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Over 20 Halloween Cakes and Cupcakes Recipes

Halloween cakes and cupcakes are a fun way to bake up some tricks and treats! Creativity shines during this fantastical time of year.

I rallied up some of my talented blogger buds to bring you Halloween cakes and cupcakes to make for your ghouls and ghosts this year.

Clown cupcakes with red balloons.

Halloween Cakes

Baking a Halloween cake provides a larger canvas to work your magic. Halloween cakes are excellent for gatherings or any type of celebration. You have to see the Mini Monster Cakes using the link below. They are so flipping adorable.

Easy eyeball cake for halloween.

Halloween Cupcakes

Bake Halloween cupcakes for parties, school functions, or just for extra treats. You can get creepily creative or easily whip up something ghoulishly adorable quickly.

Test your fondant molding skills with the Pennywise cupcakes!

From downright horrifying to deliciously cute, there is something for everyone on this list. If you’re having a spooky party for adults or a festive, but not-so-scary activity for kids, there are recipes here for you.

Bloody Knife Halloween Cupcakes Recipe

Visit the links above to find the recipes for the creations you’d like to make. Let us know if you bake up any Halloween goodies! Please tag us in any creations, and we’ll be sure to share.

Do you like the super spooky baked goods or the family-friendly Halloween desserts better?

We wish you a happy and safe Halloween full of treats and only fun tricks.

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Which Halloween cakes and cupcakes are your favorites? Let us know if you have any to add to our list. 

M.Clark

Tuesday 18th of November 2014

These are all great recipes, my faves are the Halloween Owl Cupcake, the Reese’s Frankenstein Cupcakes, and the Girly Ghost Cupcakes. Thank you for sharing these awesome recipes.

Stefani Tolson

Monday 27th of October 2014

These are such cute cute cupcakes. I really want to make the owl cupcakes this year.

Ronni

Monday 27th of October 2014

How awesome are those spiderwebs?? I make tons of cupcakes and never thought to do that! SO cool!

Dawn

Sunday 26th of October 2014

The Halloween Owl looks adorable! I love these great recipes!

Amy

Sunday 26th of October 2014

The OwL cupcakes are the cutest ever! Love that you pretty much just need Oreos and M&Ms too!