Best 6 Ghosts In The Graveyard Cake Recipes

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Indulge in a spooky and delicious journey with our "Ghosts in the Graveyard" cake. This hauntingly delightful treat is perfect for Halloween parties or any occasion where you want to add a touch of eerie enchantment. Discover the step-by-step instructions for crafting this captivating cake, along with variations that cater to different dietary preferences and skill levels.

For the traditionalists, we provide a classic chocolate cake recipe that forms the base of this ghoulish masterpiece. Chocolate lovers will delight in the rich, decadent flavor that pairs perfectly with the creamy vanilla frosting. If you prefer a lighter option, try our vanilla cake recipe, which offers a delicate crumb and a subtle sweetness that allows the frosting to shine through.

For those with dietary restrictions, we've included a gluten-free chocolate cake recipe that delivers all the indulgence without the gluten. And for those who love a bit of a challenge, our red velvet cake recipe adds a striking visual element to your graveyard scene.

No matter which cake recipe you choose, you'll find detailed instructions for creating the signature "ghost" meringues that adorn the cake. These ethereal figures add a spooky touch and are surprisingly easy to make. With a few simple steps, you'll have a graveyard full of ghostly meringues, ready to haunt your taste buds.

The final touch is the luscious vanilla frosting, which provides a smooth, velvety canvas for your graveyard decorations. We've included tips for achieving the perfect consistency and for creating a variety of spooky accents, such as tombstones, bats, and spiders.

Whether you're a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, our "Ghosts in the Graveyard" cake is an achievable and rewarding project. With our comprehensive recipes and detailed instructions, you'll have all the tools you need to create a dessert that's as visually stunning as it is delicious. So gather your ingredients, put on your apron, and let's conjure up some spooky baking magic!

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

GRAVEYARD CAKE



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Underneath tasty tombstones, ghosts, pumpkins, worms and soil that make this dessert a conversation piece, you'll find a delectable chocolate cake made from scratch in a few simple steps. It's a recipe I use year-round with different frostings. -Vicki Schlechter, Davis, California

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h5m

Yield 16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 20

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter
1 cup water
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1/2 cup sour cream
2 large eggs
FROSTING:
1/4 cup butter
3 tablespoons whole milk
2 tablespoons baking cocoa
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
18 Oreo cookies
Black decorator's icing or gel
9 cream-filled oval vanilla sandwich cookies
1 cup whipped topping
Pumpkin candies and gummy worms, optional

Steps:

  • In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt; set aside. In a saucepan, combine butter, water and cocoa; bring to a boil over medium heat. Add to flour mixture; beat well. Beat in sour cream and eggs. , Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 35-38 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes., Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine butter, milk and cocoa; bring to a boil. Remove from the heat; stir in sugar and vanilla. Pour over warm cake. Crumble chocolate cookies; sprinkle over frosting while still warm. Cool completely. , For tombstone, use icing to decorate vanilla cookies with words or faces; place on cake. For ghosts, make mounds of whipped topping; use icing to add eyes and mouths as desired. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Just before serving, add pumpkins and gummy worms if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 483 calories, Fat 22g fat (12g saturated fat), Cholesterol 70mg cholesterol, Sodium 423mg sodium, Carbohydrate 69g carbohydrate (48g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.

GHOSTS IN THE GRAVEYARD



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Also Known As: GHOSTS IN THE GRAVEYARD No need to fear this graveyard: It's made with chocolate pudding and crushed cookies! See it all come together in this super-quick video.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories     Confections

Time 1h15m

Yield 18 servings, about 1/2 cup each

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 pkg. (3.9 oz.) JELL-O Chocolate Flavor Instant Pudding Pudding
3 cups cold milk
1 tub (12 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed, divided
15 vanilla creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, crushed (about 1-1/2 cups)
Assorted decorations: 3 oblong vanilla creme-filled sandwich cookies, decorating gel, 5 candy pumpkins, 10 candy corn pieces

Steps:

  • Beat pudding mixes and milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. Let stand 5 min. Stir in 3 cups COOL WHIP and half the cookie crumbs. Spread into 13x9-inch dish; sprinkle with remaining crumbs.
  • Refrigerate 1 hour. Meanwhile, decorate sandwich cookies with decorating gel to resemble tombstones.
  • Insert decorated cookies into top of dessert just before serving. Add candies. Drop large spoonfuls of remaining COOL WHIP onto dessert to resemble ghosts.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 200, Fat 7 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Sodium 280 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 2 g

PEEPS® GHOSTS IN A GRAVEYARD CAKE



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Topping your Halloween-themed cake with ghost-shaped marshmallows is an easy, festive way to celebrate the season.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 2h10m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ devil's food cake mix
Water, oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
Betty Crocker™ black decorating gel or icing
Betty Crocker™ orange or white decorating gel or icing
4 oval-shaped chocolate-filled vanilla sandwich cookies
3 miniature chocolate candy bars
1 container Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy chocolate frosting
1/2 cup chocolate cookie crumbs
4 PEEPS® brand marshmallow ghosts
4 toothpicks
58 pretzel sticks

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Spray 2 (8- or 9-inch) round cake pans with cooking spray. Line bottoms of pans with cooking parchment paper, if desired, to prevent sticking.
  • Make and bake cake as directed on box for two 8- or 9-inch round cake pans. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Meanwhile, use black and orange gel or icing to write RIP on oval-shaped cookies and miniature candy bars; set aside.
  • On serving plate, place 1 cake layer, rounded side down. Frost top of cake layer with about 1/3 cup of the chocolate frosting. Top with second layer, rounded side up. Frost side and top of cake with remaining frosting.
  • Sprinkle chocolate cookie crumbs on top of cake to make dirt. Insert cookies and candy bars into top of cake for tombstones. Insert 1 end of toothpick into bottom of each ghost-shaped marshmallow. Insert other end into top of cake.
  • Break 8 of the pretzel sticks into thirds. Use whole pretzels and pretzel thirds to make a fence around edge of cake as shown in photo.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 450, Carbohydrate 63 g, Cholesterol 45 mg, Fat 4, Fiber 1 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 500 mg, Sugar 23 g, TransFat 0 g

GHOSTS IN THE GRAVEYARD



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This recipe was posted in response to a request for Halloween desserts. My birthday is on Halloween, and my mom made this adorable dessert many times for my birthday parties as a child. Feel free to be as elaborate as you like with the graveyard "decorations". There's lots of fun candy out there to experiment with. I hope you and your family enjoy this as much as I did! Cook time is chill time.

Provided by Kozmic Blues

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h10m

Yield 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

15 Oreo cookies
3 cups cold milk
2 (3 1/2 ounce) packages instant chocolate pudding mix
1 (8 ounce) container Cool Whip, thawed
oval shaped vanilla cookies (to be used as the headstones Nabisco or Pepperidge Farm Milano work well!)
candy corn or candy corn, pupmkins
gummy worms
tubes of decorating icing (orange, red and brown are nice)

Steps:

  • Crush the oreo cookies in a plastic bag using a rolling pin, or in a food processor.
  • Pour milk into large bowl.
  • Add pudding mixes.
  • Beat with wire whisk 2 minutes or until well blended.
  • Let pudding stand 5 minutes.
  • Gently stir in 1/2 each of the whipped topping and crushed cookies.
  • Spoon into 13x9-inch dish; sprinkle with remaining crushed cookies to be the"dirt" of the graveyard.
  • Refrigerate for at least an hour or until ready to serve.
  • Decorate the remaining cookies with assorted icings to resemble tombstones,"RIP" and"BOO" are nice sayings; stand up cookies in top of dessert like graves.
  • Add candies and plastic"scary" creatures, if using.
  • Drop remaining whipped topping by spoonfuls onto dessert to resemble ghosts.
  • What works best is to make the cool-whip"ghosts" ahead on a cookie sheet and store them in the freezer until ready to use.
  • That way they don't flop over.
  • Two or three small, round dollups of cool-whip (like a snowman) make nice looking ghosts.
  • You should be able to make 2 or 3 ghosts.
  • Remove"ghosts" from the freezer and give them"eyes" and a"mouth" using the brown decorating icing.
  • Place"ghosts" in the graveyard.
  • Small plastic spiders, cobwebs, or mini monsters are a nice addition too.
  • To serve, just scoop out into bowls.
  • Store leftover dessert in refrigerator.

HAUNTED GRAVEYARD CAKE



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The perfect centrepiece for a Halloween celebration, this cake is guaranteed to make your party extra spooky

Provided by Good Food team

Categories     Afternoon tea, Treat

Time 2h45m

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 egg white
50g icing sugar
200ml single cream
200g dark chocolate , finely chopped
125g rich tea finger biscuits
100g double chocolate cookies
25g white chocolate
silver balls , to decorate
85g cocoa powder
200g self-raising flour
375g light brown muscovado sugar
4 eggs
200ml milk
175ml vegetable oil

Steps:

  • To make the ghosts, heat oven to 110C/90C fan/gas ¼. Whip the egg white in a clean bowl until stiff peaks form. Whisk in the sugar a tbsp at a time and keep whisking for a couple of mins until the mixture is thick and resembles shaving foam. Gently spoon the mixture into a large freezer bag, then cut a 1.5cm hole in one of the corners. Cover a baking sheet with some baking parchment. Carefully squeeze a small circle of whipped egg white out of the bag, pulling upwards as you do to make a ghost shape. Repeat until the mixture is used up - you should get about 15 ghosts. Bake for 1½ hrs until crisp. Can be stored in an airtight container for up to 2 days.
  • Now make the cake. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Tip the cocoa powder, self-raising flour and sugar into a large bowl, breaking up any clumps of sugar. Mix together the eggs, milk and oil in a measuring cup or bowl, then pour over the dry ingredients and stir everything together until smooth. Grease and line a deep baking dish (20 x 30 x 5cm) with baking parchment. Pour in the cake mixture and bake for 30 mins. Leave to cool, then turn out onto a serving plate. Alternatively, wrap well and store for up to 2 days.
  • Finish decorating the cake: heat cream in a saucepan until just boiling. Place the dark chocolate in a large bowl and pour over the hot cream. Stir until the chocolate melts. Use a clean brush to paint a layer of chocolate over 7 rich tea finger biscuits, then set aside to cool. Pour the rest of the chocolate mixture over the cake and smooth over with a knife. Whizz the chocolate cookies, or bash in a freezer bag with a rolling pin, until small crumbs form. Sprinkle over the top of the cake.
  • Place the white chocolate in a small bowl, set over a pan of simmering water. Leave for 5 mins or until melted, then spoon into a small freezer bag. Wait for 10 mins so the mixture is not too runny, then cut a tiny hole in one corner of the bag. Pipe out 2 small blobs onto each ghost, place a silver ball on each to make eyes, then pipe out suitable words and shapes on the gravestones. Leave for 30 mins to set, then push the biscuit gravestones into the cake and arrange the ghosts around. To get the ghosts to 'fly', push a thin wire (you can get these from a florist shop - remember to remove before eating) into the bottom of the ghost, then place in the cake, hiding the wire behind a gravestone.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 721 calories, Fat 36 grams fat, SaturatedFat 11 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 95 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 66 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 9 grams protein, Sodium 0.63 milligram of sodium

SPOOKTACULAR HALLOWEEN GRAVEYARD CAKE



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This is a great cake, perfect for Halloween parties, that is a take-off of the stand-by graveyard pudding. I noticed pudding is less popular than cake, and of course, cake is more suited for parties, especially those with kids. You can use your choice of cake flavor, but pay attention to the cookie crumbs you use in that case so they are compatible flavors. You also probably wouldn't want to use chocolate icing with a pumpkin cake, but if you wanted a pumpkin frosting, that would be good, or else use vanilla.You can use whipped cream to make the ghosties, but be aware that if you do this, the cake needs to remain chilled, and the whipped cream does try to sag and run after awhile (so don't do that too far in advance). The marshmallow ghosties are more durable at room temp. Those are often sold near displays of halloween candy, not necessarily by the bags of marshmallows.

Provided by PalatablePastime

Categories     Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 1 decorated cake, 8-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 (18 1/4 ounce) package cake mix (I used Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Devil's Food)
1 1/3 cups water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs
10 ounces nabisco Oreo cookies, crushed (may use gingersnap crumbs if it goes with your cake)
6 -10 pepperidge farm milano cookies (or suitable oval shaped butter cookies)
1 1/2-2 cups prepared vanilla frosting (or other suitable flavor)
1 -4 package cake decorating gel (green, black, orange or brown, etc, as needed)
1 cup candy corn (or pumpkin-shaped candy)
1/4 cup harvest colored sprinkles or 1/4 cup colored crystal sugar (orange, green, yellow, etc)
6 -12 laboratory decorative candies (chocolate candy foil-wrapped like eyeballs, ears, lips, body parts, etc) (optional)
4 -6 ghost-shaped peeps marshmallows (may also use cats or pumpkins)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Mix together cake mix, water, oil, and eggs according to package directions.
  • If your package requires different ingredients to make cake, follow those instructions instead.
  • Grease and flour a glass 13x9-inch cake pan.
  • If you use a dark or coated pan, do your baking at 325°F.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in a preheated oven for approx 35 minutes (38-40 minutes for dark or coated pans) or until cake is done.
  • Allow cake to cool in the pan.
  • Spread frosting evenly on cooled cake.
  • Sprinkle frosting with crumbled cookies (oreos or whatever you are using).
  • Using gel frostings, write sayings on 1/2 of the milano cookies (some sayings might be"Justin Tyme","Yul B Next","RIP","M T Tomb","Will B Back","Barry M Deep", etc).
  • Press 1/2 of cookie down into cake and icing to resemble a standing tombstone.
  • Arrange ghost marshmallows in a standing position on top of cake.
  • Scatter candies and/or sprinkles or sugars on cake to garnish.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 602.2, Fat 29.5, SaturatedFat 5.7, Cholesterol 69.8, Sodium 641.6, Carbohydrate 78.9, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 52.1, Protein 7.3

Tips:

  • Use a boxed chocolate cake mix: This is a quick and easy way to make the cake base. Just follow the instructions on the box.
  • Add some instant coffee powder to the cake batter: This will give the cake a richer, more complex flavor.
  • Make sure the cake is completely cool before frosting it: If the cake is still warm, the frosting will melt and become runny.
  • Use a dark chocolate frosting: This will help to create a more dramatic contrast with the white chocolate ghosts.
  • Get creative with your ghost decorations: You can use white chocolate chips, mini marshmallows, or even candy eyes to create your own unique ghosts.

Conclusion:

This Ghosts in the Graveyard Cake is a fun and festive dessert that is perfect for Halloween parties. It is easy to make and can be decorated in a variety of ways. With its rich chocolate flavor and spooky decorations, this cake is sure to be a hit with your guests.

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