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Easy Halloween Cake and Cupcakes

Make this spooktacular halloween cake for your next party! This rich chocolate from scratch recipe can be incorporated into all cupcakes or make a small cake with cupcakes!

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 284 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • Chocolate Cake and Chocolate Frosting - Rocky Road Cake
  • 2 cups white chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup milk chocolate chips
  • 1-2 packages Voortman Bakery Chocolate Fudge Wafers
  • dozen plastic halloween rings

Instructions

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  1. Preheat over to 350 degrees. Make cake and frosting according to the Rocky Road Cake directions. 
  2. 5 " cake bake for 35 minutes
  3. cupcakes - bake for 15-20 minutes. 
  4. 8-9" cake bake for 35-40 minutes. 
Wafer ghosts
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  1. Melt chocolate(s) separately in a double broiler or microwave safe bowl on medium high for about 1 minute. Remove and stir and place back in microwave for 15 seconds.  Repeat until chocolate is smooth.  
  2. Dip fudge wafer in the chocolate and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment or wax paper.  Once set dip toothpick or skewer in milk chocolate and form a ghost face.  Let harden. 
  3. After cake is cooled and frosted place on a serving plate and place ghosts around cake (you may want to separate the ghosts with a pain fudge wafer).  Top with ghost strawberry (optional) and plastic halloween ring decorations.  Add ribbon around cake (optional) or any other festive decorations! Enjoy. 

Notes

  • Optional - fresh strawberries to dip with extra white chocolate. Also make extra ghost cookies.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1g Calories 284kcal (14%) Carbohydrates 34g (11%) Protein 3g (6%) Fat 16g (25%) Saturated Fat 8g (40%) Polyunsaturated Fat 7g Cholesterol 18mg (6%) Sodium 97mg (4%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 30g (60%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 284

% Daily Value*

Serving 1g
Calories 284kcal 14%
Carbohydrates 34g 11%
Protein 3g 6%
Fat 16g 25%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Polyunsaturated Fat 7g 41%
Cholesterol 18mg 6%
Sodium 97mg 4%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 30g 60%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.