21 Halloween Cupcake Recipes To Try This Year

by Carole John

1. Witch Hat Cupcakes

Easy Halloween Cupcake Recipes

The witch hat cupcakes are spooky and super cute, perfect for a Halloween party. They require simple ingredients to make, and the decorated ice cream cones make an adorable scary topper for these treats. The main ingredients include unsweetened natural cocoa powder, milk, all-purpose flour, baking soda, granulated sugar, egg, and frosting. Find the full recipe at Food Network. 

easy halloween cupcake recipes
Source: Food Network

2. Creepy Halloween Spider Cupcakes

The creepy Halloween spider cupcakes are tasty and easy to make. The creepy spiders on top of the cupcakes make them a perfect treat for Halloween parties, which the kids will enjoy. The main ingredients include cake, frosting, clear vanilla extract, milk, and small plastic spiders. Find the full recipe at Taste of the Frontier. 

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3.Pumpkin Spice Pudding Halloween Cupcakes

These pumpkin spice pudding cupcakes are a perfect treat for children and adults on Halloween. They are super tasty and filled with fall flavors and colors. It requires simple ingredients, including all-purpose flour, pumpkin spice pudding mix, baking powder, eggs, and apple cider. Find the full recipe at Lady Behind The Curtain. 

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4. Floating Ghost Cupcakes

Halloween cupcake recipes

The floating ghost cupcakes are super cute and spooky perfect for a Halloween party treat. They are easy to make, and you have the perfect treat for everyone with a few ingredients. The main ingredients include standard-sized cupcakes, chocolate frosting, cornstarch, white fondant, sphere lollipops, and black decorating icing. Find the full recipe at Tara Tea Spoon. 

Source: Tara Tea Spoon. 

5. Zombie Halloween Cupcakes

Simple Halloween cupcakes recipes

The zombie Halloween cupcakes are a great treat that the kids will enjoy. The tombstones and zombie hand toppings make them super spooky and scary. The main ingredients include cupcakes, Oreo decorations, pumpkin buttercream, and chocolate buttercream. Find the full recipe at Pantry and Larder. 

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Source: Pantry and Larder. 

6. Spider web Cupcakes

Halloween cupcake recipes

The super spooky and cute spider web cupcakes are a perfect treat to serve to everyone on Halloween. They are easy to make, design, and decorate. The main ingredients include sugar, butter, eggs, sour cream, milk, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, unsweetened cocoa, and frosting. Find the full recipe at Land O Lakes. 

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Source: Land O Lakes. 

7. Bloody Knife Cupcakes:Halloween cupcake recipes

These spooky cupcakes are a perfect fit for a Halloween party and will impress fans of the walking dead. The bloody knife cakes require simple ingredients for a super scary Halloween treat to be enjoyed by everyone. They are easy to make and decorate. The main ingredients include Chocolate Cupcake, Vanilla Frosting, Red gel blood, and Candy Knife for the Bloody Knife. Find the full recipe at A Magical Mess. 

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Source: A magical Mess

8. Cinderella Cupcakes

Simple Halloween cupcakes recipes

These Cinderella cupcakes are super cute and tasty, perfect for a Halloween party. These will be pleasing to all the princesses at the party, especially those dressed as Cinderella.  The main ingredients include vanilla cake mix, buttercream frosting, blue food coloring, and large and mini marshmallows. Find the full recipe at Delish. 

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Source: Delish

9. Vampire cupcakes

Vampire cupcakes are a perfect Halloween treat when having a vampire Halloween party. They are super cute and spooky, leaving your guests impressed with the creativity. The main include red velvet cupcakes, buttercream, white ready-to-roll fondant, black fondant, red fondant, White sprinkles, red food coloring, and white alcohol for the toppings. Find the full recipe at Good to Know. 

Source: Good to Know

10. Cookie Bat Cupcakes

These super cute and spooky cookie bat cupcakes are easy to make and decorate for a perfect Halloween treat.  The toppings of bats are made from store-bought cookies and candies. The main ingredients include chocolate cupcakes, vanilla buttercream, gel food coloring, chocolate peanut butter minis, royal icing, and candy eyeballs. Find the full recipe at GH. 

simple halloween cupcakes recipes
Source: GH

11. Creepy Halloween Skull Cupcakes

Simple Halloween cupcakes recipes

The Creepy Halloween Skull Cupcakes are inspired by the ‘Night of the Living Dead movie. They are super spooky and scary, a perfect treat for a Halloween party. The main ingredients include devil’s food cake mix, eggs, vegetable oil, vanilla frosting, and chocolate frosting. Find the full recipe at allrecipes. 

Simple Halloween cupcakes recipes
Source: allrecipes

12. Bleeding Cupcakes: Halloween cupcake recipes

These bleeding cupcakes are spooky and guaranteed to surprise your guest; perfect for a Halloween party. The black cupcakes are filled with blood-red chocolate that drips as if the cupcake is bleeding for the bleeding cupcake illusion. The main ingredients include chocolate cake, extra black gel food coloring, chocolate buttercream, white chocolate chips, heavy cream, soft brown food coloring, and Halloween sprinkles of choice. Find the full recipe at  The Favour Bender. 

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Source: The Favour Bender

13. Halloween Graveyard Brownie Cupcakes

These cupcakes are scary, and a favorite Halloween treats for everyone. The spooky graveyard theme with little tombstones and scary writings will surprise the guests. The main ingredients include brownie cupcakes, chocolate buttercream frosting, and decorations including speculoos cookies, powdered sugar, black food coloring, crushed cookies, and skull candies. Find the full recipe at  Jessica Gavin. 

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Source: Jessica Gavin

14. Monster Mouthfuls Cupcakes

The monster mouthful cupcakes are super tasty and brightly colored and a perfect treat for a Halloween party. They are easy to make, and you can use leftover candies, tootsie rolls, and chocolate chips. The main ingredients include cupcakes, large candy eyeballs, a blue icing pouch, a yellow icing pouch, a red icing pouch, an orange icing pouch, and a green and black icing pouch. Find the full recipe at Wilton.

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Source: Wilton

15. Berry-Stuffed Cupcakes

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These berry-Stuffed cupcakes are super cute and easy to make. They are light and moist, can be enjoyed by everyone, and are a perfect Halloween party treat. The main ingredients include vanilla cupcakes, mixed berry jam, and vanilla frosting. Find the full recipe at GH. 

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Source: GH

16. Mouse Cupcakes: Halloween cupcake recipes

These mouse cupcakes are a perfect Halloween treat that the children will love. The cupcakes are super cute with a cute mice costume and will leave your guests impressed. They are easy to decorate with desiccated coconut and food coloring. The main ingredients include vanilla frosting cupcakes, mini vanilla wafers, desiccated coconut, small pink jelly beans, black pearls, black licorice laces, and cheese-slice cupcakes. Full recipe at GH. 

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Source: GH

17. Skeleton Cupcakes

These skeleton cupcakes decoration is a little silly and a little spooky. They are kid-friendly and perfect for a Halloween party. They are easy to make and can use as home-baked or store-bought cupcakes. The main ingredients include marshmallows, a candy necklace, candy googly eyes, a small tube of white decorating gel, frosted cupcakes, and cake pop sticks. Find the full recipe at Hallmark. 

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Source: Hallmark

18. Owl Cupcakes

Decorate Halloween cupcake ideas

These Owl cupcakes are super cute and spooky perfect for a Halloween party. They are easy to make, with Oreos creating adorable cupcakes that look great on a Halloween table.  The main ingredients include chocolate cake batter, tub chocolate frosting, Oreos, chocolate mini M&Ms, and orange mini M&Ms. Find the full recipe at Delish. 

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Source: Delish

19. Kitten Cupcakes:Halloween cupcake recipes

These chocolate cupcakes are super cute and impressive. They are easy to make and are a perfect fit for a Halloween party treat. Main ingredients include Black, orange, or purple cupcake liners, unsweetened cocoa, granulated sugar, packed brown sugar, baking powder, all-purpose flour, milk, canola oil and decorations, gummy black raspberry candies, Black sprinkles, Black and orange sanding sugars, green M&M’s. The full recipe is at Woman’s Day. 

Source: Woman's Day

20. Caramel Corn Cupcakes

Halloween cupcake recipes

These Carmel corn cupcakes are easy to make and super sweet, a perfect dessert idea for a Halloween party. They are topped with fluffy caramel frosting adding to the beauty of the nutty brown butter cupcakes. The main ingredients include unsalted butter, granulated sugar, eggs, whole milk, pure vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking powder, almond flour, and frosting. Find the full recipe at A Classic Twist. 

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Source: A Classic Twist

21. Full Moon Cupcakes

Decorate Halloween cupcake ideas

The full moon cupcakes are extremely beautiful on the Halloween table to leave your guest impressed. They are easy to make and super delicious, rich, moist, and chocolatey to be enjoyed by everyone. The main ingredients include Chocolate Cookies, Brownie cupcakes, Chocolate Buttercream, and powdered sugar and milk for decoration. Find the full recipe at Butternut Bakery. 

Full Moon Halloween Cupcakes
Source: Butternut Bakery

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