How to Decorate a Store Bought Cake for Halloween
We’re sharing how to decorate a store-bought cake for Halloween today!
Truth be told, when I first started thinking about how I wanted to decorate a store-bought cake for Halloween I immediately imagined something festive or chocolate.
This series on decorating store-bought cakes for special occasions has definitely taken on a life of its own and I have you to thank for it!
We’ve decorated a store-bought cake for Easter and Independence Day together and I have such a pretty idea for a Christmas and Valentine’s Day cake too.
The thing is my niece and nephews are WAY into Stranger Things right now.
Although my personal preference would be a festive Halloween over a spooky one – they are all about the spooky.
And since I’m bringing dessert to my family’s annual Spooky Soiree, I decided to surprise them with a store-bought cake for Halloween they would never forget.
Here’s a look at how to decorate a store-bought cake for Halloween…
Store Bought Cake for Halloween Supplies:
- Store Bought Cake (normally available in the refrigerated cases of your local grocery store bakery)
- Festive Halloween Embellishments (we chose spooky hands, but witch’s legs or hat would also be cute)
- Sandwich Cookies (we used Oreos)
- Spray Candy Blood, optional
- Cake Plate
- Food Processor or Blender
Store Bought Cake for Halloween Steps:
Before you get started, gather your supplies and set up your workstation.
Remove the store-bought cake from the box or container and lay it on top of your cake plate.
While the cake is resting, place sandwich cookies of your choice into a food processor or blender.
Some of the cookies will need to be chopped. While others need to be finely ground so they resemble dirt.
Sprinkle the “dirt” around the base of the cake.
Next, add your festive embellishments.
We found these skeleton hands at Michaels on sale.
Once the festive embellishments are secure, sprinkle the chopped sandwich cookies on top of the cake.
Basically, I wanted it to look like the hands were coming out of the “ground” and were covered in “dirt.” But you can do whatever works best for your theme or party.
As I shared above, using witch’s legs (like she was diving headfirst into the store-bought cake for Halloween) would be cute too.
After you have the festive Halloween embellishments and the cookie crumbles in place, add candy spray blood, if you like.
We also picked the candy spray up at Michaels.
It’s cherry flavored.
Again, feel free to decorate with what you like best. I wouldn’t normally do anything this creepy.
But it’s a really simple way to get on board with the things the littles (who are actually tweens) are into right now.
After all, family get-togethers are about making memories. Especially, this time of year!
And I know decorating this store-bought cake for Halloween is going to be something they’ll not only appreciate but will also always remember!
Here are a few other quick and easy Halloween ideas, if you need them…
Last Minute Halloween Tablescape Ideas
Easy DIY Halloween Decorations
Glow in the Dark Halloween Candy Bucket
Let us know how you’re decorating for Halloween this year! Until next time, I’ll see you on Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest.
Many blessings,
CoCo
I loved your creative idea to upgrade an already prepared store bought cake. This is so much easier than starting from scratch!
Thank you, Heidi! Most of our parties are on a Friday night so it’s really nice to have something quick and easy like a store-bought cake to help take the pressure off after a full day of work. Hope you have the best week, CoCo
Coco, this cake is even easier than making mummy Rice Krispie treats, which is what I was going to make to take to a party on a Friday night. Love this idea, thank you for sharing and for stopping by the blog!
You are so welcome, Elizabeth! My Mom rarely lets us help bring anything because we all work full time and she is retired. But she does so much for us, this year, we convinced her to let us help so we all brought something that was festive but was also quick and easy. Hope you have so much fun at your party and you’ve had a happy week, CoCo
I love this and I’m not a Halloween person.
Spooky but not too creepy
I forget this trick every time
Pinned
That’s so sweet of you to say, Cindy! I’m not into creepy things at all either. But the kids love things that are spooky and scary right now so I try to get on board with things they’re into. I tried to guide them into Harry Potter but it’s all about Stranger Things right now 😉 Hugs, CoCo
Such a great time saver to start with a store-bought cake! Again, I’m in awe of your creativity because you can make “dirt” look good! The cake is hauntingly beautiful and I’m sure the kids in your family will love it! Blessings, Donna
Thank you so much, Donna. I’m happy to pass along anything that’s quick, easy, and festive. We could all use a little more celebration in our lives, you know? Big hugs, CoCo
What a clever idea CoCo! Spooky and sweet 🙂
Thank you so much, Marie! Hope you have the best week, CoCo
What a great idea, to decorate a store bought cake! Love what you did with it! Thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm. xo Kathleen
I really appreciate it, Kathleen, thanks so much! Hugs, CoCo