11 Spooky-licious Halloween Cupcakes

If you love cupcakes, I am sure you’re excited about Halloween!

It is the perfect time to whip up some adorable, creepy, and totally delicious cupcakes that’ll steal the show at any party or potluck. I picked the recipes I made for last few Halloweens that are easy to make, endlessly customizable, and guaranteed to impress a crowd.

From ghoulish monsters to cute owls and eerie ghosts, this roundup has it all—each recipe is packed with flavor and festive flair.

Broken Glass Cupcakes

Start with cake mix cupcakes with strawberry pie filling for a sweet base. The magic happens with the topping: I use creamy buttercream and top it with homemade candy glass shards, and drizzle strawberry pie filling gel for a bloody, shattered look. So it is all completely edible and super yum!

Get the recipe: Broken Glass Cupcakes

Owl Cupcakes

The cutest cupcakes you can make this fall, period! At base, it is a vanilla cupcake with crushed Oreos for texture. But on top, you can make cute owl face with chocolate frosting, add eyes, and coconut feathers.

Get the recipe: Owl Cupcakes

Halloween Ghost Cupcakes

Start with chocolate cupcakes from a box or homemade batter. Cover with thick chocolate frosting, then attach fondant-wrapped lollipops as spooky ghost figures with drawn-on faces, and done – you have the perfect elegant Halloween cupcakes! It looks sophisticated, but they are super easy (and fun) to make with kids.

Get the recipe: Halloween Ghost Cupcakes

Candy Corn Cupcakes

No holiday season goes by without something candy corn. I love to layer yellow, orange, and white buttercream frosting on top of simple vanilla cupcakes to create the iconic candy corn stripes. Minimal effort, wow effect!

Get the recipe: Candy Corn Cupcakes

Monster Cupcakes

Easy idea to make spooky cupcakes for Halloween! You just use different holiday colors and add googly eyes. Bake chocolate cupcakes and tint buttercream green, orange, or purple. Pipe fuzzy frosting using different tips for special effects, add eyes and done!

Get the recipe: Monster Cupcakes

Ghoulish Monster Halloween Cupcakes

These are quite creepy! Save time and use a box mix to make a cupcake base, and have fun making the topping with kids. Drizzle red gel and scatter candy eyes to give them a wild, monstrous face.

Get the recipe: Ghoulish Monster Halloween Cupcakes

Creepy Halloween Spider Cupcakes

Mix and bake rich Devil’s Food cupcakes using a box mix. Swirl on vanilla buttercream frosting and place spiders for an easy, eerie decoration. How easy and pretty are these Halloween cupcakes?

Get the recipe: Creepy Halloween Spider Cupcakes

Sugar Skull Cupcakes

These fudgy chocolate cupcakes will be great for Halloween and Day of the Dead. You don’t need much skill; simply find sugar skull candy and themed cupcake liners!

Get the recipe: Sugar Skull Cupcakes

Blueberry Cupcakes with Blueberry Frosting

These moist vanilla cupcakes are infused with sweet blueberries and crowned with a vibrant blueberry frosting. Their rich purple color and fruity taste make them a delightful addition to any celebration, but purple is for sure one of the Halloween colors!

Get the recipe: Blueberry Cupcakes with Blueberry Frosting

Ghost Cupcakes

Candy corn-inspired ghost cupcakes with fluffy vanilla cupcake base and colorful frosting layers. Easy, elegant, and perfect for Halloween potlucks and parties.

Get the recipe: Ghost Cupcakes

Best Chocolate Cupcake Recipe

Indulge in these rich, soft chocolate cupcakes that are simple to make and perfect for any occasion. You can also use is as a base and add any Halloween decorations on top – candy corn, sprinkles, spiders, and so on!

Get the recipe: Best Chocolate Cupcake Recipe

Get ready to bake up some frightful fun—these spooky Halloween cupcakes are guaranteed to be the hit of any haunted celebration!

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