Looking for the perfect Halloween dessert for your little ones? You can’t go wrong with cupcakes. They’re easy to theme like other kid-friendly treats (we’re looking at you, creepy cookies!) but feature a whole lot more frosting—which is a definite plus on a treat-yourself kind of day like Halloween.
Best of all, these ones are all downright adorable. You’ll find friendly ghosts, candy-embellished witch hats and even these smiling jack-o-lanterns.
These cupcakes not only look the part but they taste great too, thanks to a bit of pumpkin pie spice and brown butter.
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Witch Hat Cupcakes
Decorated ice cream cones make an adorable topper for these treats. As the cupcake base, you can use our easy one-bowl recipe or a boxed mix. The toppers can be made up to 8 hours in advance and kept uncovered on a tray in the freezer.
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Chocolate Spider Web Cupcakes
What’s better than a double-chocolate cupcake for Halloween? One with a deliciously creepy-crawly marshmallow web! Top with store-bought spider gummy candies for the perfect Halloween treat.
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Ghostly Cupcakes
Spook your guests with these “boo-tiful” cupcakes topped with chocolate ghosts. For the design, you simply glaze plain cupcakes with melted dark and white chocolate.
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Red Velvet Vampire Cupcakes
No, these cupcakes don’t need bandages. What looks like a gory encounter with the Count himself is just raspberry jam brightened with a drop of red food coloring.
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S’mores Monster Cupcakes
Chocolate cupcake, marshmallow frosting and a graham cracker cookie topper make the perfect s’mores combination. Add in the monster decorations, and you have yourself a real “s’monster” treat.
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Wicked Cupcakes
Add green food coloring to peanut butter frosting to make a witch’s face, then top with a cone-shaped piece of cupcake.
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