Discover 35 creative Halloween cupcake recipes for a frightfully delicious treat. From ghoulish to adorable, find the perfect treat for your spooky gathering. Get inspired with easy and spooky baking ideas.
These Halloween cupcake recipes run the gambit from cute cupcakes that will not frighten anyone, to grizzly, scary, macabre cupcakes that will make people recoil in horror! In other words, there is something for everyone on this list. I would be willing to bet some of these fabulous Halloween cupcakes become favorite recipes of your family and friends, making there way into your baking rotation year after year.
35 Halloween Cupcakes Recipes | Easy and Spooky Ideas
Easy recipes, creepy cupcakes, spooky cupcakes, and more; this list of 35 Halloween cupcake recipes will have you and your guests under a sugar-coated spell at your Halloween bash!
Some of these are very easy Halloween cupcake ideas. Some are a bit more complicated. There are also a lot of different ways to decorate the top of cupcakes with ghosts, spiders, spider webs, and marshmallow skulls. Take an idea, and make it yours! Your party guests and family members are sure to be impressed.
Tips and variations for making Halloween Cupcakes:
● Start with a seasonal cupcake liner. From black, to green, to orange or a decorative candy corn or Halloween ghosts and monsters, set the stage with cupcake liners.
● If you want to use plain liners or dress up the season liner further, buy some Halloween wrappers. There are a plethora of wrappers to choose from, and they can really make your Halloween cupcake stand pop!
● Use colored sprinkles to jazz up your Halloween cupcakes. From chocolate sprinkles (great for graveyards or chocolate cupcakes) to orange sprinkles (make pumpkin shapes), to green sprinkles (pumpkin patch!), or a mixture of them all, the colors can really add a bit of holiday pizazz to your Halloween treats.
● Candy eyes, food coloring and gels, marshmallows, cocoa powder, cookies, gummies, Halloween candy, and fake blood are just some of the ingredients you can use to make fabulous Halloween recipes.
● You can find things like black fondant, white fondant, etc., syringes, small knives, and other cupcake Halloween decorations at your local JoAnn, Michaels, Hobby Lobby, or online.
● You do not have to bake cupcakes from scratch. Use your favorite cake mix or even store-bought cupcakes, and decorate away!
● Don’t forget that the flavor of the cupcake can also have an impact: red velvet cupcakes, devil’s food cupcakes, pumpkin spice cupcakes are all ‘flavors of the season!’
● How to Make a Halloween Cupcake Tree
Here are a few recipes you might be interested in as the decorations and flavors are the main idea with these cupcakes:
● Devil’s Food Cupcake Recipe – a great recipe for Halloween cupcakes
● Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Recipe
● Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
● Vanilla Buttercream Frosting Recipe
● How to color buttercream frosting – so you can make orange frosting, purple frosting, black frosting, or green frosting, or a combination of these!
● How to color sugar – no need to purchase sanding sugar, make your own easily!
1. Killer Cupcakes Recipe | Slay Your Taste Buds
Unleash your baking beast with this Killer Cupcakes Recipe! It is perfect for Halloween or murder mystery gatherings. Bake up these spooky treats that captivate the taste buds. These are bloody Halloween cupcakes made with fake blood and candy glass.
2. Homemade Halloween Eyeball Cupcake Toppers
These homemade Halloween eyeball cupcake toppers are ghastly and creepy, perfect for your Halloween party! The eyeballs can be eaten as candy if you prefer not to use them on your Halloween cupcakes. Easy to make, your friends and family will love these macabre Halloween cupcake topper treats.
3. Homemade Halloween Skeleton Cupcake Toppers
Homemade Halloween skeleton toppers are an easy-to-make treat the whole family will enjoy. These kid-friendly Halloween cupcakes are delightful and just a little bit spooky. They are perfect for your Halloween table, lunch boxes, or a Halloween party.
4. Homemade Halloween Witch’s Hat Cupcake Toppers
Homemade Halloween witch’s hat cupcake toppers are an easy-to-make treat the whole family will enjoy. These kid-friendly Halloween cupcakes are delightful and fun. They are perfect for your Halloween table, lunch boxes, or a Halloween party.
5. White Chocolate Pumpkin Toppers
If you have cupcakes you need to make this time of year, these simple little pumpkin toppers can dress up that plain white frosting. These are so simple to make.
6. Pumpkin Patch Cupcake Recipe | Ottawa Mommy Club
Halloween is such a fun time of year with all of the costumes, decorations and goodies to be enjoyed! If you are looking to add something sweet to the holiday offerings without bringing any extra spook to the table, you are going to love this pumpkin patch cupcake recipe! These chocolate Halloween cupcakes are easy to make and so delicious!
7. Ghost Cupcakes | Inspired by Charm
Chocolate cupcakes topped with meringue frosting shaped into a ghost create the perfect Halloween dessert.
8. Halloween Dirt Cupcakes | Little Sunny Kitchen
These made from scratch Halloween Dirt Cupcakes are as decadent and delicious as they are fun to look at! Kids love desserts with gummy worms on them, and everyone will rave about your homemade chocolate cupcakes and rich frosting.
9. Halloween Bloody Eye Cupcakes | Country Chic Cottage
Whip up these easy Halloween cupcakes with an edible eye decoration in just a few minutes for a frightful treat the whole family will love!
10. Devilish Red Velvet Halloween Cupcakes | Entertaining Diva
These devilish red velvet Halloween cupcakes are topped with red icing and fondant devil horns for an easy to make Halloween treat that looks great and tastes delicious!
11. Ghoulish Monster Halloween Cupcakes | Kleinworth Co.
Ghoulish Monster Halloween Cupcakes are a super cute dessert for your Halloween party. The kids will giggle at this a fun & spooky Halloween treat.
12. Halloween Zombie Cupcakes | Foxes Love Lemons
Halloween Cupcakes don’t have to be hard! Grab a box mix and a piping bag, and you’re well on your way to these spooky and delicious zombie brain cupcakes.
13. Bleeding Black Cupcakes – Halloween Cupcakes | The Flavore Bender
These Bleeding Black Cupcakes are delicious, black chocolate cupcakes filled with a rose flavored white chocolate ganache and topped with chocolate buttercream, tinted black. They are so much fun to make and eat!
14. Deliciously Spooky Spider Web Cupcakes | Dancing Through the Rain
These Halloween Spider Web Cupcakes are the perfect spooky treats to serve for the holiday! Perfect Halloween party ideas for kids!
15. Halloween Bats Oreo Cupcakes with Cookies and Cream Frosting | Lemon Blossoms
Festive Halloween Bats Oreo Cupcakes with Cookies and Cream Frosting are super fun to make, creamy, deliciously decadent and a great treat for any Halloween gathering.
16. Witches Brew Cupcakes | The Frugal Navy Wife
Featuring chocolate cupcakes with green frosting and witches’ hats, they are sure to please everyone.
17. Easy Halloween Cupcakes | Love From the Oven
These ‘spooky’ Easy Halloween Cupcakes are the chocolatey, fudgy treat everyone will be reaching for this Halloween season.
18. Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkin Cupcakes | Cooked by Julie
These Jack-O-Lantern pumpkin cupcakes are incredibly moist and easy to make. Ditch the candy this Halloween and serve the kiddos these delicious cupcakes instead.
19. Reese’s Cup Werewolf Cupcakes | Hungry Happenings
his Halloween turn store-bought treats into adorably cute and slightly scary cupcake toppers. It’s easy to make a whole pack of these Reese’s Cup Werewolf Cupcakes for this fun holiday.
20. Halloween Ghost Cupcakes | Partylicious
Aren’t these spooky cupcakes cute? With three different versions ranging in difficulty, you’ll have a fun Halloween treat the whole family can enjoy – and help make!
21. Venus Fly Trap Cupcakes | Allergy Awesomeness
It’s ALIVE! These man-eating cupcakes are the perfectly frightful addition to any Halloween party. These Venus Fly Trap Cupcakes are a delicious raspberry cupcake, dairy-free vanilla buttercream and have a hungry strawberry on top, ready to bite!
22. Halloween Cupcakes | Ruffles and Rainboots
You will not find an easier way to decorate cupcakes for halloween. In just a few minutes, with a little patience and some halloween sprinkles, you can make these halloween cupcakes with no stress.
23. Scary Delicious Scream-Inspired Cupcakes | Kelly’s Thoughts On Things
These Scream-Inspired Cupcakes are the creepy dessert you need at your next Halloween party! These bloody cupcakes are inspired by the Scream movies and will have you asking guests, “Do you like scary movies?”.
24. Pretty Little Halloween Witch Hat Cupcakes | Rainy Day Mum
Easy to make pretty little witch Halloween cupcakes ideal for a not so spooky Halloween Party treat. Step by step instructions to decorate and simple from scratch cupcake recipe to use.
25. Sugar Ice Cream Cone Witch Hat Cupcakes | Kim Schob
Decadent chocolate cupcakes topped with frosting, squiggly witch hair, and topped with an edible witch hat made with a crunchy, chocolate-covered, sugar ice cream cone for the perfect Halloween treat for any occasion!
26. Chocolate Halloween Cupcakes and Chocolate Buttercream Icing Recipes | Grits and Pinecones
These adorable, delicious and only slightly creepy Chocolate Halloween Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream Icing will delight both your big and little kids!
27. Frankenstein Cupcakes | Cooking With Carlee
Frankenstein cupcakes are such a cute Halloween treat. Whip up a super easy batch of homemade chocolate cupcakes and green buttercream. Then with just a couple of minutes of no skill required decorating, you can have a fun dessert.
28. Dirt Cupcakes | Fantabulosity
Each rich chocolate fudge cupcake is topped with fluffy homemade chocolate buttercream, Oreo dirt, and a wiggly gummy worm for a whimsical dessert that is fun for kids of all ages!
29. Vampire Bite Cupcakes | Olivia’s Kitchen
These spooky vampire bite cupcakes consist of triple chocolate cupcakes filled with strawberry jam topped with blood-bitten vanilla buttercream.
30. Halloween Mummy Cupcakes | Anna Banana
These adorable Halloween mummy cupcakes are fun and delicious bake for kids and adults alike! They are made with soft, moist and squishy chocolate cupcakes and a royal icing topping, piped in such way to make them look like cute and not-so-scary mummies.
31. Black Cat Cupcakes | The Simple Sweet Life
With Oreo ears and a rich chocolate buttercream frosting, these sweet cat cupcakes are every bit as cute as they are delicious.
32. Cheesecake Stuffed Halloween Cupcakes | Hungry Happenings
These decadent chocolate Halloween Cupcakes are filled with bright orange pumpkin-shaped mini cheesecakes. Each cupcake is topped with a big swirl of chocolate ganache frosting and Halloween sprinkles.
33. Glowing Eyeball Halloween Cupcakes | The Inspiration Edit
This is a tutorial on how to make a glowing eyeball Halloween cupcakes.
34. Candy Corn Cupcakes Recipe
A fall favorite, these delicious, easy to make sweet cupcake treats are perfect for snack-time, lunch-time, or your Halloween party.
35. Grotesque Bloody Halloween Cupcakes Recipe | An Edible Mosaic
Bloody Halloween Cupcakes are easy to make and deliciously spooky with raspberry jam edible fake blood (made without corn syrup!), vanilla buttercream, and soft, tender yellow cake.
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