Halloween Cake Recipes

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Halloween Buttermilk Bundt® Cake

A dense, moist Bundt® cake colored for Halloween. This cake can easily be converted to a gluten-free version simply by exchanging the wheat flour with your favorite cup-to-cup gluten-free flour.

By Buckwheat Queen

Rolled Fondant

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Makes a perfectly smooth coating for cakes. Roll it out to 1/4 inch thickness for best results. Glucose and glycerin can be found at most cake decorating supply stores. You may color it with three drops of whatever food coloring you desire.

By Marlene

Chocolate Web Cake

If you like chocolate, make this cake recipe of a chocolate cake with chocolate filling. You'll love it.

By Silvia Busse

Rick's Special Buttercream Frosting

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Use this recipe to get an ideal buttercream for frosting and borders on cakes, cupcakes, or even cookies.

By Rick Mazzuca

Popcorn Cake II

I think this is a fantastic recipe. I absolutely love it! Kids love it! I hope you will too. You may use cashews instead of peanuts if desired.

By AUTUMN/FALL

Marshmallow Fondant

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This is a very easy (and a little sticky at times) way to make a delicious fondant. It's great on cakes, cookies, or just for your little ones to play with! Leftovers will save in a tightly sealed container for a few weeks.

By Kiele Briscoe

Black Magic Cake

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Super spooky dark chocolate cake. Suitable for all your black magic get-togethers.

By Marsha

Pumpkin Cake

This recipe uses pumpkin puree in a cake batter seasoned like a pumpkin pie for a cake that is good anytime of the year.

By D Adams

Dirt Cake I

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This is a great conversation piece at parties. Adults love it as much as the children do. Get a new garden trowel, medium sized flower pot and artificial flower at a craft store for full effect.

By Tammy Hooper

Pumpkin Cake III

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Delicious pumpkin spice cake baked in a sheet pan. Very moist and great for potlucks. When cool, top with your favorite cream cheese frosting.

By SUE CASE

Kitty Litter Cake

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Great Halloween cake! You'll need a new kitty litter box, box liner and litter scoop as props to get the full effect with this cake!

By Dee

Pumpkin Sheet Cake

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This cake is great for potlucks!

By Sandy Rowe

Inspiration and Ideas

Halloween Cake Decorating Ideas

We've gathered some of our favorite recipes and decorating ideas so you can delight all your goblins and ghouls.

Graveyard Cake for Halloween

Use any chocolate cake or brownie recipe to make this easy dessert.

Cake Balls

More Sweet 'n Spooky Decorating Tips

Pumpkin Magic Cake with Maple Cinnamon Whipped Cream

Grandma Carol's Pumpkin Roll

Butterscotch Pumpkin Pudding Cake

This cake is so easy to make and tastes wonderful. Great take-along to any dinner invitation. Hosts will think you spent the day in the kitchen. To serve, drizzle with butterscotch sauce and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

Pumpkin Roll with Ginger and Pecans

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Pumpkin Pie Cake with Yellow Cake Mix

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PHILADELPHIA Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake
Pumpkin Upside Down Cake

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Pumpkin Spiced Dump Cake

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More Halloween Cake Recipes

Great Pumpkin Dessert

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This is a very easy cake made with canned pumpkin and yellow cake mix. Serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

By Nancy

Chocolate Candy Bar Cake

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I made this once for a family gathering and now everyone insists that it be at every gathering! It's so easy; you use a box cake mix! For chopping the chocolate bars, I put them in the freezer, then hit them with a hammer while still in the wrapper

By NOUELLETTE

Granny Kat's Pumpkin Roll

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This moist rolled cake has a rich cream cheese filling. Serve it cold. This will be a hit! It has a pinwheel look.

By Angela

Cake Pops

Birthdays, Easter, baby showers, or just because they are cute and taste good! Got this recipe from a friend and I must share... enjoy! There are many ways to be creative when making these... there are dozens of different types of sprinkles, or you can use different colors of candy melts and no sprinkles if you wish. Almost everything can be bought at a crafts store.

By faydra999

Pumpkin Squares

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These are good any time of year. They are excellent frosted with cream cheese icing.

By GINGER P

Pumpkin Cake I

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Even though pumpkin is a fall favorite, this spice cake recipe using canned pumpkin puree is good any time of the year.

By D Adams

Chocolate Magic Cake

This magical confection is part pudding, part cake, entirely delicious. Dust cake with confectioners' sugar before serving. Consider serving with berries, whipped cream or your favorite chocolate sauce.

By Julie Hubert

Cream Cheese Pumpkin Roll

This is great for a Halloween or Thanksgiving dessert.

By Junia Sonier

Chocolate Buttermilk Layer Cake

Buttermilk is beloved in recipes for its ability to make rich, moist cakes. This chocolate buttermilk layer cake uses a variety of your favorite chopped candy bars sprinkled between each layer and as a coating for a sweet, crunchy surprise. This will quickly become a family favorite.

By Butterfinger

Nickie's Apple-Pecan Cheesecake

Nickie, my boss, made this cheesecake and brought to work. Everyone raved about it, and it is to die for! I know of no one who does not like it, although it may not be so beautiful to look at.

By Lindy72

Pumpkin Cheesecake I

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I'm glad my mother gave me this recipe. I think it's better than regular pumpkin pie, because it doesn't have a really strong pumpkin taste.

By J M Thomas

Marie-Claude's Orange Cake

This cake is the one my mother is preparing like a chef! It is really simple but excellent. You cannot fail it. Good luck and degustez avec bon! (The cake will look dark orange so if you use black decoration on it, it is a perfect Halloween dessert).

By EMMITSKA

Pumpkin Crunch Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

This tastes a bit like pumpkin cheesecake on a sugar cookie crust, but the ingredients may surprise you (they did me!). This was served at a holiday party and everyone kept going back for more.

By Mimsy

Kit Kat® Bundt® Cake

I always have tons of Halloween candy from my kids and this is a great way to use up Kit Kats®. I served this at Thanksgiving for those who didn't want pie. Everybody loved this cake. Frosting will be like a syrup but will thicken as it cools.

By KELSEYANDTYLERSMOMMY

Potato Chocolate Cake

A versatile cake made with mashed potatoes and chocolate. Add 1 teaspoon each cinnamon and allspice for a chocolate spice cake!

By LOUANNL

Midnight Moon Cake

This moist chocolate cake from my grandma is glazed with lemon icing in an unusually great combination.

By Dee Turner

The Popcorn Cake

This recipe is great for parties, especially a child's. The cake is also great for holiday treats. I made it for our block party and it disappeared in 20 minutes.

By Linda K.

Pumpkin Roll with Toffee Cream Filling and Caramel Sauce

This a decadent a beautiful dessert to present at the end of a grand dinner. It's perfect for the holidays and not as difficult as it looks!

By Jenny Hensley

Pumpkin Pie No-Bake Cheesecake

For those of us who cannot bake cheesecake but love this classic dessert!

By Beattie-Bolin

Super Easy Halloween Cake

More nutritious than an ordinary cake and very simple to make. This is an orange and black treat! Decorate spookily! Bittersweet chocolate chips can also be used in this.

By ELEVIN

Pumpkin Patch "Dirt" Cake

Crushed chocolate cookies and ice cream make great 'dirt' for this spooky treat! This recipe was adapted from Strange-1's original pudding cake.

By Allrecipes Magazine

Pumpkin Upside-Down Cake

Pumpkin upside-down cake has replaced pumpkin pie in our household for 7 years. This is very good!

By Chad Baker

Trick or Treat Cheesecake

A rich treat that will get many compliments. You can add just about any candy bar combination. Let your imagination run wild. I used the Halloween cookies with orange filling; the flavor is still the same. Before serving, carefully remove sides of pan and place on a serving dish. I added candy corn on top before serving.

By luv2bake

Smart Cookie's Spiderweb Pumpkin Cheesecake

Pumpkin, gingersnaps, and pecans team up to form the ultimate fall cheesecake. A spider web marbling makes it extra spooky for Halloween. Start ahead, because if there's one word that describes this cheesecake, it's 'chilling.'

By Smart Cookie

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