Cake Decorations for Halloween

A Halloween party, whether it is in classroom, at home or something much grander, is a fun way for kids and adults to celebrate. Since cakes are a primary feature at any party, why not make one for your Halloween celebration? First, take into account the age of the party attendants and the size of the group. Then you can find the perfect decoration idea for your Halloween cake.

Types

When it comes to the type of cake for your party, no choice is a bad one. If you need to transport your cake and have a group of 10 to 30 people, a sheet cake, layer cake or shaped cake might be the best choice. If people at the party will be walking around and mingling while they eat, dozens of cupcakes might be a wiser choice. You can even make an ice cream cake or cheesecake.

Features

After determining the style and flavor of cake you want to make, you will be able to choose its features. Halloween cakes allow you to have fun and use your imagination. Your cake can be scary, featuring frightening monsters. It can be silly, sporting a toothy jack-o-lantern. You can make a cake with gross, gory features such as bloody body parts or creepy eyeballs. It can even be a cute cake, featuring a friendly vampire or sweetly smiling ghost.

Effects

Make a 3-D effect cake. Bake two Bundt cakes in any flavor. Allow them to cool and remove them from the pans. Use a serrated knife to slice a small section off the top of one cake so that it has a flat spot. Place this cake upside down on a platter or other surface and frost it with orange icing. Top it with the other cake placed right side up and frost that as well. Place a cupcake on top for a stem, and use a tube of black icing to make a jack-o-lantern face.

Considerations

You can find a cake pan in almost any shape. Make it simple by making cake from a mix and baking it in a shaped pan. You could also make a big batch of creepy eyeball cupcakes. Bake a dozen or two in your favorite flavor and frost them all white. Place a ring-shaped fruit candy in the center of each cupcake, and set a candy-coated chocolate (like an M&M) in the middle for the iris. Using a tube of red gel icing, draw on squiggly bloodshot lines for an eerie touch.

Benefits

Making a homemade cake shows your talent, creativity and thoughtfulness. However, make it as easy on yourself as possible. Cake mixes and premade frosting, as well as fondant, are great shortcuts that will not compromise your originality. Another easy option is buying a chocolate frosted sheet cake from your local bakery and decorating it to look like a graveyard. Stand oval or rectangular cookies on the icing to look like headstones. Write "RIP" or other epitaphs on the cookies with gel icing. Place candy corn and pumpkins throughout the spooky "cemetery."

Resources

• Halloween Recipes
• Halloween Cakes and Cupcakes
• Halloween Cake Pans