Hi spooky pals!! If you’re ready to elevate your Halloween festivities, I’ve got a delightful treat in store for you. I’ve compiled a selection of my best Halloween cupcake ideas from this year that are both easy and scrumptious. No need for complex recipes or advanced baking skills – I wanted to keep things simple and straightforward. Whether you’re a seasoned baker or a novice, these ideas are designed to be do-able, but still produce show-stopping results.
1. Jack-O-Lantern Cupcakes:
- Pipe a dollop of buttercream on top of your cupcake to create a pumpkin shape. I used a sultan tip to try to replicate the ridges and lumps of a pumpkin.
- Place the cupcake upside down on a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet and freeze for at least 10 minutes.
- Peel off the parchment paper to reveal a flat top.
- Cut a jack-o-lantern face out of a piece of parchment paper, then use this as a stencil with black buttercream to create a jack-o-lantern face.
- Let the cupcakes come to room temperature before serving.
2. Brain Cupcakes:
- Pipe pink buttercream into a sphere-shaped silicone mold with a round tip in a squiggly brain pattern. If you want to try to be anatomically accurate, make sure to separate your brain into two hemispheres!
- Place the cupcake upside down on top of the mold and pop in the freezer for at least 10 minutes.
- Once set, peel the cupcake out of the mold to reveal your brains!
- Allow the cupcakes to come to room temperature before serving.
3. Classic Pumpkin Cupcakes:
- Use a large round tip to pipe arcs along the curve of the cupcake, starting at the outside edge and moving inwards. The final line in the centre should be nearly straight.
- Add a stem using a large open star tip, such as Wilton 4B.
4. Oreo Spider Cupcakes:
- Pipe a swirl of buttercream on top of your cupcake using your preferred piping tip. I used a Wilton 4B.
- Place an Oreo cookie in the centre of the swirl.
- Use black buttercream to pipe eight tiny spider legs, and add googly eyes for the finishing touch!
5. 3D Pumpkin Cupcakes:
- Pipe a small dab of frosting onto the top of the cupcake and place a Lindor chocolate on top.
- Using a Wilton 1M piping tip, pipe a line from the top of the cupcake up to the top of the chocolate.
- Repeat this piping all the way around to create the 3D pumpkin effect.
- Add a stem using a large open star tip, such as Wilton 4B.
There you have it! Whether you choose to craft the classic pumpkins, the eerie brains, the creepy crawly spiders, the 3D pumpkins, or the mischievous jack-o-lanterns, remember that the joy of baking and sharing these treats is what makes this season truly magical. Happy baking!
All of these designs are made with my American buttercream recipe, which you can find here (and here is a post that gives all my fav tricks for getting a nice rich black colour!).
