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10 Halloween bakes and treats

by Jessica Lockyer-Palmer

published on 18 October 2024, last updated on 1 November 2024

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From spooky meringues to rocky road graves, these Halloween-themed bakes are perfect for parties or giving to trick-or-treaters.

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Jane’s Patisserie’s Ghost Cupcakes

Light yet rich Italian meringue and chocolate cupcakes are the perfect match for your next Spooky Season snack.

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Tigga Mac’s Ghastly Ghost Cake

Featuring a luscious vanilla velvet sponge and ghostly white buttercream, this iced cake is easy to make and the perfect centrepiece for your Halloween party.

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S’mores Spiderweb Cookies

Melted marshmallows make an ingenious cobweb topping for these chunky and chewy chocolate cookies.

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Halloween Party Cake

Topped with adorable white chocolate ghosts, this easy traybake recipe with a six-ingredient sponge is great for feeding a crowd.

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Fitwaffle’s Spiderweb Cheesecake

Creating this no-bake spiderweb-effect cheesecake, complete with a white and dark chocolate ganache, couldn’t be easier.

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Trick or Treat?

This recipe for ghostly meringues from Meringue Girls: Everything Sweet is an easy way to add an impressive edible finishing touch to your Halloween celebrations and a suitably spooky offering for trick or treaters.

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Spiders from Mars Cupcakes

Arachnophobes beware, these creepy crawly cupcakes from Konditor & Cook: Deservedly Legendary Baking are your worst nightmare.

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Hallowe’en Cupcakes

In case you aren’t spooked enough yet, bake these ghoulish cupcakes from The Great British Bake Off: Learn to Bake for a guaranteed fright night.

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Rocky Road Halloween Grave

Conjure up a grave scene with this Rocky Road Grave from Konditor & Cook: Deservedly Legendary Baking , complete with a chocolate headstone.

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Halloween Spiced Pumpkin Squares

Perfect for scaredy-cats, these fright-free squares from Marshmallow Magic taste like a spiced pumpkin pie and are filled with gooey marshmallow for all the treat and none of the trick.

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