Frightful, fun, fierce and…. fluffy? Halloween desserts come in all shapes, sizes and styles. Some are classic with traditional orange and black colors. Some are trendy and cool with lots of eyeballs! Some are too gruesome for words and some are perfectly cute! But to us, Halloween cupcakes are just about foolproof. Easy to transport, easy to serve, easy to clean up, perfectly portioned for kids of all ages. So Gateaux de Gateaux wants to share some of favorite ideas from us Halloween Pinterest Board.
Here are three Halloween cupcake designs that will add a festive touch to your event:
Ghosts: Make Halloween cupcakes for kids that resemble ghosts and ghouls. Use ingredients such as chocolate cake mix, chocolate frosting, Nutter Butter cookies, white chocolate Hershey kisses, Oreo cookies, and black frosting. Bake the cupcakes with the chocolate cake mix. Once cool, frost the cupcakes with chocolate frosting. Melt the white chocolate Hershey kisses, and dip the Nutter Butter cookies to create a white chocolate coating. Set the white chocolate covered cookie on the frosted top of the cupcake. That’s your ghost! Use the black frosting to create two circles on the ghost cookie for the eyes. Finally, crush the Oreo cookies and sprinkle the crumbs around the ghost cookie to look like dirt.
Graveyard: Give your guest a sweet treat with these graveyard Halloween cupcakes! Start with any flavor cupcake you’d like. Find a black cupcake wrapper to give it a spooky feel. Once the cupcakes are fully cooled, top with white marshmallow frosting and sprinkle with chocolate shavings or cocoa powder. Top with candy pumpkins, or make your own fondant shapes using the steps further below. For the “RIP” gravestone, use a fondant shape decorated with hand-lettered icing. You could even make a paper gravestone topper that guests can remove before eating.
Mummies: Looking for scary Halloween cupcakes? Mummy cupcakes are the answer! Gather chocolate cake mix, chocolate frosting, yellow frosting, black frosting, and white fondant frosting. Bake cupcakes with the chocolate cake mix. Once cool, frost the cupcakes with the chocolate frosting. Make mummy eyes with two dots of yellow frosting and small dots of black frosting on top. Slice white fondant frosting into strips that resemble mummy bandages. Place the white fondant strips horizontally on the cupcake. Be sure to keep the eyes visible.
Spiders: Create Halloween spider cupcakes with white cake mix, dark chocolate or orange frosting, and festive decorations. Top your creepy crawly creations with spider or spiderweb cake picks. Alternatively, create the body of your spider with the cupcake and then use black licorice to form the legs!
Witches: Create a bewitching Halloween dessert! Witch Halloween cupcakes are a great way to incorporate a classic Halloween symbol into your baking. Decorate the tops of your cupcakes with green icing and add small pieces of candy to create a witch face cupcake, or top them with witch hats made of fondant frosting.
Traditional, freaky, and fun Halloween cupcakes are a wonderful addition to your Halloween event. Serve plain cupcakes and let guests decorate their own! Include Halloween cupcake decorations such sprinkles, mini-marshmallows, and cookies.
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