Easy Halloween Pumpkin Cupcakes
If you’re planning a Halloween or Fall-themed party, you’ll want a sweet treat that fits the theme. These festive Halloween Pumpkin Cupcakes fit the bill! Using store-bought cream cheese frosting makes decorating a breeze.
Add these easy pumpkin cupcakes to your list of Easy Pumpkin Recipes! I promise they are straightforward to make. You’ll use a simple yellow cake recipe with some pumpkin and spices added.
These Halloween cupcakes can be decorated however you choose; I’ve included three options below. Use whichever tickles your fancy and fits well with the supplies you have on hand.
Make sure to check out my other cupcake recipes!
Halloween Pumpkin Cupcake Decorating Tips:
- Option A: Add orange food coloring to the cream cheese frosting. Put one flat layer of frosting onto each cupcake. Using a black gel food coloring tube, draw concentric circles around the top of the cupcake. Use a toothpick to draw lines through the circles, making it look like a spider web.
- Option B: Frost the cupcakes using high dollops of the cream cheese frosting. Use Halloween-themed black and orange sprinkles over the top.
- Option C: Add orange or black food coloring to the cream cheese frosting. Sprinkle with Halloween-themed sprinkles.
Optional Halloween Cupcake Decorating Supplies
- Halloween sprinkles
- Candy bats/spiders
Easy Halloween Pumpkin Cupcakes
The best part about making themed cupcakes like this is that they’re perfect for a Halloween party or celebration. We make these every year – and they’re always a hit!
Adding the fun spiderweb on top is a must – to give them that spooky spider look! Have everyone decorate their own and see how unique and fun these delicious desserts can be!
What other cupcake toppings can you add?
Powdered sugar is an excellent option if you don’t want to add other toppings. You can also change up the flavor of the frosting to give it a different taste and a potential new look.
Don’t forget that adding fun Halloween sprinkles on top can really change the look as well. The more toppings that you want to add, the more fun and unique these delicious cupcakes will be.
Specialty Ingredients:
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Best Cupcake Recipes:
Once you make this Homemade Halloween Cupcakes Recipe, it’s time to make more cupcakes. There are so many fun cupcakes recipes to make – and so little time!
I’ve saved you a few steps and gathered some of my favorites below!
This Smores Cupcakes Recipe has the best s’mores flavor and taste!
This Cotton Candy Cupcake Recipe is perfect for birthday parties!
Pumpkin Cupcakes are the perfect treats for fall! A must-make!
Add these Bunny Cupcakes to your Easter treats and desserts!
Oreo Cookie Cupcakes are going to become your new favorite dessert!
This simple Gingerbread Cupcake Recipe screams Christmas!
You’ll want to make a double batch of this Blue Raspberry Soda Cupcake Recipe!
How do you store baked cupcakes?
The last thing that you want to have to happen is for your cupcakes to dry out. You can easily prevent this with your storage method!
Once you decorate the cupcakes, add them to an airtight container and store them in the fridge. They will stay longer fresh in the fridge!
You can also freeze baked cupcakes without frosting and then thaw them and decorate them at that point in time. This is a great way to prep and be ready for future snacking!
Easy Halloween Pumpkin Cupcakes FAQs
More Halloween Recipes:
- Spooky Halloween Mocktail Recipe
- Crunchy Halloween Monster Munch
- Halloween Eyes Dunkaroo Dip
- Halloween OREO Balls
Easy Halloween Pumpkin Cupcakes
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 Cup(s) sugar
- 1 Cup(s) vegetable oil
- 4 large eggs
- 2 Cup(s) all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 Cup(s) pumpkin puree or cooked mashed pumpkin
- Icing
- I used a store bought can of Cream Cheese Frosting because I think it tastes great with the pumpkin in the cupcakes.
- Orange food coloring combine 3 drops red to 5 drops yellow
- Black food coloring gel
- Halloween Sprinkles (or chocol
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350º. Prepare a cupcake tin by either lining it with papers or greasing and then dusting with flour.
In a large bowl, mix together the sugar, oil, eggs, and pumpkin puree. - In a separate bowl, mix the dry ingredients. Add the dry ingredients into the large bowl with the sugar, oil, eggs, and pumpkin until thoroughly mixed.
- Bake at 350º for 12-15 minutes, checking frequently. Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack.
- When cool, frost with store-bought cream cheese frosting (found in the baking aisle). I like the Betty Crocker Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting. Store, refrigerated, up to 4 days.
Nutrition
Do you plan to add more Halloween toppings to these delicious Pumpkin Cupcakes?
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Miz Helen
These sound wonderful – we’ll have to add them to our “to-do” list.
These are so fun! I love the spider webs! And I love anything pumpkin. I’m featuring this tonight at my link party and pinning!
Hi Kelli, these look so yummy and I especially love that I can make them for my daughter who has several food allergies. Thank you for linking up to Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop last week! You were chosen as one of my favorites to be featured 🙂
Hi Kelli,
Your cupcakes look awesome, perfect for fall fun! Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday, and have a great weekend.
Miz Helen
This is such a yummy looking recipe, especially at Halloween! Thank you for sharing and for linking up this week to the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop 🙂
they look wonderful, love the web~
Very very cute! I bet these would be a favourite among children.
Ohh! loved those cup cakes. They are awesome 🙂
Thanks for sharing 😀
These are so cute, Kelli! Perfect for Halloween!