If you are looking for some easy ideas to decorate cupcakes for Halloween, then look no further! We’ve got lots of different halloween cupcake decorating ideas that anyone can pull off. You don’t have to be a professional baker to make these.

First, let’s talk about cakes and frosting. You can make your own cupcakes from scratch or use a boxed mix for all these ideas. If you need a recipe, try my favorite chocolate cake recipe. It’s simple and SO moist.

Another great option is this vanilla buttermilk cake, which you can make “funfetti” by adding sprinkles to the batter.

You will need buttercream frosting and food dye for most of these Halloween cupcakes designs. Or you could use store-bought frosting with food dye.

We also used royal icing for one design. And, here are many of the novelty sprinkles we used:

Candy Corn Cupcakes

To make candy corn cupcakes, start by adding a line of frosting to the center. You can pipe this on or use an offset spatula. Next, fill a shallow bowl with orange sprinkles. Lightly dip the cupcake so the frosting gets filled in with orange sprinkles.

Repeat on each side with the yellow and white sprinkles, taking care not to mix the edges as best you can.

Gravestone Cupcakes

To make gravestone cupcakes, create the gravestones by cutting Milano cookies in half and pipe “RIP” on top with chocolate frosting. You could also buy gravestone cupcake toppers.

Frost the cupcake with chocolate frosting, then dip the entire top in chocolate Jimmie sprinkles. You can also add rock or bone sprinkles on top. Then, add your gravestone.

Blood Drip Cupcakes

For these bloody knife cupcakes, pipe vanilla frosting on top of each cupcake. Then, drip red royal icing on top. Add an edible knife to the red icing area.

Mummy Cupcakes

To make mummy cupcakes, you need white frosting, eyeball sprinkles, and a petal frosting tip. If you had this set of frosting tips you could use #104 or #127 to pipe the mummy bandages on top. Then, add the eyes and you’re done!

Brain Cupcakes

These are for all your zombie guests to enjoy. Lol. To make brain cupcakes, you need vanilla buttercream frosting tinted pink. Frost the top of the cupcake in a thin smooth layer.

Then, use the edge of a butter knife to divide the cupcake in half. Pipe squiggle lines along both sides.

Looking for more Halloween cupcake ideas? Try these easy witch hat cupcakes!