Holidays & Entertaining Halloween Halloween Recipes 8 Monstrously Good Halloween Cake Ideas for Ghouls and Goblins By Sarah Martens Sarah Martens Instagram Sarah Martens is the Senior Editor overseeing food at Better Homes & Gardens digital. She has been with the BHG brand for over 8 years. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Updated on July 8, 2020 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Andy Lyons Halloween cakes might not be as common as Halloween candy, but c'mon—no one is ever going to turn down cake! Even better, these monstrously delicious Halloween cake ideas are transformed into your favorite spooky characters (think spiders, cats, pumpkins, and skulls). Get inspired by these frightful—and delightful—Halloween cakes decorated with frosting, candies, and even cookies. 01 of 08 Halloween Pumpkin Bundt Cake View Recipe Add almond flavor to a vanilla cake, then turn it into a pumpkin with this Halloween Bundt cake recipe. This Halloween cake's decoration is more than just frosting: The entire cake is shaped like fall's favorite fruit (yes, a pumpkin is actually a fruit!). A wafer ice cream cone dipped in green frosting makes a perfect stem. 02 of 08 Dirt and Worms Cake View Recipe This Halloween dirt cake is made with a triple dose of everyone's favorite flavor—chocolate! Rich dark chocolate cake layers are frosting with fudgy frosting. Finish this Halloween cake idea with crushed chocolate cookies, gummy worms, and candy corn. Test Kitchen Tip: Swirled lollipops and plastic spiders make easy Halloween cake toppers. 03 of 08 Ghost Cake View Recipe This Halloween cake is so fun to decorate. Meringue frosting—swirled on to look like ghostly clouds—makes a hauntingly cool Halloween cake decoration. 40+ Easy Halloween Treats Kids Can Make 04 of 08 Candy Corn Poke Cake View Recipe Matthew Clark Drizzled with candy corn syrup and topped with homemade whipped cream, this Halloween sheet cake recipe is a sweet crowd-pleaser. Top the finished cake with crunchy salted peanuts and a sprinkle of candy corn. 05 of 08 Skeleton Graveyard Cake No bones about it—Halloween baking doesn't have to be difficult! This graveyard cake is both spooky and tasty. For the decorations, pipe meringue into bone shapes and bake to set. Easy Ways to Decorate Halloween Cookies 06 of 08 Spider Halloween Cake View Recipe With its gumdrop stem, pumpkin shape, and pumpkin flavor, this cake both looks and tastes like Halloween. Rolled-out gumdrops create the cute vines and leaves. Editor's Tip: Roll out black gumdrops, cut into triangle shapes, and assemble on the Halloween cake to create an edible jack-o'-lantern, or use a tube of chocolate frosting to pipe on the final touches. 07 of 08 Scary Skull Cake Get the FREE Pattern This scary skull cake may startle your guests because it's rolling in worms, but this sweet treat is still worth a try. And with our free pattern, you won't have to be a mad scientist to concoct this Halloween themed cake. 08 of 08 Apple-Maple Spice Cake View Recipe Blaine Moats This spooky spiced Halloween Bundt cake holds tricks and treats for all of your goblins and guests. Enjoy the sugar and spice in both the cake's recipe and the festive apple Halloween cake decorations. Buy It: Nordic Ware Jubilee Bundt Pan, ($45, Williams Sonoma) Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit