Halloween Cupcake Ideas: Easy, Cute, and Scary!

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Get creative with these spooky easy Halloween cupcake ideas your kids will surely devour!

And let’s admit it, Moms, it’s not only the kids who are excited about Halloween but us “adults” as well, agree?

I’m sure you’re already planning your best Halloween costume or perhaps starting to dress up your porch with spooky door decors.

And now, you’re probably searching Pinterest for some Halloween food ideas too.

Well, you’ve come to the right place if you’re searching for some ghoulish party desserts! We’ve put together our top spooky cupcake recipes that you need to bake alongside the rest of your sweet and savory treats.

So add these easy and yummy Halloween cupcake ideas to your party foods and start baking!

 

 

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Easy Halloween Cupcake Ideas

 

1. Spider Web Cupcakes

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This spider web Halloween cupcake is so fun to make! Did YOU know that white cotton candy happens to look a lot like a spider web?

Well well, it does which makes it a super easy and clever way to make spider web cupcakes for Halloween this year.

 

2. Oozy Blood Cupcakes with Knife

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Oh, my…these “The Walking Dead Cupcakes” look so gruesome but delicious! I love the creativity of these spooky cupcakes.

 

3. Halloween Confetti Cupcakes

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This cupcake recipe is nearly identical to my funfetti layer cake recipe, scaled down to make about 20 or so cupcakes (a perfect party-sized batch).

The base is a tender and flavorful vanilla buttermilk cake and would be just as good without the sprinkles (though not nearly as fun), but if you’re looking for a go-to vanilla cupcake, you can’t beat this one.

 

4. Witches Broom Cupcakes (Halloween cupcake ideas easy)

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Since Halloween is coming up and there will be plenty of cute witches, mean witches, and the inevitable slutty witches trick or treating I decided to jump on the bandwagon and make a witch-themed treat.

 

5. Undead Skeleton Hand Cupcakes

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These cupcakes are for all those people like me who are not all that awesome at baking but love creating fun goodies.

 

 

6. Brownie Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting

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A recipe for Brownie Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting! Top with chocolate spiderwebs for a fun Halloween treat!

 

7. Mini “Candy Corn” Cupcakes (Halloween cupcake ideas easy)

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Mini “Candy Corn” Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting have Halloween written all over them!

I modeled these little bites of goodness after the iconic tricolored candy for a holiday-inspired dessert.

 

8. Pumpkin Maple Cupcakes With Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

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Super soft and moist Maple Pumpkin Cupcakes with warm spices and hints of maple are topped with a sweet cinnamon cream cheese frosting!

All the best parts of Fall served up in cupcake form!

 

9. Spiced Chocolate Cupcakes With Pumpkin Cheesecake Frosting

Get The Full Recipe On The Baking Fairy

If you like chocolate cake, you will fall in love with SPICED chocolate cake!

Shun me if you must, but adding pumpkin spice mix to chocolate makes it richer and more complex, and it creates a perfect blend of warm, autumnal flavors.

It’s like a hug hidden in a cupcake wrapper.

 

10. Marshmallow Web Cupcake Topper (Halloween cupcake ideas easy)

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There is little else in the world more spooky to me than spiders.

My children would strongly agree with me as they seem to have inherited my arachnophobia.

This fear extends to spider webs, without a doubt. So when we are itching to create a spooky, extra creepy Halloween treat, the spider theme easily tops the list.

 

 

11. Halloween Two-Tone Rose Red Velvet Cupcakes

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I wanted to bake something that was Halloweeny, but also attractive, so I went for red velvet cupcakes decorated with red and black two-tone roses.

Both roses and the colors red and black are very prevalent in gothic imagery.

 

12. Ghost Cupcakes (Halloween cupcake ideas easy)

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If you are looking for a fun Halloween Party Recipe, be sure to try this Ghost Cupcakes Recipe made with Marshmallow Buttercream Frosting!

This is an easy and fun party treat recipe for your Halloween party!

 

13. Chocolate Mummy Cupcakes (Halloween cupcake ideas easy)

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These are healthy Chocolate Mummy cupcakes with vanilla frosting, wouldn’t these be so cute to bring to a Halloween party!

 

14. Witch Hat Cupcakes

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Witch Hat Cupcakes are easy Halloween Cupcakes that take just 5 ingredients to make!

You kids will love helping you make these fun and easy Halloween treats! 

 

15. Death by Chocolate Cupcakes

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16. Easy Spider Cupcakes (Halloween cupcake ideas easy)

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An easy Halloween decorating idea — miniature spiders “crawling” around the top of a cupcake.

These spider cupcakes make the perfect Halloween treat!

 

17. Pumpkin Cupcakes

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You will fall in love with these pumpkin cupcakes with pumpkin frosting! They are soft, moist, and have the perfect pumpkin spice flavor.

Pumpkin spice cupcakes are a favorite fall-time cupcake!

 

18. Devil’s Food Cupcakes with Pomegranate Sugar Shards

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When it comes to chocolate cake, I want rich and fudgy chocolate cake.

Like crazy decadent. Hurt-your-teeth sweet. Regret-the-next-day indulgent.

And I don’t know how often I have mentioned this since I tend to repeat myself weekly here on this corner of the internet, but growing up, I never cared about frosting unless it was super fudgy like this ganache.

 

19. Death by Butterbeer Cupcakes

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The cupcake itself is simple. It’s made with brown sugar and butter extract, but I also added in some vanilla bean and um, chocolate-covered toffee bits because they just needed to happen.

 

20. Bloody Knife Cupcakes

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Here are some spooky Halloween cupcakes to impress your ghoulish posse.

The cupcakes are also ideal for fans of The Walking Dead. October is just the best month, isn’t it?

 

 

 

21. Spiderweb Cupcakes

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What adorable M&M spiders we have here! Isn’t it simple to put together?

 

22. Monster Claw Cupcakes

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23. Werewolf Cupcakes

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Turn store-bought sweets into stunningly cute and slightly spooky cupcake toppers for Halloween.

For this exciting celebration, it’s simple to create a full batch of these Reese’s Cup Werewolf Cupcakes.

 

24. Easy Monster Cupcakes for Halloween

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It’s time to start baking for Halloween, which is just around the corner!

These lovely Monster Cupcakes are simple to create and are ideal for any Halloween celebration!

 

25. Sorting Hat Cupcakes

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26. Witches Brew Cupcakes (Halloween cupcake ideas easy)

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To resemble a seething cauldron of Witches’ Brew, chocolate Halloween Cupcakes are topped with fluffy green icing and decorations.

This simple recipe transforms your favorite devil’s food cake (box mix or gluten-free is OK) into an appealing trick-or-treat snack for your little ghouls.

 

27. Frankenstein Cupcakes

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Reese’s Frankenstein Cupcakes are made with M&M’s, chocolate chips, sprinkles, green frosting, and topped with a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup for the fabulous head of hair!

I made lovely Frankenstein Cupcakes last year, and I wanted to make something similar this year, so I felt the only way to improve them was to incorporate one of my favorite snacks.

 

28.  Pumpkin Patch Cupcakes

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Going to the pumpkin patch to find the ideal pumpkin for a Halloween jack-o-lantern screams autumn joy.

After a trip to the pumpkin patch, serve this delicious dessert!

 

29. Slimy Cupcakes (Halloween cupcake ideas easy)

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I’ve wanted to try some more “slimy” snacks ever since, so the moment I believed I could get away with it… I made a batch of these slimy little creatures.

 

30. Melted Witch Cupcakes (Halloween cupcake ideas easy)

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Melted Witch Cupcakes are a scary treat for any Halloween celebration. These cupcakes are both adorable and simple to create.

Your guests will be astounded, thinking you put in a lot of effort when they simply took a few minutes to put together.

 

31. Caramel Macchiato Cupcakes

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I designed a chocolate cupcake variation that is all about the espresso buttercream, inspired by a drink at a renowned coffee shop.

 

32. Candy Corn Ghost Cupcakes (Halloween cupcake ideas easy)

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If you haven’t yet gotten into the Halloween mood (come on, grouches, what are you waiting for?! ), Naomi Robinson of Baker’s Royale’s freaking-adorable cupcakes might just do the trick—and treat (had to).

Candy corn fans will delight because these cupcakes are inspired by the popular candy, which means there are three distinct colored batters and three buttercreams to choose from.

 

 

I hope you enjoy our post on Halloween Cupcake Ideas: Easy, Cute, and Scary! Which one of these are you going to try first, lovelies?

 

 

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