Description
Spooky Cute Ghost Mini Cakes are the perfect Halloween treat that combines festive fun with delightful flavors. These charming mini cakes feature layers of soft vanilla cake topped with vibrant pink frosting, playful sprinkles, and adorable piped ghost decorations. Each cake is presented in individual clear containers, making them ideal for parties, gatherings, or a spooky surprise for friends and family. Easy to make and irresistibly cute, these mini cakes will surely be a hit at your Halloween celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened (pink frosting)
- 2 cups powdered sugar (pink frosting)
- 1 tablespoon milk (pink frosting)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (pink frosting)
- 2–3 drops pink food coloring gel (pink frosting)
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, softened (white ghost frosting)
- 1 cup powdered sugar (white ghost frosting)
- 1/2 tablespoon milk (white ghost frosting)
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract (white ghost frosting)
- 1/4 cup Halloween sprinkles
- 10–12 black edible pearls
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease an 8×8 inch baking pan.
- In a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla.
- Gradually mix dry ingredients with wet ingredients, alternating with milk until smooth.
- Pour batter into the pan and bake for 25-30 minutes until a skewer comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack.
- Once cooled, cut the cake into 6 rectangles to fit clear containers.
- For the pink frosting, beat softened butter and gradually add powdered sugar, milk, vanilla, and pink food coloring until smooth.
- For the white ghost frosting, repeat the process without coloring.
- Assemble by placing cake portions in containers, topping with pink frosting and sprinkles. Pipe ghosts using white frosting and add black pearls for eyes.
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mini cake
- Calories: 305
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 145mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 50mg