Cakes & CupcakesNo. 7736 · The 2026 edition
Halloween Monster Cakes
These spooky Halloween monster cakes are as fun to make as they are to eat!
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Bake and cool vanilla cupcakes, then top with black-tinted buttercream piped into tall towers. Add a shimmer of silver dust and scatter edible eyes around for a creepy-cute monster effect.
Ingredients
Directions
- Start by making a batch of basic vanilla sponge cupcakes and let them cool completely before decorating.
- Whip up a batch of vanilla buttercream frosting.
- Tint the buttercream black by mixing in black paste food coloring a little at a time until you achieve the darkness you want.
- Use a piping bag to apply the black buttercream onto the cupcakes using the tall tower technique, which creates a lofty, swirled peak.
- Gently dust the buttercream with a light sprinkle of Metallic Light Silver cake dust for a shimmering effect.
- Finish by placing edible eyes in various positions around each cupcake, placing them at different heights for a playful monster look.
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