20 Halloween Cupcake Ideas
Halloween is the perfect time to get creative with cupcakes. I love how a simple cupcake can be transformed into something spooky, fun, and delicious.
In this collection, I’ve gathered some of my favorite Halloween cupcake ideas that are sure to impress. Whether you’re hosting a party or just baking for fun, these cupcakes will add a festive touch to your celebration.
From creepy decorations to cute designs, there’s something here for everyone. Let’s dive into these Halloween cupcake ideas and make your spooky treats both sweet and scary!
1- FRANKENSTEIN CUPCAKES
These adorable and delicious chocolate cupcakes with green icing are sure to delight all of your party guests, and they’re easy to make too!
2- BOO-TIFULLY
I admit it…I’m a chocoholic! There’s just nothing so satisfying as the smooth richness of chocolate. Which is exactly why I created these decadent triple chocolate cupcakes.
3- SPOOKY SPIDER WEB CUPCAKES
These Halloween Spider Web Cupcakes are the perfect spooky treats to serve for the holiday! Perfect Halloween party ideas for kids!
4- SCARY BLOODY CUPCAKES
Bloody Cupcakes – the perfect Halloween Treat for a party! Vanilla cupcakes with vanilla buttercream filled with strawberry coulis. Decadent and original!
5- HALLOWEEN WITCH HAT CUPCAKES
These fudgy cupcakes are topped with a witch hat made of crunchy cookie, buttercream, and chocolate – making them the perfect Halloween party treat.
6- Broken Glass Cupcakes
These Halloween-inspired cupcakes are visually alarming while at the same time extremely delicious – I wasn’t too sure whether to run screaming or sink my teeth into these scrumptious treats when first laying eyes on them.
7- Werewolf Cupcakes
This Halloween turn store-bought treats into adorably cute and slightly scary cupcake toppers. It’s easy to make a whole pack of these Reese’s Cup Werewolf Cupcakes for this fun holiday.
8- Monster Cupcakes
These adorably cute and slightly spooky Halloween Monster Cupcakes are sure to delight kids of all ages. Each brightly colored cupcake is wrapped in an edible chocolate wrapper and is decorated with candy googly eyes.
9- Sugar Ice Cream Cone
Witch Hat Cupcakes – decadent chocolate cupcakes topped with frosting, squiggly witch hair, and topped with an edible witch hat made with a crunchy, chocolate-covered, sugar ice cream cone for the perfect Halloween treat for any occasion!
10- Halloween Bundt Cake
Learn how to make a Halloween Bundt Cake with layers of spooky Halloween colors, topped with a chocolate ganache, and lots of Halloween sprinkles on top! This easy dessert starts with a cake mix that is dyed with neon gel food coloring to create those festive and colorful layers inside.
11- Pumpkin Cupcakes
These perfectly moist, tender and spiced Pumpkin Cupcakes with a Halloween festive Candy Corn frosting will definitely get you in the fall baking mood!
12- Purple Halloween Cupcakes Recipe
Looking for some easy Halloween cupcakes? These purple box cake mix treats are filled with orange pudding or custard and topped with a cool and spooky orange and black frosting swirl. Add your favorite spooky sprinkles like bloody eyeball candies and you’re good to go!
13- Chocolate Whoopie Pie Monsters
Made with cake mix, these Chocolate Whoopie Pie Monsters turn a basic chocolate whoopie pie recipe into a fun Halloween treat that the whole family will love. Stuffed with a creamy marshmallow filling, these monster treats are hard to resist!
14- FRANKENSTEIN CUPCAKES
These Frankenstein cupcakes can be made traditionally or a bit healthier. They’re super moist and chocolaty with an adorable, brutish face of Frankenstein. Can also be made gluten-free.
15- Mango Mousse Cake
If you love a recipe that can simultaneously satisfy your sweet tooth and transport you to a tropical local, then you are really going to love this delicious mango mousse cake recipe. With ripe mangoes and creamy mousse, it’s a breeze to make.
16- Carrot Cake With Pineapple
Everyone has a favorite dessert, and if you’ve got a soft spot for moist, rich cakes with a heartwarming hint of spice, then this Carrot Cake with Pineapple recipe might just become your new favorite.
17- Gory Halloween Cupcakes
These spooky, gory Halloween cupcakes are a winner for celebrating the spookiest night of the year. They’re sure to be a hit with zombies too!
18- Spooky Devil’s Horn Cupcake
Add a delightful taste of evil with this adorable and perfectly spooky spin on the classic devil’s food cake! These devil cupcakes make for an excellent thematic snack, dessert or Halloween party cupcake recipe that will spark some evil this season.
19- Zombie Cupcakes
These Zombie Cupcakes are super cute and spooky. Chocolate cupcakes topped with a chocolate frosting and crumbled Oreo cookies with a delicious fondant zombie on top.
20- COOKIE MONSTER RICE
I think these Cookie Monster Treats would be perfect for any Monster Party, preschooler Birthday Party or like we had them – as part our Halloween Party Food. You can probably make some Elmo’s to go with them too.
