13 Halloween baking ideas

Treat friends and family to our spooky kitchen creations with these inventive Halloween bakes. Make everything from ghoulish ghost cupcakes and mummified cookies to scary skeleton gingerbread men. These simple baking recipes will ensure a Halloween to remember.

Halloween baking ideas

Halloween cookies

Bake these spooky mummy cookies for a simple but striking Halloween treat. Get the whole family involved with decorating – the kids will love them!

Halloween cupcakes

These spooktacular black velvet ghost cupcakes are so terrifyingly tasty that not even the most high-strung paranormal investigator would argue about keeping them around. Discover more cupcake recipes.

Halloween cake

This spooky Halloween cake is easy to make, but looks really impressive. It's perfect for a spooky dose of sweetness, or a weekend bake.

Skeleton gingerbread men

This simple gingerbread biscuit recipe easily makes 30 spooky skeletons, and they’re the ideal Halloween treat for all the kids to enjoy.

Halloween blondies

This spooky, spidery, shareable Halloween treat – flecked with white chocolate chunks and decorated with melted marshmallows – is just the trick for the season. If you love blondies, try our salted caramel and pear blondies recipe next.

Pumpkin cake

Dotted with nuts and flavoured with maple syrup, this seasonal special (made with real pumpkin) is finished with a zesty soft cheese topping. Perfect for a grown-up Halloween sweet treat. See more pumpkin recipes.

Pumpkin pie

Make our easy pumpkin pie with maple cream for a Halloween party dessert. This rich and creamy pud uses shop-bought pastry, making it simple yet impressive.

Vegan pumpkin pie

Ready-made pastry and a tin of pumpkin purée make this plant-based pie very easy to whip up. It's a sweet, spiced treat that's fit for a grown-up Halloween feast.

Oreo Baileys fridge cake

Combine Oreos and Baileys in this striking black and white fridge cake – it makes a super easy make-ahead dessert.

Devil's food cake

Rich, dark and decadent, this is the chocolate cake to end all. We've given the option of two frostings - a classic chocolate fudge or Swiss meringue buttercream. Whichever you choose, this devilishly delicious bake is sure to be a hit with all Halloween party goers.

Wagon Wheel brownies

These artfully decorated brownies are given a 'bloody' red tint from jammy raspberries, whilst shards of biscuit and marshmallow create a excitingly chaotic blend of textures and flavours. You could substitute the wagon wheels with any of biscuit of your choosing.

Salted matcha fudge

Not strictly a baking recipe, but we thought this ghoulish green matcha fudge would go down a treat at the end of a Halloween dinner party, or to use as a trick-or-treating snack. It cuts into 60 squares so is perfect for feeding a large crowd.

Black velvet cake

One for the grown-up ghouls, this decadently dark and rich marble cake is flavoured with Guinness and Prosecco. Like a gently bubbling cauldron, the luxurious soft cheese icing represents the settling bubbles of stout when it's poured.