25 Simple Halloween Cupcakes to Try

Halloween cupcakes and creepy foods give you a memorable and fun Halloween night. What can be greater than dressing up, decorating your home, and enjoying these delicious Halloween treats?

They possess frightful appearances with unique flavors that bring the fall vibe to another level. This post will show you the best Halloween cupcake ideas that are scarier and more frightening than ever.

These Halloween cupcake recipes are super easy to prepare, even for people with moderate cooking skills. Don’t let their sophisticating and appealing appearances daunt you.

Just carefully follow the instructions in this post, and you can create the most delicious and creepiest cupcakes ever for a perfect Halloween ritual. Continue reading, and I’ll show you!

Be Amazed At These 25 Beautiful Halloween Cupcakes

Inspired by the iconic Halloween decor symbols like ghosts, skeletons, witches, bats, and spiders, the cupcakes come in various creepy sizes and figures. Each recipe requires attentiveness in the most minor steps to create a beautiful and authentic cupcake.

Besides their amazing appearance, the cupcakes have diversified flavors from ingredients like pumpkin, fruits, and chocolate. As the beauty of these dishes lies mainly in their appearance, I will focus more on the preparation and decoration process.

After all, it’s been a long tiring year waiting for this exciting Halloween, and you won’t want to celebrate it with an ordinary dish. Put your soul and heart into preparing the recipe, and your hard work will pay off. No further talking. Let’s move on to the recipes.

1. Melting Witch Cupcakes

Total time: 25 minutes.

I came across these cute and delicate Melting Witch Cupcakes when searching for the most delicious fall cupcake recipes. Contrary to the malignant images of the witches, these cupcakes are so adorable with the little Hershey kiss witch hats on top.

The recipe uses very basic and common ingredients for making the batter, such as all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and baking powder. You can make the frosting by combining unsalted butter, sugar, and heavy whipping cream.

After mixing the ingredients for the frosting, add green food coloring to give the mixture a beautiful green color. You should bake them on the green cupcake liners as they best suit the colors of the cupcake and make the dessert more appealing.

After applying the frosting on the baked cupcakes, place on top an oreo cookie (with no cream) and a Hershey kiss to decorate. A little frosting in the middle will help the Hershey kiss witch hats stick to the oreo cookies.

2. Pumpkin Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting

Total time: Around 43 minutes.

Who says a Halloween cupcake needs to be creepy and weird? The Pumpkin Cupcakes are one of the top cupcake recipes that give you a delicate and memorable Halloween party.

The pumpkin brings a beautiful orange color with an airy and heart-warming flavor. Imagine the silky and creamy cream cheese frosting melting softly in your month. How about the irresistible sweetness of brown sugar and granulated sugar mixture?

I promise that you will get addicted to the sweet and pleasant taste of the salted caramel cream cheese. Enjoying these moist and gooey sweet treats in the fall seasons is pure happiness.

Learn how to decorate the most beautiful Pumpkin Cupcakes with salted caramel cream cheese frosting with this video!

3. Gluten-Free Halloween Ghost Cupcakes

Total time: 47 minutes.

Inspired by the scary and spooky ghosts, these Halloween Ghost Cupcakes are so cute and delicious for a creepy Halloween night party. You will love the mild sweetness and bitterness of the classic chocolate flavor combined with a fabulous cocoa aroma.

You only need five key ingredients for making these Ghost Cupcakes: gluten-free flour, cocoa powder, egg, coffee, and chocolate chips. Some additional tools required for this recipe are cupcake liners, muffin pan, and piping tips.

The black cupcake liners are the best as they match the black cupcake texture and help highlight the beautiful white ghost swirl frosting. After baking the cupcakes on the liners, let them cool for a while and use the piping tips to create the ghost swirl frosting.

Finally, put two mini chocolate chips with the pointy side facing in the cupcakes to make the eyes, and you get perfect ghost cupcakes. Remember to wait for the cupcakes to cool completely, or the ghost swirl will melt and ruin the beauty of the cupcakes.

4. Jack O’Lantern Cupcakes

Total time: 1 hour and 25 minutes.

No true Halloween party can lack these delicious Jack O’Lantern Cupcakes. They bring a pumpkin-rich flavor with a cute and heart-melting look, using the canned pumpkin and butter pecan mix.

Start by blending the canned pumpkin, pecan mix, eggs, water, and oil in a large bowl. You should use an electric mixer to speed up the time and save effort. When the battery is fully combined, keep whisking gently and divide it into the muffin tins.

After baking the cupcakes, let them cool for 10 minutes and apply the frosting. To complete the Jack O’lantern decoration, you can mix the frosting with orange food coloring for the body and use black gel for the eyes.

Finally, stick on the side of the cupcakes a flattened gumdrop (in a leaf shape) with a small chop of pecan, and you get a cute Jack O’lantern cupcake.

This is the only guide you need for decorating the Jack O’Lantern Cupcakes!

5. Purple Monster Cupcakes

Total time: 50 minutes.

Are you brave enough to try out these Purple Monster Cupcakes? They possess a creepy and true Halloween-inspired look that can impress all of your friends and family members.

This recipe involves basic ingredients like eggs, all-purpose flour, baking powder, and seasoning materials. And for the creepy monster eyes and hair, you will need large candies, purple food coloring, and a grass piping tip.

To prepare the batter, start by mixing all of the dry ingredients and mix them with eggs, vanilla, and water until you get a fully combined mixture. Put the batter on the cupcake liners and bake for around 15 minutes. You can switch to making the frosting in the meantime.

Add the pumpkin spice, purple food coloring, vanilla, and salt into boiling water and pure the mixture on the whipped vegetable butter. Whip the butter with sugar until it turns fluffy and creamy. You can use different food coloring to make the monster hair in your favorite colors.

6. Owl Tree

Total time: 1 hour and 20 minutes.

The Owl Tree is perhaps one of this list’s most unique and beautiful treats. The lovely idea is arranging many cupcakes to make a huge sweet and flavorful Owl Tree cake.

Ensure that you prepare the large proportions of the ingredients as you will need a lot of cupcakes for this recipe (28 cupcakes total). Making an Owl Tree is more than just cooking skills; it requires great handiness and imagination.

Let your creativity thrive by making this recipe. A beautiful Owl Tree to impress everyone at the party is a worthy payoff for your time and effort.

7. Devil’s Food Cupcakes With Peanut Butter Frosting

Total time: 50 minutes.

No one can resist these Devil’s Food Cupcakes’ classic peanut butter and chocolate duo. The yellow and creamy peanut butter frosting on top of the moist chocolate texture makes the perfect cupcakes for a Halloween party.

This recipe uses dark chocolate and espresso powder to create a chocolatey flavor, but the instant coffee will work just fine. The instant coffee can be dissolved with boiling water and added straight to the batter.

Remember to melt the dark chocolate first to combine it easier with the other ingredients. After applying the frosting to the baked cupcakes, you can garnish them with peanuts or chocolate syrup to make the dish more appealing.

Making the Devil’s Food Cupcakes with another frosting couldn’t be simpler with this guide!

8. Applesauce Spice Cupcakes

Total time: 40 minutes.

If you don’t like the spooky cupcakes, consider making these Applesauce Spice Cupcakes for Halloween. With easy-to-find ingredients and a straightforward preparation process, this sweet treat is ideal for beginners and people who don’t have much time to cook.

Trust me, preparing these Applesauce Spice Cupcakes is just child’s play. You need the main ingredients like eggs, apple sauces, baking powder, baking soda, and all-purpose flour.

First, crack one egg into the sugar and butter mixture in the larger bowl, then add another and stir until they are well combined. Add vanilla and the dry ingredients into the bowl and continue mixing.

When you’ve got a smooth and creamy batter, fill it into the muffin cups and bake for 25 minutes. Let them rest for 10 minutes, and apply the frosting. You can use the store-bought cream cheese frosting to save time.

The beauty of the dish lies in its simple and appealing look. There is no need for fancy decoration. These fabulous Applesauce Spice Cupcakes can still melt your heart with their tasty and buttery flavor.

9. Gluten-Free Chocolate Orange Cupcakes

Total time: 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Here come the tasty Chocolate Orange Cupcakes for the chocolate fans that don’t contain dairy and gluten. The classic orange and chocolate duo brings a refreshing and heavenly taste that can satisfy your craving for sweet treats, suitable for a fun Halloween night.

The moist and tender cupcakes are filled with sweet chocolate orange ganache. There’s an additional fluffy and creamy chocolate frosting topped with a cute chocolate orange button. If you are sensitive to gluten, remember to check the ingredient’s label carefully.

This recipe works well with many flexible ingredients and substitutions. People with allergies to dairy can opt for dairy-free milk and chocolate and replace butter with hard margarine. How about the vegans? Just replace eggs with egg substitute powder.

People with gluten allergies can enjoy gluten-free Chocolate Orange Cupcakes thanks to this guide!

10. Maple Carrot Cupcakes

Total time: 1 hour and 3 minutes.

These delicious Maple Carrot Cupcakes are a perfect choice for yummy Easter cupcakes. With the mild sweetness of maple syrup and the beautiful cream cheese frosting, they can be served as a yummy Halloween treat.

The recipe uses buttermilk to give the dish an extra tender and fluffy texture. You can purchase the canned pecans and pineapples and drain them to add more moisture and flavors to the cupcakes.

The Maple Carrot Cupcakes are naturally sweet with a gorgeous maple flavor with pure maple syrup. Artificial sweeteners and processed maple syrup cannot give the same light and airy sweet taste, so ensure that you use the suitable ingredient.

11. Giant Cupcake Pumpkin

Total time: 55 minutes.

It seems like a Halloween party can never have enough of the pumpkin-packed cupcakes. You can prepare a beautiful giant cupcake pumpkin for Halloween night with the basic ingredients like the solid-pack pumpkin, eggs, chocolate chips, and spice cake mix.

The preparation process is very straightforward. Gently combine the cake mix and pumpkin with water and eggs in a large bowl. After 2 minutes, add the chocolate chips and keep stirring until they are well combined.

Spread the batter evenly on 26 muffin cups (⅔ of each cup) and bake. If you insert a toothpick in the baked batter and it comes out clean, the cupcakes are ready to serve. Apply the orange frosting (mixed with food coloring) and use Reese’s Pieces to decorate.

The frosting is a mixture of vanilla frosting, maple flavoring, and orange food coloring. Before baking, remember to put the cupcakes on the cupcake liners and arrange them on a platter to form a giant pumpkin shape.

12. Spider Web Halloween Cupcakes

Total time: 1 hour and 20 minutes.

With a spooky and decadent look, these Spider Web Halloween Cupcakes will bring your Halloween party to another level. They are full of chocolate flavors with a tender brown texture and creamy chocolate frosting.

You can make the rolled fondant by blending the cooked sugar, water, and glucose. The spider web and spider are all fondant decorations, adding more sweetness and appeal to the cupcakes. Remember to put on the glove when working with the fondant color dye.

13. Bloody Red Velvet Cupcakes

Total time: 1 hour.

You will surely encounter these beautiful Red Velvet Cupcakes when searching for the best cupcake recipes for Valentine. Their appealing red texture is an expression of love and sweetness, suitable for both Valentine’s and Halloween.

This recipe requires a package of raspberries, egg, lemon juice, lemon zest, and baking materials. The unsweetened cocoa powder combined with the fool coloring gives the cupcakes a pretty red color and a delicious cocoa taste.

The first step is blending cocoa powder, flour, and baking powder with baking soda in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, combine red food coloring, vanilla, vinegar, and buttermilk. Then, pour half the mixture into the batter and mix thoroughly.

When you get a well-combined and smooth batter, pour the other half of the buttermilk mixture into the batter and keep mixing. Finally, spread it on the cupcake pan and bake. The softened butter, cream cheese, and vanilla make the best frosting.

Preparing these yummy Red Velvet Cupcakes is a true pleasure!

14. Brain Cupcakes

Total time: 1 hour and 45 minutes.

The gooey candy goo and buttercream frosting make these Brain Cupcakes so frightening, like a real human brain! Give this recipe a try, and your friends and family members will be amazed at how impressive the cupcakes look.

To create the pink “brain” frosting, you will need pink candy goo, buttercream, food colorings, and red piping gel. After baking the cupcakes, let them cool for 10 minutes and remove their center parts with the cupcake corer.

Fill the hollow with candy goo, then put the removed parts with the sliced top off back on the hollow. Now combine red, yellow, and black food colorings to decorate the frosting. Use the pastry bag to pipe the squiggles of buttercream around the frosting for the hemispheres.

Drizzle the red piping gel mixed with water on the frosting to make the crevices. If you don’t have candy goo, replace it with cherry or strawberry jam. Serve the cupcakes immediately or store them in the fridge for later use.

15. Vegan Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes

Total time: 35 minutes.

Are you looking for a delicious sweet treat for occasions like Halloween or Thanksgiving? These Vegan Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes won’t let you down with their eye-catching golden crust and chewy texture.

There can’t be a more suitable recipe for the vegan-friendly cupcakes. It involves gluten and dairy-free components like cocoa and rolled oats. The pumpkin puree and pie spice give you a pumpkin-rich flavor and a delicate pumpkin scent.

If you want to reduce the calorie intake, double the cupcake batter and serve without the frosting. The cupcakes are suitable for weak digestive systems and can last for up to 5 days in the fridge.

Everything you need to know about making the Vegan Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes is in this video!

16. Ghouly Cupcakes

Total time: 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Your kids will love these Ghouly cupcakes’ adorable appearance with diversified colors and textures. They have a fluffy and creamy ghost swirl frosting attached with the two cute candies balls, making the most lovely Ghouly Cupcakes ever.

With basic components like unsalted butter, processed cocoa, sour cream, and vanilla extract, the cupcakes taste more delicious than any store-bought products. Just give it a try, and I guarantee that you will come back to this recipe for next year’s Halloween.

17. Spooky Spider Halloween Cupcakes

Total time: 50 minutes.

The Spooky Spider Halloween Cupcakes will surely steal the spotlight at the Halloween party with their frightening look. With only 3 basic ingredients: canned pumpkin, boxed cake mix, and water, you can make the most spooky and delicious Spider Cupcakes ever.

First, mix water with pumpkin in a large bowl, then add chocolate cake mix when the texture has thoroughly combined. Spread the batter on 16 cupcake liners and bake for around 20 minutes.

For the glaze, combine the confectioner sugar and cocoa powder with salt, milk, and vanilla extract and blend until it gets smooth. Apply the glaze to the top of the cupcakes and quickly dip them into the sprinkle bowl.

Decorate the cupcakes with two Wilton eyeball candy and insert two strips of black string licorice (about 2-inch long) to complete their look.

18. Champagne Cupcakes with Truffle Filling

Total time: 1 hour and 15 minutes.

You may think the Champagne Cupcakes with truffle filling are too delicate for a Halloween night, but their beautiful texture and champagne frosting flavor will make the occasion more special.

The adorable look with a milk yellow color and classy champagne taste of these cupcakes will cheer everyone up at the party. If you simply want to have a fun and delicate Halloween occasion with your loved ones, this champagne cupcake recipe is an ideal option.

You don’t need great cooking skills to make these delicious Champagne Cupcakes with truffle filling!

19. Red Devil Cupcakes

Total time: 50 minutes.

These devilish cupcakes are a masterpiece for a Halloween costume party. Their iconic red velvet color is a symbol of love, passion, and, you guessed it, blood. However, this recipe is unsuitable for people with gluten and dairy allergies.

The cupcakes have the familiar sweet taste of caster sugar and buttermilk, but their looks are nothing ordinary. You just need the red food coloring to create the beautiful red velvet frosting color.

To prepare, beat the sugar with butter using an electric mixer. Then add vanilla, eggs, flour, baking powder, and buttermilk alternatively. The last ingredients to go in are vinegar, food coloring, and bicarbonate.

When you insert a skewer into the batter, and it comes out clean, the cupcakes are finely baked. Pipe the cream cheese icing (cream cheese mixed with butter, icing sugar, and food coloring) on the cupcakes. Decorate the horns and tails of the cupcakes with a licorice strap.

20. Halloween Witch Hat Cupcakes

Total time: 35 minutes.

I’m glad to bring you another Witch Hat Cupcakes to make the Halloween party more spooky. The hats made from cookies and the chocolate kisses are so adorable that they will melt your heart.

You surely haven’t seen many cupcakes with purple batter and green frosting. Most ingredients, including the buttercream icing and cookies, are available in the grocery store, saving you considerable time making the Witch Hat Cupcakes.

Use the piping bag to apply the buttercream icing frosting on the baked cupcake and top it with an upside-down cookie. The beautiful frosting layer in the bottom helps the Hershey’s kiss candy stick to the cookie and adds more charm to the treat.

21. Creepy Clown Cupcakes

Total time: 1 hour and 33 minutes.

Are you a fan of the creepy Pennywise from the IT movie? These Clown Cupcakes will make you relive the terrifying moments of the frightening clown lingering around. The white headless clown arms holding the fondant red balloons are so creepily beautiful.

This recipe demands high cooking skills and attentiveness in decoration, so get ready for the hard work. First, blend the cake mix, flour, and eggs with vanilla extract and seasoning ingredients to make the batter.

Fill ¾ of the cupcake tins with the batter and bake for 18 minutes. When baking, move on to make the Pennywise arm and fondant red balloons. You will need the fondant roller and lollipop sticks to decorate the cupcakes.

Don’t attach the lollipop stick too near the rear of the cupcakes, or the red balloon will fall over. It requires a little cleverness to place the arm holding the balloon stick.

22. Caramel Corn Cupcakes

Total time: 42 minutes.

These Caramel Corn Cupcakes will give you so much fun and excitement for the Halloween party. They are loaded with caramel frosting’s sweet and pleasant flavor with a beautiful golden brown cupcake batter.

To prepare the caramel corn cupcake, combine the baking materials like flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Then mix sugar and butter in a separate bowl until you get a fluffy mixture.

Then, combine the two blended mixtures and keep mixing with the addition of vanilla and eggs. Fill ⅔ of the cupcake liners with the well-combined batter and bake for 22 minutes. If you insert a toothpick into the batter and it comes out clean, the cupcakes are ready to go.

You will be surprised at how easy it is to make these Caramel Corn Cupcakes through this guide!

23. Caramel Apple Pie Cupcakes with Cinnamon Sugar Pie Crust Topping

Total time: 2 hours and 20 minutes.

A delicious cupcake with the yummy apple pie flavor and the airy aroma of cinnamon buttercream, what can go wrong for a Halloween party? The delicious apple mixture filling makes them an ideal option for the best filled cupcake recipes.

Speaking more of the batter, it is thick and fluffy with a nice brown color. This recipe uses the instant box cake mix to save more time preparing. Before baking, remember to sprinkle some sugar and cinnamon on the pie crust to enhance the flavor of the cupcakes.

The best thing about this treat lies in its beautiful buttercream frosting. Ensure that the top of the filling surface is flat so the apple fillings won’t fall out. Drizzle on the salted caramel sauce and crumble crackers to serve.

24. Bloody Eyeball Cupcakes

Total time: 38 minutes.

These Bloody Eyeball Cupcakes are a great treat to troll friends with a chronic fear of eyeballs. They possess a gooey cream cheese frosting topped with a plain eyeball that looks so realistic. You can’t demand more horror and creepiness from a Halloween cupcake.

Though they look so frightening, the Eyeball Cupcakes are so moist and tender on the inside with the pleasant sweetness of cherry pie filling. The great thing about this recipe lies in the convenient ingredients like instant pudding mix and red velvet cake mix.

After baking and cooling the batter, use the knife to remove the center parts of the cupcakes and fill them with cherry pie filling and two cherries. Then, apply the fluffy and creamy frosting on top with a piping bag.

Ensure that the frosting fully covers the removed center cavity. Now draw the red sparkle gel on the frosting and top it with an eyeball gumball to serve.

25. Vegan Cherry Pie Vampire Cupcakes

Total time: 40 minutes.

I will finish the list with simple and yummy Vegan Cherry Pie Vampire Cupcakes for Halloween. Inspired by the infamous Dracula figure, they are simultaneously scary and charming with the spooky cherry pie filling and a scary vampire fang.

The bloody cherry juice drip drizzling below the plastic vampire teeth can give the ones with weak hearts a true nightmare. Not to mention the delicious cherry pie filling mixed with maraschino cherry juice and cherry extract.

These ingredients bring a fruity and fantastic flavor to the cupcakes. You can purchase the canned cherry filling from the stores to save time. To create the bloody effect, you need to mix the maraschino cherries with extra red food coloring.

Don’t Let Your Halloween Pass By Without These Delicious Cupcakes

Halloween is the spookiest occasion of the year with scary ghosts, decorations, and an indispensable component: the Halloween cupcakes. These 25 sugar-filled Halloween cupcakes will bring more love, sweetness, and heart-bumping moments to your Halloween.

Among the Halloween desserts, the cupcake recipes are always the easiest to prepare with fabulous and diversified flavors, suitable for people of all ages and tastes. The cupcakes can satisfy the fans of gore with the scary figures stepping out of the iconic horror movies.

But a beautiful and impressive look is insufficient for a great cupcake recipe. Behind the gooey and scary appearances is the fluffy and flavor-packed textures that no one can resist.

What if you prefer something more delicate and heartwarming? Just go for the champagne cupcakes or vegan pumpkin spice latte. Pick the recipe that suits your cooking skills and preferences.

I wish you a fun and memorable Halloween around your beloved friends and family members. How many recipes have you tried out? Feel free to let me know in the comment section. Also, don’t forget to share the post if you love these recipes.

Thank you for reading!