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Zombie Cake: Easy Halloween Dessert Recipe!

Sink your teeth into this spooky Zombie Cake moist cake topped with green frosting, candy eyeballs, gummy worms, and a dirt effect made from crushed cookies. Easy to make, fun to decorate, and perfect for Halloween parties!
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Servings: 8 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 box cake mix chocolate or vanilla
  • eggs, oil, and water as per cake mix instructions
  • 1 container vanilla frosting 12–16 oz
  • green food coloring
  • red food coloring
  • chocolate cookies crushed, for 'dirt' effect
  • candy eyeballs
  • gummy worms
  • brownie tombstones optional, for decoration

Equipment

  • Cake pan
  • - Mixing bowls
  • - Spatula
  • Piping bags
  • refrigerator,

Method
 

  1. Bake the cake according to package directions and let it cool completely.
  2. While the cake cools, tint the vanilla frosting green using the green food coloring.
  3. Frost the cooled cake with the green frosting.
  4. Sprinkle the crushed chocolate cookies around the base of the cake to create a 'dirt' effect.
  5. Carefully arrange the candy eyeballs, gummy worms, and brownie tombstones (if using) on top of the frosted cake to create your zombie scene.
  6. Add a touch of red food coloring around the mouth (created with a knife) to make the cake look extra spooky!
  7. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before serving.

Notes

For a vegan version, use a vegan cake mix and frosting. To create a more gory effect, add edible blood gel or red food coloring.
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