Halloween is just around the corner. How’s your cupcake decorating ideas going? Have you thought of what you’ll be serving your spooky-loving friends and family yet?
We do take our Halloween pretty seriously, so even when it comes to serving cupcakes, it just has to have the right amount of spookiness. Just take a look at these drool-worthy cupcake decorations.
Spider Oreo Cupcakes
Pipe 4 legs on both sides of the Oreo that sits on top of the frosting. Pipe a tiny bit of chocolate on the bottom of two eyes and place on the Oreo.
Via Texanerin
Halloween Cone Witch Hat Cupcakes
These cupcakes don’t have to be for the kitchen expert. They are made with a box of chocolate cake mix and rather the fun is in the design.
Zombie Brain Cupcakes
Celebrate Halloween with some delicious blood red beet spice cupcakes with simple brain icing decorations any zombie (or zombie fan) can appreciate. The recipe uses beets instead of artificial food coloring. Perfect for the Walking Dead.
Via Bren Did
Bloody Red Velvet Cupcakes
Bloody Red Velvet Cupcakes: traditional red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting drizzled with raspberry coulis. Decorated finished cupcakes with royal icing knives.
Two-Tone Rose Red Velvet Cupcakes
This two-tone icing effect is very striking but isn’t complicated to do and could be used with whichever two colors you choose, the rose pattern is achieved using a Wilton 2D nozzle.
Via Domestic Gothess
Drácula Cupcakes
These cupcakes are as mysterious as the Dark Lord himself. Fairly simple to decorate, you just need extra black buttercream frosting with a smattering of red sprinkles.
Monster Cupcakes
Brightly colored cupcakes with candy eyes on them — kids and adults alike will surely get a kick out of these!
Via Life with the Crust Cut Off
Witch’s Legs Cupcakes
Using fondant, make the two legs and shoes. If you can’t get the stripes on the legs just right, try using a solid color orange or purple instead.
Via Punchbowl
Monster Strawberry Cupcakes
These strawberries have come alive! Moist strawberry cupcakes with vanilla buttercream and crushed Oreo cookies with a frightening strawberry monster. These Monster Strawberry Cupcakes will make a killer impression at your next Halloween party!
Via Yummy Crumble
Skeleton Cupcakes
Who could resist a cute cupcake with a skeletal frame comprised of a marshmallow skull and yogurt mini pretzel ribs supported by a lollipop stick? Whip up a batch of these bony characters with your favorite cake mix and canned frosting.
Via Woman’s Day
Slimy Cupcakes
Seriously so easy and yet big difference! Why not gross out the kids and whip up some of these slimy treats?!
Graveyard Cupcakes
Chop up a couple of handfuls of Mini Snickers, Milky Ways, Twix and 3 Musketeers bars to sprinkle on top of the frosted cupcake. To make the skeleton hands and bones, simply melt white chocolate chips, and use a piping bag to draw the shapes onto a parchment paper-lined baking tray.
Black Cats and the Hollow Moon
Melted candy lollipops form the full moons backlighting these bad-omen cats.
Don’t you just love how these cupcake decorating ideas scream Halloween? Spooky, creepy and with just the right amount of blood and gore. (Okay, not really gore!)
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