These Halloween cupcakes are a spooky and sweet way to celebrate the season. From creepy red velvet eyeballs to pumpkin-themed treats, these cupcakes bring Halloween fun and flavor to your celebration.
Halloween cupcakes feature bold colors like red and black. With flavors ranging from rich chocolate to pumpkin spice. Topped with playful decorations like candy eyes these cupcakes are both delicious and festive.
We’ve selected these Halloween cupcake ideas based on their creative designs, seasonal flavors, and fun appeal. Whether you’re hosting a Halloween party or treating trick-or-treaters, these cupcakes will add a spooky touch to your festivities.
Eyeball Cupcakes
It doesn't get much creepier than these eyeball cupcakes. Moist red velvet cupcakes topped with buttercream, drizzled red icing and candy eyes.
Why its good: These are a spooky themed treat that look hard to make, but are super easy.
Rumchata Cupcakes
These rumchata cupcakes have rumchata liqueur in both the cupcake batter and the buttercream. They are full of sweet and cinnamon flavors.
Why its good: the sweet and spiced flavors are perfect for Spooky season. Plus these are super easy to make to serve at parties.
Nutella Cupcakes
Yummy nutella cupcakes are the perfect combination of chocolate and hazelnut flavors. These moist cupcakes are topped with a sweet and decadent nutella buttercream frosting as well.
Why they're good: even though these look decadent, they are pretty easy to make. And, you can make large batches if you need a lot for parties.
Cookie Butter Cupcakes
These fluffy, moist and scrumptious cookie butter cupcakes are just so good. Topped with cookie butter buttercream frosting, they are decadent, sweet with hints of warm spices.
Why they're good: the sweet and warm flavors of Biscoff fit in the season perfectly. Plus, these are easy to make in large batches for a crowd.
Cinnamon Cupcakes
These warmly spiced, sweet and fluffy cinnamon cupcakes are so delicious. Topped with an extra sprinkle of cinnamon in the fluffy cinnamon buttercream frosting.
Why they're good: the warm spice of cinnamon infused in both the cupcakes themselves as well as the frosting is perfect for the season. These cupcakes look fancy, but are easy to make.
Mini Cupcakes
Mini cupcakes are an adorable, small version of a regular sized cupcake. These super cute cupcakes are fluffy, sweet and easy to make.
Why they're good: these make a super cute, small individual serving dessert. Additionally, you can easily customize them anyway you like.
Hot Chocolate Cupcakes
Who doesn't love the sweet, rich chocolate flavor of hot chocolate? Bake it up in cupcake form and top it off with marshmallow frosting (of course) for a sweet and decadent treat.
Why they're good: these are a decadent, yet easy dessert. The rich flavor fits in well as a sweet Thanksgiving dessert.
Apple Pie Cupcakes
There may be nothing more American than apple pie, but these apple pie cupcakes can be a close runner up. A fluffy and soft cupcake that is filled with sweet, lightly spiced apple pie filling.
Why they're good: these are a fantastic substitution for a regular pie which is a more traditional Thanksgiving dessert. Apples and cinnamon are a perfect reflection of the typical fall flavors served at this holiday.
Carrot Cake Cupcakes
Carrot cake is a favorite dessert around here. And these carrot cake cupcakes surely don't disappoint. With all the traditional carrot cake flavor packed into cupcake form.
Why they're good: these are a great individual serving dessert. You can dress them up a little by adding individual carrot frosting decorations to the top of each cupcake, if desired.
Pumpkin Ale Cupcakes
Pumpkin Ale cupcakes are topped with a sweet maple frosting. This moist cupcake recipe uses pumpkin ale to really ramp up the pumpkin flavors.
Why they're good: the addition of pumpkin ale adds a nice twist to the pumpkin flavor of these. This recipe is super easy and can be baked and ready in 30 minutes.
Pumpkin Cupcakes
Both spicy and sweet, these pumpkin cupcakes are fluffy and light. They are topped with a fluffy sweet, and lightly tangy cream cheese frosting.
Why they're good: this recipe is eggless and can also easily be adjusted for other dietary needs like gluten free or vegan. The pumpkin flavor is a highlight of this holiday.
