Transform your classic vanilla cupcake recipe into a scary Halloween treat this October. Kids will love decorating these delicious cupcakes with colourful buttercream and googly eyes to create their spooky mummified characters. Light, fluffy, and insanely easy to make, these Halloween cupcakes are the perfect baked treat this spooky season.
No tricks, just 52 treats for your Halloween party
These spooky sweet treats are perfect for adding a little touch of gourmet to your Halloween weekend. From colourful mummified cupcakes to oozy Nutella-filled pumpkin spice cookies, there is a delicious family-friendly treat for everyone. Be warned – these Halloween recipes are deadly good.
Halloween spiced shortbread cookie sandwiches
Halloween baking doesn't get much sweeter than these spiced shortbread cookie sandwiches. Crumbly biscuit layers topped with sugar and cinnamon are filled with decadent swirls of rich, chocolately Nutella which oozes out after one delicious bite. Insanely addictive and scarily good, these easy Halloween cookies will be hard to beat. Recipe note: You’ll need a pumpkin-shaped cookie cutter.
These healthy Halloween banana ghosts are frightfully good
Boo! Trade up the processed snacks for these Caramilk-coated bananas. Recipe by Australian Bananas.
Katherine Sabbath's human heart cake
The perfect harrowing Halloween or vampy Valentine's Day treat.
Devil's food cupcakes
If you're looking for a fudgy, decadent chocolate cupcake recipe, these devil's food cupcakes will certainly deliver. Promising rich, velvety cakes with a generous spread of smooth chocolate buttercream, these sinfully delicious treats will take your chocolate cupcake game to a whole new level. Perfect for a school bake sale or an office morning tea, this is one easy cupcake recipe you'll keep returning to.
Halloween choc-fudge brownie with marshmallow spider webs
These spooky spider web brownies are the perfect Halloween treat for ghosts and ghouls of all ages. A classic brownie recipe makes the base of this gooey and indulgent snack, mixing dark and rich chocolate fudge with whole hazelnuts for a bit of crunch, and topped with strings of silky soft marshmallow for the ultimate scare factor.
Ghostly Halloween double-choc meringue pie
Boo! Whether you're hosting a monster movie marathon or a full-blown Halloween bash, this many-eyed masterpiece will be the sweet treat that gets everyone talking – and looking over their shoulders to make sure they're not being watched by any leftover eyeballs lurking in the shadows.
Easy (and spooky) Halloween ghost shortbread cookies with jam filling
These adorable ghostly shortbread biscuits are here to haunt your Halloween table with some irresistibly sweet charm. The rich, buttery shortbread melts beautifully in the mouth, proving that not all phantom encounters need to be frightening.
Devil's food black forest cake
"Devil’s food cake is really an all-time favourite; rich and velvety, fudgy, and yet somehow light enough to be used in so many different ways – for cupcakes, as a layer in your next trifle or dressed up as a celebration cake." – Emelia Jackson
Caramel and dark chocolate fudge
This delicious no-bake chocolate and caramel fudge is the perfect sweet treat for easy entertaining.
Halloween cupcakes
Boo! Halloween is almost here, so put on your scariest outfit and invite everyone around for these terrifying cupcakes.
Choc-raspberry chia brownies
These all natural brownies are laden with pretty raspberry jam jelly, yet they're only sweetened by dates and natural maple syrup. Cacao powder adds a kick of antioxidants.
'Monte Carlos' with cherry jam and salted vanilla frosting
"My little child hands were always poised to be the first fingers to snaffle a Monte Carlo as soon as the wrapper on the Arnott’s Assorted Cream packet was opened. I can’t stray too far from the feeling of eating the original: crumbly honey-kissed and coconut-spiked bookends to a swirl of chewy jam with sweet vanilla cream. I’m just going to add a little sprinkle of salt flakes, if that’s okay with you?" – Natalie Paull
Spiced pumpkin cakes with caramel sauce
"These are the perfect alternative to the classic sticky date pudding, made extra special with the addition of pepita caramel and a spiced chantilly." – Emelia Jackson
Raspberry buttermilk brownies
Fresh raspberries are the perfect fruit to complement this rich slice.