Best 3 Graveyard Cake For Halloween Recipes

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Indulge in the eerie charm of Halloween with our delectable Graveyard Cake, a spooky centerpiece that will send chills down your spine. This hauntingly delicious treat will be the star of your Halloween party, captivating your guests with its realistic graveyard design and rich, moist chocolate flavor.

Our collection of Graveyard Cake recipes offers a variety of options to suit your baking skills and preferences. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, we have the perfect recipe for you. From the classic Graveyard Cake with its intricate tombstone decorations to the simplified Graveyard Cupcakes, each recipe promises a unique Halloween experience.

For those who love a classic, our Traditional Graveyard Cake recipe will guide you through every step of creating this iconic Halloween dessert. With detailed instructions and helpful tips, you'll learn how to bake the moist chocolate cake, create the tombstone decorations, and assemble the cake into a spooky graveyard scene.

If you're short on time or prefer individual servings, our Graveyard Cupcakes recipe is the perfect solution. These bite-sized treats are just as delicious as the traditional cake, but they're much easier to make and decorate. You'll love the creative freedom of designing your own unique graveyard scenes on each cupcake.

For those who love a rich and decadent dessert, our Chocolate Graveyard Cake recipe is a must-try. This recipe takes the classic Graveyard Cake to the next level with a moist, chocolate cake base, creamy chocolate frosting, and an assortment of chocolate candies for decoration. It's a chocolate lover's dream come true!

No matter which recipe you choose, our Graveyard Cake collection is sure to bring a touch of spooky sweetness to your Halloween celebration. So gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and let's embark on a baking adventure that will leave your taste buds and your guests spellbound.

Here are our top 3 tried and tested recipes!

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.

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

GRAVEYARD CAKE



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Our rich graveyard cake-a pumpkin spice cake with bleeding chocolate glaze-is the ultimate sweet addition to your Halloween menu. Espresso shortbread headstones mark each slice.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cake Recipes

Yield Makes one 9-by-13-inch cake

Number Of Ingredients 15

8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened, plus more for pan
4 cups cake flour, plus more for dusting
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
2 1/2 cups packed light-brown sugar
4 large eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1 1/2 cups canned solid-pack pumpkin
Bleeding Chocolate Glaze for Graveyard Cake
Espresso Shortbread Headstones
1 tablespoon ground ginger

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Generously butter a 9-by-13-inch cake pan. Line with parchment paper; butter lining. Dust with flour; tap out excess. Set pan aside.
  • Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves in a large bowl; set aside. Put butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; beat on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Reduce speed to low; alternate between adding flour mixture and buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour. Add pumpkin, and beat until completely combined.
  • Pour batter into the prepared pan. Bake until golden and a cake tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack 15 minutes. Unmold; peel off parchment. Let cool completely on rack, top side up.
  • Set cake and rack on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Pour warm chocolate glaze over cake. Using a small offset spatula, gently smooth glaze over top of cake, letting it drip down sides. Let stand at room temperature, or refrigerate until set. Arrange 6 headstones on top; serve with the remaining.

Tips:

  • Use a boxed cake mix to save time and effort. You can use any flavor of cake mix you like, but chocolate or vanilla are classic choices for graveyard cake.
  • Make the tombstones ahead of time. This will give them time to dry and harden completely. You can make them out of graham crackers, cookies, or even cardboard.
  • Use a variety of candies to decorate your graveyard cake. Gummy worms, chocolate chips, and candy corn are all popular choices.
  • Get creative with your design. There are no rules when it comes to decorating a graveyard cake. Have fun and let your imagination run wild.

Conclusion:

Graveyard cake is a fun and festive dessert that is perfect for Halloween. It is easy to make and can be customized to your liking. With a little creativity, you can create a graveyard cake that will be the hit of your Halloween party.

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