Halloween Sweets

Halloween cupcakes can be made for Halloween parties and gatherings to celebrate the holiday. They are baked similarly to traditional cupcakes and are decorated using a Halloween theme. The common Halloween colors of black and orange are generally used to color icing or frosting used to decorate the cupcakes. Many bakeries prepare cupcakes decorated in these colors throughout the Halloween holiday.

Cupcake batter can also be colored to represent the holiday using orange food cloring.

.http://www.learn-cake-decorating.com/color-your-cake-batter.html6  Brand name treats such as Oreo's and M&M's are also sold in orange and black making them ideal ingredients for cupcake decorations, candy sprinkles and colored sugar that is sold in supermarkets can be found in these colors as well.





For more detailed cupcakes, using pastry bags and decorator's tips can produce intricate designs such as spider webs. http://bakerstools.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=BAGS9 Using a variety of tip designs can produce different textures and enhance the cupcake design. These tools can be purchased at local craft stores or found where cake decorating supplies are sold.