Halloween is weeks away, and most of you may probably be doing your own preparations for parties and gatherings to celebrate the festive occasion. Apart from the traditional pumpkin carvings that we often see as decorations, you can also do a lot with cakes and cupcakes. Today, we are going to feature some amazing ideas on Halloween cakes and cupcakes.
Halloween Cakes and Cupcakes
No Halloween party is complete without offering Halloween goodies, and making them is going to be much fun with family and friends.
Here are a few Halloween-inspired treats that can give you a fantabulous and memorable event:
Spider-topped cupcakes
Anyone with arachnophobia will probably feel squeamish seeing spiders on the delicious orange-flavored buttercream frosting, but this chocolate cupcake is a sight to behold.
Source: https://www.cupcakesgallery.com/40-terrifying-halloween-cupcakes/
Monster Marshmallow Cupcakes
Turn traditional marshmallows into googly monster eyeballs on top of a cupcake!
Source: https://www.smartschoolhouse.com/easy-recipe/monster-marshmallow-cupcakes
Halloween Brain Cupcakes
Make your ordinary chocolate/red velvet cupcake into little human brains by using buttercream frosting. Add red food coloring to the buttercream to make it look bloody.
Source: https://brendid.com/all-natural-zombie-brain-cupcakes/
Gobbledee Eyeball Soup Cake
Add an unusual cake on your dessert table! Bake a cake designed with human eyes, as if they have just been recently plucked out of their sockets.
Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/schmish/1812320346/
Death By Chocolate
Here’s a traditional chocolate cake, with four zombie fingers peeking out, as if someone was raised from the dead! The term “death by chocolate” is perfectly described by this cake.
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kroszka/5119851313/
Mason Jar Spooky Cupcakes
You can make this as a souvenir for your Halloween Party. You can use cut-out pieces of cake topped with cream, squiggly gummy worm, and a spooky note.
Image courtesy: https://noblepig.com/2012/10/mason-jar-graveyard-spooky-cakes/
Caramel-stuffed chocolate cupcake
Here’s a moist chocolate cupcake filled with oozing caramel and topped with whipped cream and a golden skull – it’s an elegant Halloween dessert in gold!
Source: https://www.sugarhero.com/caramel-stuffed-chocolate-cupcakes/
Halloween Party Checklist
Halloween is one of the most popular holidays to celebrate with a big party. Therefore, make sure that you prepare way ahead of time so that you can create a party that all your friends will have fun in. Let your unusual celebration become the talk of the town for being the best party of the year!
Here is a checklist that can help you in your Halloween preparations:
Decide on the venue where the party should be held. Will it be at home, or will you be renting a place?
If you plan to have an open party, posting it through social media can be a great way to invite people to your party. However, if you want an invite-only gathering, prepare a guest list instead.
Will you require your guests to come in costume?
Decide on how you want to decorate the place, and choose the people who can help you with that.
Will you be hiring a band for the music or will you be playing spooky music using recorded music?
Decide and plan what food to serve.
Final Word
There are so many design ideas for Halloween cakes and cupcakes that you can choose from. Try to make them the most horrifying and weird-looking Halloween cakes that you can conjure with your imagination. That way, your visitors will have a blast in your Halloween party.
