“This post/recipe is from Heather and it originally appeared on SugarDishMe.com”

I freaking love Halloween.

Every year we throw a costume party at my house. And we go ALL OUT.

We start decorating in early September (because otherwise it’s not worth the effort. I do the same thing at Christmas – don’t hate). It’s an unspoken competition to see who is going to show up in the best / funniest / most creative costume.

We usually order pizza because I don’t want to spend my day making food. I want to paint my face, carve pumpkins, and replace all my lightbulbs with Edison bulbs for spook-factor.

But I DO make appetizers. And I DO make dessert.

My most popular Halloween dessert is this Bloody Good Cheesecake. It’s an easy red velvet cheesecake recipe but has a glaze made with red food dye and light corn syrup that is completely creep-tastic.

I don’t usually like making recipes where you have to go out and buy a thing to make it happen. And I will say that you CAN make this cake in two 9 X 9 or 8 X 8 round pans. I actually tested both to be sure. BUT THE SKULL CAKES Y’ALL.

They are super cool.

THE CAKE

This cake is dense and dark. It’s super rich and moist and I will warn you ahead of time that it’s not a one-bowl cake. You are gonna get some dishes dirty. But IT IS SOOOOO WORTH IT.

It’s a Devil’s Food Cake recipe that I tweaked a little. I love the results and you will, too!

You don’t have to have fancy cocoa to make these Black magic Skull Cakes, but you DO need to use dutch process cocoa. Hershey’s Special Dark works if you just wanna grab what you can at the store.

Another fun thing to note: BROWN SUGAR.

SKULL CAKE DECORATING

Heads up: these cakes are not easy to decorate with frosting. I definitely could have gotten fancy with some piping bags and colored buttercream, but I am always in a hurry and I like easy. So my FAVORITE way to decorate these skull cakes is just to dust them with a little powdered sugar or cocoa powder.

BLACK MAGIC SKULL CAKES

Heather says,

Black Magic Skull Cakes are perfect for all your halloween celebrating. Dark, dense devil’s food cake made in a fun skull cake pan!

Reposted with permission from Heather at SugarDishMe.com

Heather blogs at Sugar Dish Me where she shares tried and true, tested recipes that work well in a home kitchen, without lots of complicated stuff.  Her goal on her blog is to give you simple, family-friendly, fresh recipes with un-complicated ingredients, that you can find in a  regular store, on a regular budget.

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• Little Chocolate Skeleton Men Cookies

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“This post/recipe originally appeared on my main blog BigBearsWife.com for  #HalloweenTreatsWeek”

It’s kind of appropriate that we’re watching Hocus Pocus while I work on this post for this Melting Witch Cake. Well, not that any of the witches in Hocus Pocus melt but it’s a witch movie and this is a witch dessert.

As always we’re in full Halloween mode! Today I’m sharing this fun Melting Witch Poke cake because Y’all know I love my Melting Witch Desserts!!

This cake goes perfectly with my Melting Witch Hot Chocolate and Melting Witch Brownies! I’m thinking that we need to have a Melting Witch party one night featuring all types of Melting Witch treats and watch Halloween movies!

That sounds perfect to me!

OK, y’all see those cute witch hats that are on top of this poke cake? They’re so easy to make. I’ve got a post here about how to make them. I’ve used them for all of my melting witch desserts.

Then this cake, well it couldn’t be easier.

You can use the chocolate cake recipe that I have below or you can use a box cake mix! Either will work for this cake.

Oh and that easy Melting Witch topping on the cake? It’s just whipped topping with some green food coloring!

Melting Witch Poke Cake

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“Shared with permission from Valentina at TheBakingFairy.net”

Super easy Halloween desserts are perfect for everyone! Sometimes from scratch is awesome but let’s be realy here, sometimes you just want to decorate fun treats with your kids or for a party and these Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Mummies are the answer.

Valentina shows you how to turn a plain ol’ pumpkin bread mix into the cutest mummies ever!– Angie, Southern Halloween Queen

You could really make these with any kind of cake mix or recipe but I’m kinda loving the fact that she used pumpkin bread since we all know pumpkin goes perfect with Halloween. 

Valentina also has some ideas on how to make these mummies if you don’t have a gingerbread men cookie cutter!

Make sure to click the link below to check it out!

PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE CHIP MUMMIES

Valentina says,

This is seriously SO stupid easy but so adorable! These Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Mummiesare made with store-bought pumpkin bread mix that’s jazzed up with chocolate, cut up with a gingerbread man cookie cutter {it’s totally fine to dip into your Christmas supplies this early!}, and decorated with simple frosting and candy eyes. These would be a super fun activity for kids to do, too!

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“This post/recipe is from Kayrn and it originally appeared on PintSizedBaker.com”

Well I saw the thing a comin’ out of the sky

It had a one long horn and one big eye

I commenced to shakin’ and I said oo-ooee

It looks like a purple people eater to me!”

So, I took the song a bit literally and made some One-Eyed, One-Horned Flying Purple Eater and their delicious little flying saucers!

I think I covered all my bases!

 

 I decided to make this count as my Birthday Cake. I’m a Halloween Birthday Baby and I love my crazy cakes. And what makes it better are the cake pops!

This project was so fun.

 

 

Don’t know how to make Cake Pops? Kayren has got you covered! Check out her videos along with my tips on my Cake Pop Tutorials Page.

 

 

Flying Purple People Eater Cake Pops

Flying Purple People Eater Cake Pops

Yield: 6 Purple People Eater Cake Pops

Prep Time: 55 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

These cake pops look just like Flying Purple People Eaters Cake Pops! They're fun to make and even more fun to eat!

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Ingredients

• 8 -inch cakes, frosted
• 2 jumbo cupcakes, frosted
• 6 Purple People Eater Cake Pops

FOR THE PURPLE PEOPLE EATERS

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• 1/4 of a 9×13 cake
• purple candy melts
• banana candy
• white M&M\'s
• 2 tbls frosting
• food coloring pens

Instructions

Make and frost your cake and cupcakes. Put them into the fridge to stay firm while you make your cake pops.

Combine the cake and frosting in a mixer with a paddle attachment, roll into a round shape and place in the fridge.

Melt your purple candy melts and get your supplies ready.

Dip your cake pops in the candy melts and tap off the excess. Dip 1/3 of the M&M into the and place it on the center of the cake pop for the eye. Add the banana candy as a horn. Complete the face using the food writing pen to fill in the iris and the mouth.

Cut cardboard pieces into triangular shapes and cover them in foil. Place into the cake and cupcake and place the cake pops into the cake.

Enjoy!

Notes

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Kayrn blogs at Pint Sized Baker where she loves making fun, quick, and semi-homemade treats and also likes pushing her baking skills and really enjoys the rewards of fresh bread, pastries, and pies.

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“Shared with permission from Cathy at NoblePig.com”

I’m not sure why, but graveyard desserts are some of my favorite around Halloween! Maybe it’s the dessert tombstones, or maybe the candy pumpkins and gummy worms that you find in some of them, whatever the reason, I think they look great for Halloween. 

My love for graveyard desserts run deep…about 6 feet deep. hahaha – Angie, Southern Halloween Queen

You know, now that I’m thinking about it, it might be because I love graveyards in real life. I know, it’s weird but I love them. The older the graveyard, the better.

There used to be a restaurant in the town south of us that was in an old plantation house that I absolutely LOVED. I made excuses to eat there as much as I could. Amazing food, old Plantation house, an owner that loved to tell ghost stories about the house, a 1880s graveyard on the side of the house and a chef/owner that loved the share recipes.………oh it was heaven to this ghost story, graveyard loving cook.

Oh how I miss that place.

Mason Jar Graveyard Spooky Cakes

Cathy says,

Honestly, these couldn’t be easier to make and will impress your little Hallow-weenies at home. My boys love anything for Halloween that is remotely gross, which is why the Kitty Litter Cake has always been so big around here. The idea of worms coming out of a pretend grave is also right up their alley.

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“Shared with permission from Miranda at CookieDoughandOvenMitt.com”

Who wouldn’t want a slice of this Spooky Spider Web Cake!?!? I know I would!

Spooky Spider Web Cake

Miranda says,

With Halloween being around the corner, I’m ready to start throwing some creepy things at you like this spooky spiderweb cake. It’s a chocolate cake that I used black cocoa powder in, vanilla electric green icing in the center, and black chocolate frosting on the outside. The cake is incredibly moist and very addicting! The green web and runs on the outside of the cake are colored marshmallow fluff. Clever, huh?

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Miranda blogs at Cookie Dough and Oven Mitt, she loves peanut butter, food network, and shoes but dislikes coconut.  She is a stay-at-home mom who lives in upstate NY and creates super cute desserts that she shares on her blog! 

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• White Vampire Bite Cake

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“Shared with permission from Lindsay at LifeLoveandSugar.com”

Look at those little orange spiders and the chocolate spider web on top of this cake! Have you seen them before? Do they remind you of something? YES! They’re similar to the spiders and design on the Spider Chocolate Tart from Lindsay that I shared earlier!

Her cakes are perfect and her Halloween treats are amazingly fang-tastic!

Have you seen the cakes that Lindsay from Live Love and Sugar bakes up? I think they’ve always been some of my favorites in the blogging world. They’re always layered perfectly and the icing is always super smooth.

This Halloween version might be on of my favorites of all of her cakes. Mainly because it’s Halloween themed haha.

Spiderweb-topped Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Frosting needs to happen asap around here!

Spiderweb-topped Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Frosting

Lindsay says,

This particular tart was so fun to make and I kind of wanted to show the spiders to everyone. I mean really, how cute are they? I know Halloween is supposed to be scary and all, but why not make some cute spiders?

Reposted with permission from Lindsay at LifeLoveandSugar.com

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Lindsay blogs at LifeLoveandSugar.com – Lindsay creates amazing cakes and cheesecakes on her blog as well as other fantastic sweets. She’s a wife, fur mom and new mom to twins! 

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• Spiderweb Chocolate Tart

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“Shared with permission from Miranda at CookieDoughandOvenMitt.com”

I love these kinds of desserts even more that I have a kid because I need desserts that are easy to make but I still want them to make a statement!

Some red gel for fake blood and some fake vampire fangs turn a plain ol’ tasty white cake into a delivish treat.

Oh and guess what! The Vampire fangs on this cake are 100% edible! Mirinda made them using candy melts and a Vampire Fang silicon mold that she found at Walmart.

Although I’m sure you could also find gummy fangs around Halloween or decorate the cake with plastic ones but I love the idea of the candy melt vampire fangs that Miranda made.

White Vampire Bite Cake

Miranda says,

This white cake recipe is pretty darn tasty. It tastes like a sugar cookie! 

Post and Recipe reposted with permission from Miranda at CookieDoughandOvenMitt.com

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Miranda blogs at Cookie Dough and Oven Mitt, she loves peanut butter, food network, and shoes but dislikes coconut.  She is a stay-at-home mom who lives in upstate NY and creates super cute desserts that she shares on her blog! 

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• Witch Hat Cupcakes

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