Halloween is the perfect time to get creative with your baking, and these easy Halloween cupcake ideas are just what you need. From spooky decorations to festive flavors, this guide offers a variety of fun and simple cupcake designs that will delight both kids and adults.
Whether you’re hosting a party or just want to make a fun treat for the family, these cupcakes are sure to impress with their festive flair and delicious taste.
Table Of Contents
- Oreo Spider Cookie Cupcakes
- Frankenstein Cupcakes (Chocolate Cupcakes with Green Icing)
- Vampire Bite Cupcakes
- Bloody Skull Cupcakes
- Devil Cupcakes
- Hocus Pocus Cupcakes
- Spooky Spider Web Cupcakes
- Witch Hat Cupcakes
- Red velvet Halloween cupcakes
- Candy Corn Cupcake
- Halloween Ghost Cupcakes
- Broken Glass Halloween Cupcakes
- Graveyard Halloween Cupcakes
- Scream Cupcakes
- Bleeding Black Cupcakes – Halloween Cupcakes
- Chocolate Bat Cupcakes
- Witch Cauldron Cupcakes
- Ghost & Candy Corn Mini Cupcakes
- Caramel-Stuffed Chocolate Cupcakes
- Halloween Swirled Cupcakes
- Zombie Eyeball Cupcakes
- Decorated Halloween Cupcakes
- Werewolf Cupcakes
- Orange Halloween Cupcakes
- Mummy Cupcakes
- Monster Cupcakes
- Graveyard Cupcakes
- Halloween Jack o’lantern Cupcakes
- Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe with Vanilla Buttercream
- Spooky Red Velvet Cupcakes
Oreo Spider Cookie Cupcakes
These spider cupcakes with Oreo cookies are so fun and cute! This is the perfect Halloween cupcake recipe for kids Halloween parties.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 18 mins
- Servings: 24
Ingredients
- White Cake Mix
- Egg White
- Vegetable Oil
- Vanilla Extract- Food Coloring
- Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
- Sandwich Cookies
- Black Decorating Icing
- Edible Eyes
Frankenstein Cupcakes (Chocolate Cupcakes with Green Icing)
These Frankenstein cupcakes are irresistibly adorable! Topped with black jimmies for hair and googly eyes on their faces, these charming chocolate cupcakes with green icing will be a standout on your Halloween food table. Perfect for adding a fun and festive touch to your celebration, they’re sure to impress both kids and adults alike.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Servings: 24
Chocolate Cupcakes
- Chocolate cake mix
- Instant chocolate pudding mix
- Egg
- Sour cream
- Vegetable oil
- Water
Green Buttercream Frosting
- Unsalted butter
- Salt
- Vanilla
- Milk
- Powdered Sugar
- Green food coloring
Frankenstein Embellishments
- Chocolate chips
- Jimmy sprinkles
- Googley eye candy
Vampire Bite Cupcakes
These spooky vampire bite cupcakes are perfect for a Halloween celebration! They feature triple chocolate cupcakes filled with strawberry jam and topped with blood-bitten vanilla buttercream. Plus, they are gluten-free and can easily be made dairy-free, making them a versatile and delicious treat for everyone to enjoy.
- Prep: 1 hr
- Cook: 20 mins
- Servings: 11
Ingredients
- chocolate chips
- unsalted butter
- milk
- instant coffee
- vanilla extract
- egg
- coconut sugar or brown sugar
- gluten-free all-purpose flour with xanthan gum
- unsweetened cocoa powder
- baking soda
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Bloody Skull Cupcakes
Give your guests the heebie-jeebies with these Bloody Skull Cupcakes! This fun yet creepy dessert is perfect for a Halloween party, featuring eerie skull designs and a spooky blood effect. Delightfully chilling, they are sure to be a hit with all your guests.
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
Ingredients
- wilton white candy melts
- Chocolate skull mold
- triple chocolate cake mix
- egg
- unsalted sweet cream butter
- whole milk
- powdered sugar
- vanilla extract
- heavy whipping cream
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Devil Cupcakes
These cute little devil cupcakes are an impish treat! Rich red velvet cupcakes are topped with black buttercream frosting and decorated with red fondant horns. Perfect for adding a mischievous touch to your Halloween celebration, these cupcakes are as delicious as they are festive.
- Prep: 45 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Servings: 12
Ingredients
- all-purpose flour
- unsweetened cocoa powder
- baking soda
- salt
- granulated sugar
- unsalted butter
- egg
- vanilla extract
- white vinegar
- red gel food coloring
- buttermilk
- ……
Hocus Pocus Cupcakes
These Hocus Pocus Cupcakes are a festive Halloween treat inspired by the iconic movie. They feature moist chocolate cupcakes topped with rich buttercream frosting, decorated with candy eyes, witch hats, and other spooky details.
- Prep: 40 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Servings: 24
Ingredients
- unsweetened cocoa powder
- espresso powder
- all-purpose flour
- granulated sugar
- baking soda
- baking powder
- salt
- cup milk
- egg
- vegetable oil
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Spooky Spider Web Cupcakes
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These Spiderweb Cupcakes are a fun and spooky treat for Halloween. Made with your favorite chocolate or vanilla cupcakes, they are topped with a rich buttercream frosting and decorated with an easy spiderweb design using black icing.
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Servings: 24
Ingredients
- Chocolate cupcake mix (typically calls for oil, eggs, and water)
- Purple frosting (I used Pillsbury Funfetti Bold Purple Vanilla)]
- White frosting
- Confetti sprinkles (green, purple, blue and/or black)
Witch Hat Cupcakes
These Witch Hat Cupcakes are a delightful and festive treat for Halloween. Made with your choice of cupcakes, they are topped with a swirl of buttercream frosting and adorned with adorable witch hat decorations crafted from cookies and chocolate kisses.
- Prep: 40 mins
- Cook: 25 mins
- Servings: 16
Ingredients
- all-purpose flour
- unsweetened cocoa powder
- baking powder
- salt
- granulated sugar
- vegetable oil
- egg
- milk
- vanilla extract
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Red velvet Halloween cupcakes
These red velvet Halloween cupcakes feature a flavorful, tender sponge paired with smooth and delicious cream cheese frosting. To add a spooky touch, they are topped with a gory, blood-red syrup. Perfect for any Halloween celebration, these cupcakes combine taste and festive flair.
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 25 mins
- Servings: 12
Ingredients
- eggs
- self-raising white flour
- white caster sugar
- margarine
- whole milk
- cocoa powder
- red gel food colouring
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Candy Corn Cupcake
Celebrate the sweetness of fall with this candy corn cupcake recipe. Featuring a moist vanilla base, these cupcakes are tri-layered in festive hues and topped with candy corn for an eye-catching treat. Perfect for Halloween or any autumn celebration, these cupcakes are as delightful to look at as they are to eat.
- Prep: 30 mins
- Cook: 25 mins
- Servings: 12
Ingredients
- white granulated sugar
- vegetable oil
- egg
- pure vanilla extract
- sour cream
- all-purpose flour
- baking powder
- salt
- milk
- Yellow food dye
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Halloween Ghost Cupcakes
Create spooky Halloween Ghost Cupcakes with this easy recipe. These cupcakes feature a moist chocolate base topped with a ghostly marshmallow frosting and adorable candy eyes. Perfect for Halloween parties, they’re both fun and delicious.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Servings: 24
Ingredients
- Chocolate cake box mix
- frosting
- Candy eyes
Broken Glass Halloween Cupcakes
The Halloween broken glass cupcakes recipe is a spooky treat featuring cupcakes topped with shard-like candy glass and edible blood, perfect for a festive fright.
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 50 mins
- Servings: 24
Ingredients
- white cake box mix
- water
- vegetable oil
- egg
- strawberry pie filling
- powdered sugar
- salt
- unsalted butter
- vanilla extract
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Graveyard Halloween Cupcakes
These Graveyard Halloween Cupcakes are a spooky addition to your Halloween party. Featuring a rich chocolate base, they are topped with crushed Oreo “dirt” and decorated with tombstone cookies and candy bones for an eerie effect.
- Prep: 30 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Servings: 24
Ingredients
- Chocolate cake mix
- chocolate frosting
- Milano cookies
- cake decorating frosting
- Halloween bones sprinkle
Pots and Utensils
- Muffin/cupcake tin
- Muffin cup
- Toothpick
- small bowl
Scream Cupcakes
These Scream Cupcakes are a fun and eerie treat inspired by the iconic movie. Featuring a moist cupcake base topped with a spooky scream face made from fondant, these cupcakes are perfect for Halloween parties.
Ingredients
- Flour
- Baking Powder
- Salt
- Sugar
- Milk
- Vegetable Oil
- Vanilla Silk Yogurt
- Egg
- Vanilla
- Red Food Coloring Gel
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Bleeding Black Cupcakes – Halloween Cupcakes
These Bleeding Black Cupcakes are a deliciously spooky treat. They feature black chocolate cupcakes filled with a rose-flavored white chocolate ganache and are topped with black-tinted chocolate buttercream. Fun to make and eat, these cupcakes are perfect for adding a touch of eerie elegance to your Halloween festivities.
Black Cupcakes
- chocolate cake
- Extra black gel food coloring
Black Frosting
- chocolate buttercream
- Extra black gel food coloring
Red White Chocolate Filling
- white chocolate chips
- heavy cream
- rose water extract
- sea salt
- red gel food coloring
- Soft brown gel food coloring
Decorating
- Halloween sprinkles of your choice
Chocolate Bat Cupcakes
These bat cupcakes are perfect for a spooky Halloween treat with their moist chocolate base and adorable bat decorations. Each cupcake features rich chocolate flavors, complemented by a fun and easy-to-make edible bat topper.
- Prep: 60 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Servings: 20
Ingredients
- chocolate cake mix
- salted butter
- egg
- sour cream
- milk
- vanilla extract
- unsweetened cocoa powder
- hot water or heated heavy cream
- powdered sugar
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Witch Cauldron Cupcakes
Witch Cauldron Cupcakes are moist dark chocolate treats topped with fluffy buttercream frosting and ghoulish sprinkles, all served in adorable witch cauldrons. They are easy to make, cute, and ghoulishly delicious, making them the perfect Halloween cupcakes.
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Servings: 18
Ingredient
- all purpose flour
- unsweetened dark cocoa powder
- sugar
- baking powder
- baking soda
- salt
- buttermilk
- vegetable oil
- egg
- hot water
- vanilla extract
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Ghost & Candy Corn Mini Cupcakes
What a fun and cute Halloween cupcake recipe! These mini ghost and candy corn cupcakes are perfect for little kid’s Halloween parties!
Ingredients
- Classic White Cake
- White Decorator Icing
- Pink Icing Color
- Violet Icing Color
- Orange Icing Color
- Ghost with Candy Corn Icing Decorations
- White Decorator Icing
Caramel-Stuffed Chocolate Cupcakes
These Caramel-Stuffed Chocolate Cupcakes are incredibly moist, featuring generous swirls of vanilla buttercream and a gooey caramel center. The best part? They’re topped with homemade gold caramel skulls, making them both delicious and eye-catching!
- Prep: 2 hrs
- Cook: 22 mins
- Servings: 20
Ingredients
- unsalted butter
- granulated sugar
- brown sugar
- egg
- vanilla extract
- buttermilk
- sour cream
- water, or brewed coffee
- all-purpose flour
- unsweetened cocoa powder
- baking soda
- salt
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Halloween Swirled Cupcakes
These Halloween Swirled Cupcakes are a vibrant and festive treat perfect for your Halloween celebrations. Made with a simple yellow cake mix, the batter is divided and colored in black and orange before being swirled together for a spooky effect. Topped with colorful buttercream frosting and festive sprinkles, these cupcakes are sure to delight both kids and adults.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 23 mins
- Servings: 22
Cupcakes
- yellow cake mix
- egg
- butter
- water
- black gel paste color
- electric orange gel paste color
Frosting
- butter
- powdered sugar
- heavy cream
- Electric Orange Electric Green, Electric Purple and Regal Purple
- Halloween sprinkles
Zombie Eyeball Cupcakes
These Zombie Eyeball Cupcakes are a spooky treat perfect for Halloween. Featuring moist cupcakes topped with white frosting, red gel “blood,” and gummy eyeball candies, they are both creepy and delicious. Easy to make, these cupcakes are sure to be a hit at your Halloween party.
Ingredients
- cup flour
- sugar
- salt
- baking soda
- baking powder
- unsalted butter
- egg white
- vanilla
- sour cream
- whole milk
- ……
Decorated Halloween Cupcakes
These Halloween cupcakes are perfect for your spooky celebrations. They feature rich chocolate cupcakes topped with creamy frosting and decorated with fun Halloween-themed designs like ghosts, monsters, and pumpkins.
- Prep: 45 mins
- Servings: 12
Werewolf Cupcakes
These Werewolf Cupcakes are a delightful Halloween treat. Featuring chocolate cupcakes topped with Reese’s Cup werewolf faces, they are decorated with yellow candy eyes, black M&M noses, and chocolate fangs. Easy to make and fun to eat, these cupcakes will be a hit at any Halloween party.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Servings: 1
Ingredients
Reese’s Cup Werewolves
- light cocoa candy melts
- Reese’s Cup
- Reese’s Cup Mini
- black M&M’s
- yellow candy eyes
- light cocoa candy melts wafers
- white candy melts
Decorating the Cupcakes
- chocolate cupcakes
- thick chocolate frosting
- Whoppers (small malted milk balls)
- candy bones
Orange Halloween Cupcakes
Mini cupcakes are perfect for little hands. The orange and white is so pretty and the pumpkin just tops it all off. The cream cheese frosting is so good and easy to make.
- Prep: 17 mins
- Cook: 30 mins
- Servings: 24
Ingredients
- all-purpose flour
- baking powder
- baking soda
- salt
- butter
- granulated sugar
- egg
- orange extract
- vanilla extract
- orange juice
- buttermilk
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Mummy Cupcakes
These Mummy Cupcakes are a fun and spooky Halloween treat that kids will love. Perfect for serving at a Halloween party!
Ingredients
- Dark chocolate fudge cupcake mix, eggs, water, oil
- Creamy vanilla frosting
- White pearl Sixlets
- Black food coloring marker
- Halloween confetti sprinkles
- Black cupcake liners
- Decorating bag
- Small flat decorating tip
Monster Cupcakes
These Monster Cupcakes are a spooky and fun treat for Halloween! Using a devil’s food cake mix and homemade buttercream, the cupcakes are topped with vibrant, colorful frosting and decorated with candy eyes for a monster-like appearance. They’re easy to make, perfect for parties, and a hit with kids.
Ingredients
- softened butter
- powdered sugar
- vanilla extract
- Heavy cream or half and half
- Food coloring
- Candy Eyes
- Devil’s Food Mix
Graveyard Cupcakes
These Graveyard Cupcakes are perfect for Halloween! Made with chocolate cake mix, they’re topped with chocolate frosting, crushed Oreo “dirt,” and Vienna Finger cookie tombstones. Adorned with Mellowcreme Pumpkins, these spooky treats are easy to make and fun to display at any Halloween party.
Ingredients
- chocolate cake mix
- cupcake liners Halloween colors
- Oreo cookies
- Keebler Vienna Fingers cookies
- Brach’s Mellowcreme Pumpkins
- chocolate frosting
- sandwich Ziploc bag
Halloween Jack o’lantern Cupcakes
These Halloween Jack o’lantern Cupcakes are cute little jack o’lantern buckets filled with chocolate cupcakes that are filled with candies and topped with even more candies. As a kid, I dreamed of candy. Childhood dreams really do come true…
- Prep: 20 mins
- Total: 45 mins
- Servings: 12
Ingredients
- chocolate cupcakes
- smarties (‘scaries’) or candies (to fill cupcake)
- chocolate frosting
- black licorice
- variety of candies for topping
- orange paper ice cream/dessert cups
- black marker
Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe with Vanilla Buttercream
These Easy Chocolate Cupcakes are moist and tender, made even richer with an unexpected ingredient—mayonnaise! Topped with fluffy vanilla buttercream that includes a touch of cream cheese for extra creaminess and stability, these cupcakes are perfect for any occasion. They won’t fall apart when you take a bite and are sure to be a hit with everyone.
Ingredients
- unsweetened natural cocoa powder
- baking soda
- baking powder
- salt
- espresso powder (optional)
- eggs
- granulated sugar
- vanilla extract
- mayonnaise
- water
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Spooky Red Velvet Cupcakes
These Spooky Red Velvet Cupcakes are perfect for Halloween, featuring rich red velvet cupcakes topped with eerie decorations like black frosting, candy eyes, and sprinkles. They’re fun to make and add a spooky touch to any Halloween celebration.
Ingredients
- All purpose Flour
- Corn Flour
- Baking Soda
- Powdered Sugar
- Buttermilk
- Oil
- Vinegar
- Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- Red Velvet Emulsion
- Salt
- ……
