 🙂 Sue and I created a Medusa cheese ball for Halloween using this spa mask as inspiration. (thank you) Here is the link if you want to have a look!
http://joandsue.blogspot.com/2011/10/medusa-cheeseball.html
Jo and Sue says
Just blogged about your wonderful cheese ball. Here is the link:
http://joandsue.blogspot.com/2011/08/spa-mask-cheese-ball.html
Jodeye says
Brilliant!! Thank you for sharing with the world. Love how detailed the tutorial and fabulous pics. Cheese balls rock and if it's a humorous ball...then all the better! Can't wait to "eat a face" around Halloween. Thanks Beth 🙂 ((oh, and waa waaa for negative people))
Jan at J4C Home says
I just discovered your site... you're a genius!! I'm pinning several of your photos with links back to you. WOW!
Alex @ EEAD says
Fabulous idea! I'm now following your blog, I can't wait to see what else you post!!!