Witch Hat Cupcakes (Easy Halloween Cupcake Idea) (2024)

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Witch hat cupcakes are made by topping cupcakes with sugar cones and adding detail with icing.

Like our witch hat cookies, these Halloween cupcakes are perfect for Halloween parties or to make at home with the kids just for fun.

Halloween Witch Hat Cupcakes

Are you looking for a fun recipe for your Halloween party? These witch hat cupcakes are sure to be a huge hit. Not only are they delicious, but they look awesome too!

Even if you don’t consider yourself to be any good decorating, you’ll find that you’ve got all the skills needed when it comes to these easy Halloween cupcakes.

All you really need when it comes to decorating these witch cupcakes is a bit of time and patience. Even if you’ve never decorated baked goods before, I promise that you’ll be able to do this.

This is also a great recipe to make with the kids to get them in the Halloween spirit. They will love spraying the cones black and placing them on the cupcakes.

These cupcakes will be perfect if you’re looking for an easy dessert to make for a Halloween party or bake sale. Everyone is sure to love them and you can bet that these will be one of the first things to disappear off the table. Because everyone loves cupcakes!

If you are making these fun cupcakes for a Halloween party, why not make the adults at the party a witches brew drink to enjoy with their witch cupcakes?

Ingredients

This section includes ingredient notes and substitution options. Get all measurements, ingredients, and instructions in the printable recipe card at the end of this post.

• Cupcakes – We used cupcakes made from boxed mix but you can also get out the mixer and use your favorite homemade vanilla cupcakes or chocolate cupcakes recipe. Black cupcake liners go perfectly with the witch hat theme.
• Ice cream cones – pointy sugar cones make the perfect witch hat.
• Vanilla frosting – Again, we used premade frosting for ease but homemade frosting would work too.
• Green food dye – I recommend a gel-based food coloring that won’t water down the frosting, such as this one.
• Black color mist food spray – to color the ice cream cone black. You could also dip the cones in melted black candy melts.
• Purple decorating icing and orange decorating icing – for adding the final details.

How to Make Witch Hat Cupcakes

This section shows you how to make the recipe with step-by-step photos and instructions. For the full printable recipe, see the recipe card below.

After baking your cupcakes in the oven allow them to cool fully on a wire rack.

Add store-bought frosting into a bowl.

Add green food coloring and mix until the desired color of green.

Using a piping bag and large star tip, pipe the green frosting onto thecupcakes. Then set aside.

Spray the sugar cones with black color mist.

Set aside and let dry.

Once the sugar cones (witch hats) are dry, pipe the purple icing at the base like a ribbon. Use the orange icing to draw a buckle on in the center of the ribbon.

Set the sugar cone on top of the green frosting.

Serve with some hocus pocus Halloween punch for even more of a witch-themed treat.

I hope you enjoy this easy witch hat cupcake recipe and have a very Happy Halloween!

More Halloween Cupcake Recipes

• Spiderweb Cupcakes
• Bloody Cupcakes
• Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting

Recipe

Recipe

4.63 from 8 votes

Witch Hat Cupcakes

Author: Jaclyn

Prep: 30 minutes mins

Total: 30 minutes mins

Witch hat cupcakes are made by topping cupcakes with sugar cones and adding detail with icing. These Halloween cupcakes will be a hit at a Halloween party.

Equipment

• black cupcakes liners

• piping bag

• cupcake pan

Ingredients

• ▢ 12 cupcakes prepared according to directions on box
• ▢ 12 sugar cones
• ▢ 1 container vanilla frosting
• ▢ green food coloring
• ▢ black color mist food spray
• ▢ purple icing
• ▢ orange icing

Instructions

• Add store-bought frosting into a bowl. Add green food coloring and mix until the desired color of green.

• Pipe the green frosting onto thecupcakesand then set aside.

• Spray the sugar cones with black color mist. Set aside and let dry.

• Once the cones are dry, pipe the purple icing at the base like a ribbon. Use the orange icing to draw a buckle on in the center of the ribbon.

• Set the sugar cone on top of the green frosting.

Nutrition

Calories: 355kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 241mg | Potassium: 68mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 42g | Vitamin A: 22IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 1mg

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