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‘Tis the season to be spooky, which means it’s time to try some of the best Halloween recipes around! We’ve compiled a list of the five cutest Halloween-themed desserts — they are easy to make and are definitely Instagram-worthy. These five recipes will help you step up your Halloween game this October!

 

1. Bat Cake Pops

Cake Pop Ingredients:

  1. 1 box chocolate cake mix

  2. 1 container of chocolate frosting

Directions:

  1. Prepare cake according to the box and let cool completely after baking

  2. Crumble up cake mix, and combine with the container of frosting

  3. Form into balls, and refrigerate for 30 minutes

To make these cake pops into little bats, you need:

  1. Round chocolate wafer cookies, halved

  2. Chocolate candy melts

  3. White royal icing

  4. Black royal icing

  5. Mini chocolate chips

Get the instructions here!

2. Chocolate Mice

Ingredients:

  1. 3 oz. of cream cheese

  2. 2 tbsp. of unsalted butter

  3. 1 cup of confectioner’s sugar

  4. 3 ½ oz. of semisweet chocolate

  5. 2 round baked chocolate cake layers

  6. 4 oz. of white chocolate

  7. 7 oz. of extra bittersweet chocolate

  8. ½ cup toasted pumpkin seeds

  9. 12 black licorice whips

Get the instructions here!

3. Chocolate Eyeballs

Ingredients:

  1. 12 oz. of white chocolate

  2. 24 donut holes

  3. 24 red M&M candies

  4. 8 oz. of dark chocolate

Get the instructions here!

4. Chocolate Cupcakes with Pumpkin Cheesecake Filling

Ingredients for the filling:

  1. 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese

  2. 1/3 cup white sugar

  3. 1 egg

  4. 2 tablespoons pumpkin

  5. 6 drops yellow food coloring (optional)

  6. 3 drops red food coloring (optional)

  7. 1/8 teaspoon salt

  8. 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Ingredients for the cake:

  1. 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

  2. 1 cup white sugar

  3. 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

  4. 1 teaspoon baking soda

  5. 1/2 teaspoon salt

  6. 1/3 cup vegetable oil

  7. 1 cup water

  8. 1 teaspoon white vinegar

  9. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Get the instructions here!

5. Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients:

  1. 4 eggs

  2. 1 2/3 cups white sugar

  3. 1 cup vegetable oil

  4. 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree

  5. 2 cups all-purpose flour

  6. 2 teaspoons baking powder

  7. 1 teaspoon baking soda

  8. 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

  9. 1 teaspoon salt

  10. 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened

  11. 1/2 cup butter, softened

  12. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  13. 2 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar

Get the instructions here!

 

So go ahead and get into the Halloween spirit with these scary good bakes!

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Catherine is a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. She is pursuing majors in both Literature and Education as well as a certificate in Gender and Women's Studies. Catherine enjoys rocking out to indie music, watching Badger basketball games and cuddling with adorable cats. She is incredibly excited to be writing for Her Campus, and cannot wait to bring fun and exciting articles to readers.
Hannah, originally from Milwaukee, WI is a Campus Correspondent for HC Wisconsin.  Hannah is a Senior and is studying Political Science and Psychology.  She aspires to work in health policy and will run for office one day.  She is never seen without a cup of coffee in hand and loves to eat any food in sight, especially sushi.  Outside of school, Hannah frequents Badger sporting events and likes to hang out with her friends on the weekends finding new things to do and new places to eat.  Hannah also runs her own Mary Kay business and is obsessed with keeping up with the latest makeup trends! This will be her seventh semester on the Her Campus team, and she loves the org more and more each semester!  It is Hannah's favorite thing that she is involved in on campus and highly recommends anyone with an interest in writing, journalism, or blogging to get involved, you won't regret it! On Wisconsin!!