Greetings, Ghouls & Monsters! I’m thrilled to share my yearly Halloween Cake inspiration! This year, I’m highlighting simple Halloween cake ideas. These are perfect for DIY or ordering for your upcoming Halloween bash! By “simple,” I mean cakes that are easy to create, featuring only 2-3 key elements.
Simple Halloween Cake Ideas
spooky Halloween Cake
Creating this eerie bloody heart cake was a blast! It hits all my Halloween cake essentials: a simple design, ruffled buttercream, sprinkles, blood spatter, a chocolate heart, and a drip. I realize “simple” might be a stretch wiht all that, but it’s simple for me! 😆 A buttercream border, sprinkles, and blood spatter are always great options. Staging the spooky photoshoot was also super fun! I added a creepy message to the cake to amplify the scare factor. I used this mold for the chocolate heart. For the blood splatter, I used edible red paint (or you can dilute red food coloring with vodka). The “Cold Case” Fancy Sprinkles blend includes candy eyeballs, and I used my reliable 1M piping tip for the buttercream border.
Boo Mini Cake
This charming single-layer cake makes a fantastic Halloween treat, especially for children!
Simple Frankenstein Cake
Create a fantastic Frankenstein cake! Use fondant for the eyes, ears, and bolts. Complete the Halloween cake decorations with buttercream frosting.
Black Halloween Candy Cake
This cake is a blast! The coolest thing? You can use a mini jack O’ Lantern bucket, fill it with candy, and sprinkle some fun on the base.
Purple Halloween Drip Cake
Your party guests will adore this stunning cake! It’s topped with festive Halloween candy.
Colorful Ghost Sheet Cake
This adorable ghost sheet cake is perfect! it’s an excellent addition to any halloween dessert spread.
Monster Eye Cake
This cake is incredibly spooky, and I’m obsessed! Here’s a pro tip: For intensely black frosting, use black cocoa powder. Combine it with black food gel and a little patience.
Halloween Candy Cake
Decorating your cake with Halloween candy and sprinkles is a simple Halloween idea! For a fun variation, transform it into a graveyard dirt cake with gummy worms.
Haunted House Cake
this spooky haunted cake is so much fun, especially with the fondant details! Don’t like fondant? No problem! Use a mold to create chocolate pumpkins and bats rather.
Marshmallow Webs & Spiders Cake
This spider web cake is a true beauty! A touch of marshmallow makes creating this playful design surprisingly simple.
Spooky Ghost Cake
I adore this cake’s creative design! Ghost-shaped royal icing cleverly spells out a word.
Trick or Treat Cake
How adorable! Cake toppers and acrylic decorations are fantastic for enhancing any cake!
Black Cat Bento Cake
Aren’t these adorable? Bento cakes make delightful Halloween party treats. She crafted the cat design using a cat-shaped cookie cutter and fondant.
Halloween Pumpkin Cake
It’s a joy to behold! I’ve always loved cakes adorned with ganache drips and sprinkles. For a shortcut, consider using premade drip bottles like those from Sweet Tooth Fairy instead of making your own ganache.
Poison Apple Cake
Create a simple yet delightful Halloween cake using just two decorating techniques! Visit her blog post for a step-by-step guide.
Bonus Halloween Cake Idea
Adorable Halloween Cake
I recently went to a birthday party and was wholly charmed by a mummy and Frankenstein cake! I just had to include it in my cake collection. It’s incredibly adorable. the baker used fondant to create the mummy’s wrappings and eyes, as well as Frankenstein’s eyes. The rest of the cake is decorated with buttercream. Halloween themes make October birthdays extra special!