Looking for truly haunting Halloween cake ideas? From jolly jack-o-lanterns to ghoulish ghost and goblin Halloween cakes, browse our collection of Halloween cake decorating ideas to find the perfect one for your celebration. Beginners and experts alike will find festive Halloween cake recipes and ideas with easy to follow, detailed instructions to create a delicious treat that everyone will enjoy.
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87 ideas were found matching your search criteria.
The Witch Waltz Cake
Difficulty: No reviews
Invite this friendly frequent flyer to your Halloween party! Colorful shaped cake shows a smiling witch dancing a jig with her broomstick.
Ghost Ship Cake
Difficulty: Somewhat Easy
Looks like a mutiny on the Bounty! Shaped cake flies the Jolly Roger while the ghostly crew flies about the deck.
Squirmy Wormy Pumpkin Cake
Difficulty: Easy
Decorate your own Medusa-like cake using the Wilton Jack-O’-Lantern Cake Pan. It’s sure to be a delightful fright at Halloween parties!
Pint Size Vampire Cake
Difficulty: Somewhat Difficult
Ever wonder what Dracula looked like as a child? This 3-D Halloween cake could be the answer! Sure to please your party guests, this creature of the night is baked using the Classic Wonder Mold and Mini Ball pans.
Every Body's Welcome! Cake
Difficulty: Somewhat Difficult
Trick or treaters will love the cookie creatures who are creeping up the fondant stone staircase of our castle tower. And what a wicked view through the color flow windows!
Going Buggy Pumpkin Cake
Difficulty: No reviews
Creep out Halloween partygoers with this insect-infested cake! Bugs are made with Wilton Ready-To-Use Fondant, and the cake is made with the Wilton Jack-O’-Lantern Cake Pan.
Bat Intentions Cake & Cookie
Difficulty: Easy
This not-so-friendly winged critter takes a menacing turn, thanks to a spooky color palette and a fearsome fondant-feature expression. Shape cookie wings in a 10 in. x 2 in Heart Pan and form the head and torso from cakes baked in Animal Crackers and Oval pans.
Mini Jack-O-Lantern Candy
Difficulty: Somewhat Easy
Pumpkin-shaped mini cakes give this guy a big, goofy head! The body, arms and legs are built using marshmallows and spice drops.
Dead Head Skull Cake
Difficulty: Easy
Want to get a head this Halloween? Well, create this creepy head-shaped cake, using our Dimensions 3D Skull Pan, for your adult party.
Guess Who's Coming To Dinner? Cake
Difficulty: Medium
More than a little creepy, this head on a platter cake is sure to give your party guests the chills! It’s all edible…from the gumball eyeballs to the fondant veggie decorations.
A Hoot and a Howl! Cake
Difficulty: No reviews
Stage a post-twilight scene atop a Halloween-hued cake. Use patterns from our 2011 Pattern Book and our Pumpkin Comfort Grip Cutter to shape seasonal fondant forms.
Circle of Sorcery Cake and Cupcakes
Difficulty: Medium
Conjure up a spooky sweet table with ease! Our bobbling ghost toppers guard easy to decorate cupcakes while a shadowy color flow witch hovers above a simple, colorful cake.
Too Cute to Scare Crows Cake
Difficulty: Somewhat Difficult
He’s certainly outstanding in his field! The Stand-Up Cuddly Bear cake shows off another side of his personality with this scarecrow design. Fondant crows and hands make the look authentic.
Witch Tooth Shall I Brush Today? Cake
Difficulty: Somewhat Easy
Simple techniques are all you need to create this fun-loving Halloween visitor. She’s covered with icing stars, zigzags and pull-out star hair that even beginners can handle with ease.
He Owns the Night Cake
Difficulty: Somewhat Easy
Once again our Teddy Bear cake pan goes undercover. This time he’s disguised as Count Dracula, complete with cape and a sharpened set of pearly whites!
