In this blog post, we will be exploring the various simple Halloween cakes ideas you can replicate this season.
Halloween is the perfect time to get creative in the kitchen, and what better way to celebrate than with some fun and festive cakes.
If you are hosting a Halloween party or just enjoying the season, Halloween themed cakes add sweet touch to your celebrations.
With endless possibilities for design and flavour, you are sure to find the perfect Halloween cakes to make your Halloween a little more special.
Get ready to bake up some delicious Halloween cakes treats that will make your festivities truly memorable.
19 SIMPLE HALLOWEEN CAKES IDEAS TO TRY
1. Spooky Spider Cake
Spooky Spider Cake is a fun and festive Halloween treat that combines a delicious cake with creepy, crawly spider-themed decorations.
1 round cake (any flavor)
Black frosting (store-bought or homemade with cocoa powder)
Chocolate sticks or pretzel rods (for spider legs)
Large candy or marshmallow (for the spider’s body)
Edible eyes or small candies (for the eyes)
Prepare the Cake: Bake and cool the round cake. If needed, level the top with a knife.
Apply Base Frosting: Spread black frosting evenly over the entire cake.
Create Spider Body: Place a large candy or a large marshmallow in the center of the cake for the spider’s body.
Add Spider Legs: Arrange chocolate sticks or pretzel rods around the candy/marshmallow, positioning them as spider legs.
Finish with Eyes: Attach edible eyes or small candies on top of the spider’s body to create its eyes.
For a more realistic effect, use a variety of lengths for the spider legs.
2. Pumpkin Patch Cake
Pumpkin Patch Cake is a festive dessert that features a moist pumpkin-flavored cake, often topped with cream cheese frosting and decorated to resemble a mini pumpkin patch. This is one of the popular fall and Halloween cakes treats for Halloween and Thanksgiving celebrations.
1 round or square cake
Green frosting (for the grass)
Mini pumpkin-shaped cakes or candies (for pumpkins)
Green fondant or green frosting (for leaves and vines)
Prepare the Cake: Bake and cool the cake. If using a square cake, you might need to frost the edges more thoroughly.
Apply Grass Frosting: Cover the entire surface of the cake with green frosting to represent grass.
Decorate with Pumpkins: Place mini pumpkin-shaped cakes or candies on top of the green frosting.
Add Leaves and Vines: Use green fondant or frosting to pipe or place leaves and vines around the pumpkins to create a pumpkin patch effect.
For added detail, sprinkle edible green glitter on the grass frosting for a dewy effect.
3. Ghost Cake
Ghost Cake is a spooky-themed dessert, typically made with layers of moist cake and frosted to resemble a ghostly figure. It’s a popular treat for Halloween, decorated with simple white frosting and sometimes black accents for eyes and a mouth.
1 round cake
White buttercream frosting
Mini marshmallows (for ghosts)
Edible eyes (or small candy eyes)
Prepare the Cake: Bake and cool the round cake. Level the top if necessary.
Frost the Cake: Cover the cake with a smooth layer of white buttercream frosting.
Create Ghosts: Arrange mini marshmallows on top of the cake. Place them in random positions to create multiple ghosts.
Add Eyes: Attach edible eyes or small candies to the marshmallows to create ghost faces.
For a ghostly effect, use a bit of piping gel or white chocolate to make the ghosts look slightly glossy.
4. Monster Cake
Monster Cake is a fun and colorful dessert designed to resemble a playful or spooky monster, often featuring bright frosting, googly eyes, and quirky decorations. It’s a popular choice for Halloween parties or themed celebrations.
1 round or sheet cake
Various colors of buttercream
frosting (e.g., green, purple, orange)
Candy (for eyes, mouths, and other features)
Piping bags and tips
Prepare the Cake: Bake and cool the cake. If using a sheet cake, you may need to cut it into desired shapes.
Apply Base Frosting: Frost the entire cake with a base color.
Pipe Monster Features: Use different colored buttercream to pipe on monster features such as eyes, mouths, and hair. Use various piping tips for different textures.
Add Candy Details: Use candy pieces to enhance the monster features, like using gummy worms for hair or candy eyes for the face.
For a more vibrant cake, use neon-colored buttercream or add edible glitter.
5. Mummy Cake
Mummy Cake is a Halloween-themed dessert, decorated to look like a wrapped mummy using layers of frosting or fondant strips. It’s typically accented with candy eyes to complete the spooky look, making it a fun and festive treat for the season.
1 round cake
White buttercream frosting
Candy eyes (or edible eyes)
Piping bag with a flat tip (for bandages)
Prepare the Cake: Bake and cool the cake. Level the top if needed.
Frost the Cake: Cover the cake with a layer of white buttercream frosting.
Create Mummy Bandages: Use a piping bag with a flat tip to pipe crisscrossing lines of frosting across the cake to resemble mummy bandages.
Add Eyes: Place candy eyes on the cake, leaving a gap in the bandages to show the eyes peeking out.
For a more distressed look, use a spatula to slightly rough up the frosting to give it a textured, worn appearance.
6. Black Cat Cake
Black Cat Cake is a Halloween-inspired dessert, decorated to resemble a black cat with dark-colored frosting and features like candy eyes, whiskers, and ears. It’s a charming and spooky treat, perfect for festive gatherings.
1 round cake
Black frosting
Licorice (for whiskers)
Candy eyes (or edible eyes)
Orange or yellow candy (for nose)
Prepare the Cake: Bake and cool the round cake. Level the top if necessary.
Frost the Cake: Cover the cake with black frosting.
Create Cat Features: Use black licorice strips to create whiskers and place candy eyes for the eyes. Use orange or yellow candy for the nose.
Add Additional Features: Optionally, use fondant or black frosting to add ears and a mouth.
To make the cake more festive, sprinkle some edible glitter on the frosting for a subtle shine.
7. Witch’s Hat Cake
Witch’s Hat Cake is a whimsical Halloween dessert shaped like a pointed witch’s hat, often made with stacked cake layers or cones covered in dark frosting. It’s typically decorated with fun accents like candy belts or stars to enhance the magical theme.
1 cake (baked in a cone shape or shaped using a mold)
Purple or green frosting
Black fondant or black frosting (for the hat band)
Edible buckle (made from fondant or candy)
Prepare the Cake: Bake and cool a cake in a cone shape, or shape a round cake using a knife to create a cone.
Frost the Cake: Cover the cake with purple or green frosting.
Create Hat Band: Use black fondant or frosting to create a band around the base of the cone.
Add Buckle: Attach an edible buckle made from fondant or candy to the band.
Use a piping bag to create a smooth, even layer of frosting, and ensure the buckle is securely attached.
8. Candy Corn Cake
Candy Corn Cake is a festive dessert inspired by the colors of the iconic Halloween candy, featuring layers or frosting in bright yellow, orange, and white. It’s a playful and colorful treat, perfect for autumn celebrations.
1 round cake
White, orange, and yellow frosting
Candy corn pieces (for decoration)
Prepare the Cake: Bake and cool the round cake. Level the top if necessary.
Layer Frosting: Frost the bottom third of the cake with yellow frosting, the middle third with orange frosting, and the top third with white frosting to create a gradient effect resembling candy corn.
Decorate: Place candy corn pieces on top of the cake.
To achieve a clean layer effect, allow each layer of frosting to set slightly before adding the next color.
9. Bat Cake
Bat Cake is a spooky dessert designed to resemble a bat, often featuring dark chocolate or black frosting with wing-shaped decorations. It’s a popular Halloween treat, adding a fun and eerie touch to festive gatherings.
1 round cake
Dark purple or black frosting
Chocolate or black fondant (for bat wings)
Candy eyes (or edible eyes)
Prepare the Cake: Bake and cool the round cake. Level the top if needed.
Frost the Cake: Cover the cake with dark purple or black frosting.
Create Bat Wings: Use chocolate or black fondant to cut out bat wings and attach them to the sides of the cake.
Add Eyes: Place candy eyes on the cake.
For added effect, you can use a toothpick to lightly create bat wing textures on the fondant.
10. Eyeball Cake
Eyeball Cake is a Halloween-themed dessert that features cake decorated to resemble a creepy eyeball, typically with white frosting, red icing for veins, and a gummy or candy eye in the center. It’s a fun and unsettling treat that adds a spooky flair to any Halloween celebration.
1 round cake
White frosting
Red gel or fruit sauce (for veins)
Large candy or chocolate (for the eyeball)
Prepare the Cake: Bake and cool the round cake. Level the top if necessary.
Frost the Cake: Cover the cake with white frosting.
Create Eyeball Effect: Use red gel or fruit sauce to draw veins on the surface of the cake.
Add Eyeball: Place a large candy or chocolate in the center of the cake to represent the eyeball.
Use a fine-tipped brush to apply the red gel for more precise vein details.
11. Skeleton Cake
Skeleton Cake is a Halloween-inspired dessert designed to resemble a skeleton, often decorated with fondant or icing to create bones and skull features. This spooky treat adds a playful yet eerie element to Halloween festivities, making it a favorite among kids and adults alike.
1 round cake
White frosting
Black icing (for skeleton details)
White chocolate (for bones)
Prepare the Cake: Bake and cool the round cake. Level the top if necessary.
Frost the Cake: Cover the cake with white frosting.
Create Skeleton Design: Use black icing to pipe out a skeleton design on the surface of the cake.
Add Bones: Place white chocolate pieces or pipe white icing to represent bones on the cake.
For added realism, use different shades of black and gray for the skeleton details.
12. Worms & Dirt Cake
Worm and Dirt Cake is a playful dessert that features layers of chocolate cake or pudding topped with crushed cookies to resemble dirt, complete with gummy worms for a fun, creepy touch. This whimsical treat is popular at Halloween parties and is a favorite among children for its fun presentation and delicious flavor.
1 cake (baked and cooled)
Chocolate frosting
Crushed cookies (for “dirt”)
Gummy worms (for decoration)
Prepare the Cake: Bake and cool the cake. Level the top if necessary.
Frost the Cake: Cover the cake with chocolate frosting.
Add Dirt: Sprinkle crushed cookies over the frosting to mimic dirt.
Decorate with Worms: Place gummy worms on top of the “dirt” for a fun, realistic touch.
For extra fun, bury a few gummy worms slightly under the frosting.
13. Pumpkin Spice Cake
Pumpkin Spice Cake is a warm, flavorful dessert made with pumpkin puree and a blend of autumn spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. It’s a popular fall treat, often topped with cream cheese frosting, perfect for seasonal celebrations.
1 pumpkin spice cake (baked and cooled)
Orange frosting
Green fondant or icing (for leaves and stem)
Prepare the Cake: Bake and cool the pumpkin spice cake. Level the top if necessary.
Frost the Cake: Cover the cake with orange frosting.
Add Pumpkin Details: Use green fondant or icing to create leaves and a stem on top of the cake.
To make the cake look more like a pumpkin, you can use a serrated knife to create subtle ridges on the frosting.
14. Bloody Red Velvet Cake
Bloody Red Velvet Cake is a spooky twist on the classic red velvet cake, often decorated with red “blood” effects using drizzled raspberry or strawberry sauce. It’s a popular Halloween dessert, combining a rich, velvety flavor with a dramatic, eerie presentation.
1 red velvet cake (baked and cooled)
Cream cheese frosting
Red fruit sauce or raspberry sauce (for “blood”)
Prepare the Cake: Bake and cool the red velvet cake. Level the top if necessary.
Frost the Cake: Cover the cake with cream cheese frosting.
Create Bloody Effect: Drizzle red fruit sauce or raspberry sauce over the cake to create a bloody effect.
For added drama, drizzle the sauce down the sides of the cake as well.
15. Frankenstein Cake
Frankenstein Cake is a fun, Halloween-themed dessert decorated to resemble the iconic Frankenstein monster, typically featuring green frosting and bold details like candy bolts and stitched icing. It’s a playful treat perfect for adding a spooky touch to Halloween parties.
1 square cake
Green frosting
Black and white frosting (for details)
Candy (for eyes and mouth)
Prepare the Cake: Bake and cool a square cake. Level the top if necessary.
Frost the Cake: Cover the cake with green frosting.
Create Frankenstein’s Features: Use black and white frosting to pipe out Frankenstein’s hair, eyes, and mouth.
Add Candy Details: Place candy pieces to enhance facial features like the bolts on Frankenstein’s neck.
To create a more defined hairline, use a small brush or a toothpick to texture the frosting.
16. Haunted House Cake
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Haunted House Cake is a spooky, detailed dessert designed to look like a creepy, old house, often featuring dark frosting, eerie windows, and ghostly decorations. It’s a creative centerpiece for Halloween parties, combining delicious flavors with a haunted theme.
Cake (baked and cooled)
Black, orange, and purple frosting
Chocolate or candy decorations (for haunted house details)
Edible ghosts or spiders (optional)
Prepare the Cake: Bake and cool the cake. Level the top if necessary.
Frost the Cake: Use black, orange, and purple frosting to create a spooky haunted house scene.
Add Decorations: Use chocolate or candy decorations to represent haunted house features such as windows and doors.
Finish with Edibles: Optionally, add edible ghosts or spiders for an extra spooky touch.
For added detail, use a toothpick to sketch out designs on the frosting before adding the decorations.
17. Cauldron Cake
Cauldron Cake is a whimsical Halloween dessert designed to resemble a witch’s cauldron, often made with dark chocolate or black frosting and filled with colorful, candy “potions.” This fun and festive treat adds a magical touch to Halloween celebrations, appealing to both kids and adults.
A round cake
Black or green frosting
Candy decorations (for bubbling “potion” effect)
Prepare the Cake: Bake and cool the round cake. Level the top if necessary.
Frost the Cake: Cover the cake with black or green frosting to resemble a cauldron.
Create Bubbling Effect: Use candy decorations, edible glitter, or green icing to create a bubbling potion effect on top of the cake.
To create the bubbling effect, pipe a bit of green frosting around the top edges and place some candy decorations to mimic bubbling liquid.
18. Ghostly Cupcake Cake
Ghostly Cupcakes are charming Halloween treats topped with fluffy white frosting shaped to resemble cute ghosts, often accented with candy eyes. These delightful and spooky cupcakes are perfect for festive gatherings, adding a fun twist to the Halloween dessert table.
Cupcakes (baked and cooled)
White frosting
Mini marshmallows (for ghosts)
Candy eyes (or edible eyes)
Arrange Cupcakes: Place cupcakes in a circular or desired shape to form the base of the cake.
Frost Cupcakes: Cover each cupcake with white frosting.
Create Ghosts: Place mini marshmallows on top of each frosted cupcake and add candy eyes to create ghost faces.
Use a small star tip for the frosting to create a more ghostly, fluffy texture.
19. Bloody Handprint Cake
Bloody Handprint Cake is a dramatic Halloween dessert featuring a realistic red “handprint” made from edible gel or icing, splattered across a frosted cake. This eerie design adds a chilling and bold touch to any spooky celebration.
1 cake (baked and cooled)
White or light-colored frosting
Red gel or fruit sauce (for “blood”)
Prepare the Cake: Bake and cool the cake. Level the top if necessary.
Frost the Cake: Cover the cake with white or light-colored frosting.
Create Handprints: Use red gel or fruit sauce to create handprints or blood splatters on the cake.
Use a stencil or a handprint cut-out to create clean handprint shapes or go freehand for a more chaotic effect.
These detailed instructions will help you create fun and festive Halloween cakes with varying levels of spookiness and creativity. Enjoy baking and decorating!
In conclusion, these 19 Halloween cake ideas bring fun and spooky treats to enjoy this season. Even if you would go for a simple pumpkin cake, haunted house cake, or a cute monster design, there’s something for everyone. These cakes will make your Halloween party more festive and give you a chance to try new flavors and decorations. Choose your favorite, get your ingredients, and start baking some spooky Halloween cakes and other treats!
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