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!
Equipment
- Cake pan
- - Mixing bowls
- - Spatula
- Piping bags
- refrigerator,
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
Instructions
- Bake the cake according to package directions and let it cool completely.
- While the cake cools, tint the vanilla frosting green using the green food coloring.
- Frost the cooled cake with the green frosting.
- Sprinkle the crushed chocolate cookies around the base of the cake to create a 'dirt' effect.
- Carefully arrange the candy eyeballs, gummy worms, and brownie tombstones (if using) on top of the frosted cake to create your zombie scene.
- Add a touch of red food coloring around the mouth (created with a knife) to make the cake look extra spooky!
- 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.