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Halloween Cupcake Tutorial!

September 14, 2011 By Melissa D. 33 Comments

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In this Halloween Cupcake Tutorial, I’m going to share oodles of cute, festive, and EASY Halloween designs that would be perfect for any Halloween party!

We’re sharing all of the fun and creepy details for creating spiders, eyeballs, bones, ghosties, bats, and more!

 

Free Halloween Cupcake Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com! Learn these fun, creepy, EASY Halloween cupcake design for kids' Halloween parties!

Kids will not only love devouring these Halloween cupcakes, but they will love helping to create them too!

Whether you choose  just one of these simple & spooky cupcake designs or many, they are sure to be a hit. Enjoy!

 

How to Make Cute and Easy Halloween Cupcakes

First, I melted some good old white candy coating (candy melts, chocolate bark, etc.) —  Using a tip 3, I piped various decorations onto a parchment lined cookie sheet—and I sprinkled with disco dust!  

You can place these in the refrigerator for just a few minutes to firm them up quickly!

I wanted my “BOO!” to be an even deeper purple (the disco dust just didn’t stick enough the first time around) –So I brushed lightly with piping gel and then dusted on a thicker coat of sparkles!

(*update: years ago when I made this tutorial, disco dust was commonly used on edible decorations. Now, it’s just recommended for non-edible decorations. Just go with colorful sanding sugar, sprinkles, etc. instead!)

 

Fun Chocolate Spider Cupcakes and More!

I continued my preparations by melting some black candy coating (I used black candy melts) and piped on more fun shapes.  Bats, spiders, and then I used what was left of the polka dotted chocolate transfer sheet that I used in my last blog post :0) —  

This time, after the chocolate had almost set on the transfer sheet, I pressed a circle cookie cutter into the chocolate.  Then I chilled my tray of fun in the refrigerator for just a few minutes and released my newly dotted circles (…and spiders and bats).

Chocolate decorations never disappoint! I love the added drama and height!

I applied these fun designs to my cupcakes which were frosted with our Classic Vanilla Buttercream Frosting. Use your buttercream frosting of choice! I tinted the buttercream yellow, orange, and black for today’s designs.

CUTE Halloween Cupcakes by MyCakeSchool.com! Simple, spooky designs!

Let’s do a few close-ups!…….

Bones, bones, bones!!!!

Chocolate Bone Cupcake! One of many featured Halloween Cupcakes in MyCakeSchool.com's free tutorial!

A glamorous chocolate BOO!

A Chocolate BOO Cupcake Topper from MyCakeSchool.com's free Halloween Cupcake Tutorial!

 

EEK! The only kind of spider that is acceptable to me is a chocolate spider! (But I’m still a little creeped out!)

Spider Cupcake! From MyCakeSchool.com's CUTE and easy Halloween Cupcake Design tutorial!

Bats love cupcakes too…Bat Cupcake from MyCakeSchool.com's ADORABLE Halloween Cupcake Tutorial!

Now for some other fun designs—

Easy Eyeball Cupcakes!

I always love decorating with DOTS–they are smooshable, rollable, and as I found out today, they are fabulous for eyeball making :0) — These “ghost Dots” are in a fun spooky pale green…but use whatever color you like (even icing would be fine) —

 

I sliced a little bit off of a DOT, and the smooshed the rest using the end of my rolling pin into a flattish circle.  I used a food coloring pen in blue to create some details…and I made the pupil with a dot of black buttercream. 

The white icing was piped on using a tip 12  and I smoothed it a little with  a Viva paper towel (optional).  I brushed on the tiniest bit of light corn syrup just here and there on the eye, to up the gross factor just a little bit.  I piped the veins in red buttercream using a tip 3.

 

Easy Spider and Ghost Cupcakes

Here are a couple of loveable designs.  The ghost is white buttercream piped with a Wilton tip 12, and accented with black buttercream using a tip 3.  The spider’s body is piped on using a tip 12 also, with legs piped using a tip 3.  (A junior mint would work well for the body too!)  :0)

 

Funny Monster Cupcakes!

I can’t have a party without a friendly monster.  I think that this is Shrek’s cousin.  His teeth are my favorite!  :0)

His gums are made using a fruit Tootsie Roll (cherry flavored)–and then the teeth are sliced candy melts (but any kind of white chocolate would work well–or even marshmallows!) — The eyes are some white candies from my local candy shop, but Sixlets or even icing eyes would work well also.  The nose is the DOTS candy from earlier.   :0)  That’s it! Funny Monster Cupcake from MyCakeSchool.com's free Halloween Cupcake Tutorial!

 

Cute Buttercream Pumpkin Cupcakes

Finally, let’s bring in some pumpkins! 

I used two different piping tips, just to show you that this design can work whether you are using a giant round tip, or a medium sized tip 12.  (This is an orange crusting buttercream.)

Adorable Pumpkin Cupcakes from MyCakeSchool.com's free tutorial!

I smoothed down my swirls with a Viva paper towel (optional), and then I created lines with a toothpick.  The stems are a broken chocolate covered pretzel.

Adorable Pumpkin Cupcakes from MyCakeSchool.com's Free Halloween Cupcake Tutorial!

I finished with a sprinkling of orange sanding sugar.  (I had to brush on just the teeny tiniest bit of water onto my crusted buttercream so that the sugar would stick.) My leaves are green buttercream piped on with a tip 3.

These easy and adorable Pumpkin Cupcakes are perfect for Halloween parties! Free tutorial!

That’s it!  I hope that one of these spookalicious designs winds up on your party table this Halloween (or make some just for fun!) — If you try it, let me know how it goes!

 

Halloween Cupcakes Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com

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We also have lots more free cake decorating tutorials in our Free Tutorials Section, as well as lots more Halloween Cake and Cupcake Tutorials in our Fall Section of Free Tutorials and Recipes!

 

Platter of CUTE Halloween Cupcakes from MyCakeSchool.com's free tutorial! PERFECT for any Halloween party!

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Comments

  1. Cat September 14, 2011 at 5:58 pm

    Love them!

    Reply
  2. chris September 14, 2011 at 6:47 pm

    Great ideas….now i’ve got to stop being lazy and do them!!!!!

    Reply
  3. oz September 14, 2011 at 7:50 pm

    I am a addict of your blog . Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful ideas and tutorials.

    Reply
  4. Trisha September 14, 2011 at 8:32 pm

    Oh I was like a KID when I saw this come up in my blogroll….what did Madame M make for us to try this Halloween! I had just reviewed your cupcake archives and drooled over the other Halloween creations and these are just the BEST! Can’t wait to try these designs out, thanks so much.

    Reply
  5. Yvonne September 14, 2011 at 11:32 pm

    Love theses creative designs!!

    Reply
  6. Nicola September 15, 2011 at 1:47 am

    I love these Halloween cupcakes! A friend of mine recommended your blog on Facebook..I’m so glad she did. I’ll definitely be a follower. What a lovely site you have.

    Reply
  7. Sadia September 15, 2011 at 2:32 am

    Love your ideas. It’s never too early. We will get time to practice. Thanks!

    Reply
  8. Andrea September 15, 2011 at 9:29 am

    Great, great job!!! I love your halloween cupcakes!!

    Reply
  9. April Cakes September 15, 2011 at 10:44 am

    I love it! Thanks for sharing (:
    I love Halloween!

    Reply
  10. CakesOnTheLane September 18, 2011 at 10:41 am

    They are all adorable!!

    Reply
  11. Denise September 18, 2011 at 3:26 pm

    Just in time for the Fall Festival bake sale my son is hosing for his senior project. I told him I would load him up with a bunch of donations….and these are perfect!

    Reply
  12. Cherie September 19, 2011 at 1:37 am

    I cant wait to try these!

    Reply
  13. Lynn Gonzalez September 19, 2011 at 9:45 am

    These are sooooo cute!!!!!!!!!!!

    Reply
  14. Jennifer September 19, 2011 at 10:37 am

    Very cute and simple..thanks

    Reply
  15. cook-e September 19, 2011 at 2:46 pm

    Too cute Melissa!!

    Reply
  16. Mellycake September 19, 2011 at 7:17 pm

    Once again,a fantastic job,Melissa. Great ideas! Just wish I could do it as easily as you make it look…practice,practice….thanks!

    Reply
  17. Lizzie September 21, 2011 at 5:17 pm

    We are throwing a Halloween party for my two year old this year (her and my first), these will be the absolute most amazing touch!!!

    Reply
  18. SILVIA September 23, 2011 at 1:50 pm

    Fantastic!!!!!!!!!

    Reply
  19. KaysKupcakes September 24, 2011 at 7:28 pm

    Now to work some halloween cupcake send you pic :)

    Reply
  20. Maureen Zaccaria September 28, 2011 at 11:13 pm

    Love these! Great Job!! Thanks for the ideas. I am making Halloween Pumpkins for Cupcakes.

    Reply
  21. Nikki October 7, 2011 at 9:35 am

    These cupcakes are great!! I featured them on my blog :) http://everything-underthemoon.blogspot.com/2011/10/hmm-thats-pinteresting-no2.html

    Reply
  22. Thelma October 17, 2011 at 3:39 pm

    You make it look so simple!! Can’t wait to try them!

    Reply
  23. yaidy October 19, 2011 at 8:04 pm

    what an amazing great idea…

    Reply
  24. Tonya Munoz October 20, 2011 at 11:49 am

    You have the cutest ideas.

    Reply
  25. Joseph October 20, 2011 at 8:00 pm

    MMM….. I had a festival at avaxat school on Las Brisas, Murietta, C.A and these were Perfect. Shockingly we didn’t win last place!!!!!

    P.S

    You ARE AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Reply
  26. Catherine Lambert October 22, 2011 at 12:48 am

    Great ideas. you really give me a lot of inspiration.

    Reply
  27. Tricia @ SweeterThanSweets October 27, 2011 at 12:31 pm

    I featured these on my list of 10 Tricky Treats to make this Halloween!
    SweeterThanSweets
    Please stop by and feel free to grab a Featured On button from my sidebar.

    Reply
  28. Kristy October 30, 2011 at 3:58 am

    I love the different candy ideas. It’s like 50-50 store bought and homemade. VERY COOL!

    Reply
  29. Melissa Diamond October 30, 2011 at 9:58 am

    Everybody–Thanks SO much for all of your comments. I just realized that I had never posted a reply! Tricia–love that you included our post in your list.— Kristy, thanks :0) –I love a candy short cut!

    Reply
  30. Shelly Brown September 13, 2012 at 7:03 am

    Love, love, love these cupcakes – my daughter was born in October and wants to have a halloween themed party this year – these cupcakes will be the star of the show at the BOOOO-day party! Loving your blog – Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  31. Jackie Freeman October 9, 2013 at 1:39 am

    I love this! I will make some pretty Trick R Treat cupcakes. I no the Kids will love me. Lol Thanks for posting!

    Reply
  32. marie morgan October 27, 2013 at 6:16 am

    Been lately wanting to start baking ang staring with cupcackes seems like the best idea love them

    Reply
  33. Det Gorreon October 4, 2014 at 10:09 am

    super cool. I’m sure my kids will love them!

    Reply

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