what are some good cake recipies for holloween?

Question

i am looking for something that is going to be easy to make , but looks spooky.

Answer 1

graveyard cake
1 pkg. (18.25 oz.) devil's food or yellow cake mix
1 container (16 oz.) prepared vanilla frosting
12 NESTLÉ CRUNCH Fun-Size Candy Bars
1 small tube white decorator icing
1 (1.76 oz.) NESTLÉ BUTTERFINGER CRISP Candy Bar, chopped
1 pkg. (1.5 oz.) SweeTARTS Gummy Bugs
PREPARE cake mix according to package directions using one 13 x 9-inch baking pan. Cool completely in pan. Invert cake onto serving platter. Frost cake, using a little more frosting than usual on top ("tombstones" will be pushed into frosting).
WRITE spooky words such as "RIP" or "BOO" on Crunch bars using tube icing. Let sit for a few minutes to dry.
PRESS Crunch bars into cake to create "tombstones". Sprinkle chopped Butterfinger Crisp bar next to tombstones to create "dirt". Creatively place gummy bugs over top of cake.
cobweb cupcakes
1 pkg. (18.25 oz.) devil's food or yellow cake mix
2 (2.1 oz. each) NESTLÉ BUTTERFINGER Candy Bar, chopped
1 container (16 oz.) prepared vanilla frosting
1 cup (6 oz.) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
1 small tube white decorator icing or gel
2 pkgs. (1.7 oz. each) NESTLÉ BUTTERFINGER BB'S Candies
PREPARE cake mix batter according to package directions; add chopped Butterfinger to batter. Bake according to directions for 24 cupcakes. Cool completely. Frost cupcakes.
PLACE morsels in small, heavy-duty plastic bag. Microwave on HIGH (100%) power for 45 seconds; knead. Microwave at additional 10- to 15-second intervals, kneading until smooth. Cut small corner from bag; squeeze to pipe concentric circles on top of frosting. Using wooden pick or tip of knife, pull tip through chocolate from center to last circle to create a cobweb effect.
MAKE 2 dots using decorator icing on each of 24 Butterfinger BB's to resemble spider eyes. Place in center of each cobweb.
VARIATION: Substitute vanilla frosting with chocolate frosting. Substitute melted chocolate morsels with 2 small tubes white decorator icing or gel.

Answer 2

Make a chocolate 2 layer cake. Fill only 2 cupcakes in a pan. When its cooled, put green jello or tapioca pudding tinted green and put it in between the layers. Then when you put the top on, dig out a small hole in the middle of the cake and add more pudding. Scrap pudding so its even with the cake. Cut the 2 cupcakes flat. Layer them the same. Lay them next to the 2 big cakes as the spider's head.Frost with chocolate frosting. Add some black licorice for spider legs. Decorate how you want your spider. I fixed it for my kids and they thought it was so gross when you cut into it. (I used pudding. )
There is also a Jack O Lantern Cake made out of 2 cakes baked in a 2 bunting pans, but its more time consuming, If you would like that one, email me. Good Luck!

Answer 3

Betty Crocker has some fantastic Halloween recipes. There's a cake & jack-o-lantern to start.

Pillsbury has cute cupcakes if you decide these would be fun.

Food Network also has a slew of recipes for Halloween. Paula does a mean witches' hat cake.

Answer 4

I make a pumpkin cake every halloween,its really easy.use regular store cake mix,pour into 2 angel food cake pans(the ones with the hole in the middle)when cool,add a layer of icing to the bottom of one cake,place other cake on top so it resembles a pumpkin,color icing orange,and ice..you can use candies and licorice to make the face and stem,decorate the tray with sugar cookie bats and ghosts,the kids really love it!

Answer 5

our common is a Dutch Apple Cake. purely make up an straightforward white cake, utilising skim milk and canola oil (decrease the liquid by ability of somewhat below the quantity of canola oil you upload) rather of total milk and butter. Then peel and center 2 apples, slice them into very skinny slices, and press them into the batter, in intense high quality rows, extremely close at the same time. Sprinkle with brown sugar, airborne dirt and dust with cinnamon, and bake as common. that's an exceedingly sturdy cake, keeps to be moist and sparkling, and with the sugar and cinnamon topping, you do no longer might desire to ice it. desire you relish this. We each and every now and then have it with milk, for breakfast, yet then, we are apt to consume something for breakfast as long as there's a sturdy cup of espresso with it.

Answer 6

devils food cake with two layers in between the layer is chocolate pudding then on top orange frosting with pumpkin and bat jimmys or ghost

Answer 7

Buy a box of twinkies, and arrange them in a circle...on a plate. Then dump grape jelly all over them, some cool whip, and powdered sugar. Enjoy.

Answer 8

the 2 bundt cakes combined to make a jack' are easy, the decorations are up to you.

Answer 9

Here is this hillarious recipe for "Cat Litter Cake" It actually tastes real good.

http://cats.about.com/od/funwithcats/a/litboxcake.htm?terms=litter+box


Here is a much better picture and recipe...
http://www.dvo.com/newsletter/monthly/2004/october/jest.html

Answer 10

Check this article, it has many recipes that look really yummy. There are too many to copy them here.

Celebrating Halloween with spook-tacular food

http://www.world-food-and-wine.com/celebrating-halloween-food.html