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11 Halloween Cupcakes Recipes for Ultimate Spooky Bash

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This playful guide offers a collection of delicious cupcake recipes specially decorated to celebrate the spookiest day of the year. Making these Halloween cupcakes is not just about baking; it's an opportunity for you to show your creativity as well. Easy to make, fun to decorate, and delightful to eat, these Holiday Recipes are sure to be loved by both the little kids and adult ghosts at your Halloween bash!

Halloween Cupcakes Recipes

Halloween Cupcakes Recipes

Forget scary movies and haunted houses; get your scare from the kitchen this Halloween! Imagine soft vanilla-shaped ghosts sprinkled with sparkly sugar, smiling pumpkin cupcakes with sticky filling, or tasty fake brains made from cream. Don't worry, the "blood" is only jam!  Every bite is fun and tastes ideal for trick-or-treaters, scary parties, or simply having a sweet snack with a health benefit. So, avoid store-bought candies and create a set of these eerie treats.

Sweet As Candy Ghost Cupcakes

Sweet As Candy Ghost Cupcakes

Ingredients

  • 1 box vanilla cupcake mix or 1 batch homemade
  • 1 can vanilla frosting or 1 batch homemade
  • Wilton gel food coloring red, yellow, and blue
  • 2 packages Wilton Candy Corn Ghosts

lovinglivinglancaster

Frankenstein Cupcakes

Frankenstein Cupcakes

INGREDIENTS

  • Cupcake Ingredients:
  • 1 cup flour
  • ½ cup cocoa powder
  • ½ tsp. Baking soda
  • ¼ tsp. Baking powder
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, room temp
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • ¾ cup milk
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • Frosting Ingredients:
  • ½ cup unsalted butter (room temp)
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • Green food coloring
  • Candy eyes
  • Chocolate sprinkles
  • Black decorating gel

shesnotcookin

Halloween Zombie Cupcakes

Halloween Zombie Cupcakes

Ingredients

  • 1 box (15.25 ounces) strawberry cake mix, plus oil, water and eggs necessary to prepare the cupcakes
  • 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter
  • ½ cup strawberry jam
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Pinch kosher salt
  • Strawberry syrup, for drizzling

foxeslovelemons

Witch Hat Cupcakes

Witch Hat Cupcakes

INGREDIENTS

Chocolate Cupcakes
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • ¾ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 large egg
  • ¾ cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ¾ cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream, optional
  • gel food coloring, green and orange
Hat Decorations
  • 16 Oreo Thins Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, 1 per cupcake
  • 16 Hershey Kisses, 1 per cupcake

homemadehooplah

Halloween Pumpkin Cupcakes

Halloween Pumpkin Cupcakes

INGREDIENTS

Cupcake Batter

  • One box of chocolate cake mix
  • One box of white cake mix
  • 1 cup Oil
  • 6 Eggs
  • 2 cups Water

Frosting & Decorations

  • 1 cup butter
  • 4 cups icing sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 teaspoon cream or milk
  • Pretzel rods
  • Orange food coloring
  • Green food coloring
  • orange sanding sugar

mamasbuzz

Severed Finger Cupcakes

Severed Finger Cupcakes

Ingredients

  • 12 cupcakes (Use store bought or your favorite recipe)
  • 2 to 3 cups vanilla frosting in white (Use store bought or your favorite recipe)
  • 6 Pretzel rods, broken in half
  • White candy melts
  • Orange candy melts
  • Toasted sliced almonds
  • Red gel icing

thepurplepumpkinblog

Easy DIY Halloween Spider Web Cupcakes

Easy DIY Halloween Spider Web Cupcakes

ngredients:

24 Chocolate Cupcakes (Home baked or Store Bought)
16 oz. pkg. White Frosting
½ cup Chocolate Frosting

Supplies

Small Sandwich Baggie
Toothpicks
Scissors
Small Spider Cake Toppers

mamalikestocook

Stuffed Halloween Cupcakes

Stuffed Halloween Cupcakes

INGREDIENTS

FOR THE CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES:

  • 8 oz semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped
  • 2 oz coconut oil, (¼ cup), can substitute vegetable oil if desired
  • 8 fl oz coffee or water, (1 cup)
  • 2 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 8 fl oz buttermilk, (1 cup), at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 7 oz granulated sugar, (1 cup)
  • 9 oz all-purpose flour, (2 cups)
  • 2 oz unsweetened cocoa powder, (⅔ cup)
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt

FOR THE FROSTING:

  • 8 oz unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 24 oz powdered sugar, (6 cups)
  • 6-8 tablespoon heavy cream, or milk
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Assorted gel food coloring, I used Americolor Electric Purple, Electric Green, Electric Yellow, Electric Orange, and Electric Blue

FOR THE DECORATIONS:

  • 24 candy eyeballs
  • 1 can cherry pie filling
  • 1 cup bone-shaped sprinkles
  • 1 cup chocolate jimmies
  • Candy fangs
  • Chocolate chews, like Tootsie Rolls
  • Fruit chews, like Starburst or Laffy Taffy
  • Colored licorice
  • Gummy rings, like gummy LifeSavers
  • Red string licorice

sugarhero

Eyeball Cupcakes For Halloween

Eyeball Cupcakes For Halloween

Ingredients

For the cupcakes:

  • 1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar or coconut sugar or ½ cup (160 grams) honey
  • ¾ cup + 2 tablespoons (105 grams) all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour or for gluten-free, ¾ cup + 2 tablespoons (120 grams) Bob's Red Mill Gluten-free 1:1 Baking Flour
  • 6 tablespoons (42 grams) cocoa powder
  • ¾ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 large (50 grams, out of shell) egg or 1 chia egg for egg-free
  • ½ cup (120ml) milk*
  • ¼ cup (60ml) oil**
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup (120ml) boiling water***

For the frosting:

  • 6 ounces (170 grams) cream cheese, room temperature****
  • 1.5 tablespoons (21 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • ½ cup (60 grams) powdered sugar (you can add more, if desired)
  • pinch of salt
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract

For the eyeballs:

  • 24 canned lychees (it's better to have a few extra in case some are broken)
  • 24 blueberries (or more in case some are too small for the lychee holes)
  • ⅓-1/2 cup strawberry jam (don't use the kind with chunks of strawberries in it)

fooddoodles

Halloween Mummy Cupcakes

Halloween Mummy Cupcakes

Ingredients

  • 175 g plain/ all purpose flour
  • 180 g caster sugar
  • 30 g cocoa powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 100 g chocolate chips or chopped chocolate
  • 100 ml cold coffee
  • 100 ml buttermilk *see notes for the alternative
  • 110 ml vegetable oil
  • 2 large eggs

For the topping and decoration:

  • royal icing/ buttercream/ frosting of choice
  • edible eyes/ candy eyes
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annabanana

Devil Cupcakes

Devil Cupcakes

INGREDIENTS

Red Velvet Cupcakes
  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon white vinegar
  • 8 drops red gel food coloring, or as needed
  • ½ cup buttermilk
Black Buttercream Frosting
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 ½ cups powdered sugar
  • 5 drops black gel food coloring, or as needed
  • 1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream, or up to 2 tablespoons (optional)
  • red fondant, as needed

homemadehooplah

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