gluten free halloween cupcakes

Gluten Free Halloween Cupcake Recipes

I just love cupcakes – they are little celebrations that fit in the palm of your hand. Individual cakes all your own – no sharing required. I have seen cupcakes that are incredible edible works of art.

And speaking of art – is there anything more endearing than kid art? Oh how I love the fridge door artwork my boys used to make. So why not let your little owns create their own edible artwork with some gluten-free Halloween Cupcakes so easy to decorate even I (who am hopelessly pastry bag challenged) can do it. Keep it easy and make some gluten-free cupcakes with your favorite mix and for frosting, Betty Crocker’s ready made frostings are all gluten-free. This way the kids can be involved in the whole process.

That snooty male judge on Cupcake Wars may not give these high marks, but your kids will love them and best of all, you will have fun making them!

To give boxed gluten-free cupcakes a little more of a homemade taste add 2 teaspoons of pure vanilla extract to white cake mix and 1 teaspoon dried espresso or coffee crystals (decaf is fine) and 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract to chocolate.

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Vampire Cupcakes Recipe

Prep Time10 mins
Total Time10 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 680kcal
Author: Gluten Free & More

Ingredients

  • 1 can gluten-free cherry pie filling
  • Gluten free cupcakes (any flavor) - cooled
  • White gluten free frosting
  • Gummy fangs

Instructions

  • Pour the pie filling into the blender and puree until smooth. Using a sharp knife, insert at an angle and cut out a cone-shaped piece of the cake.
  • Fill the hole with pureed cherry pie filling.
  • Cut off the tip of the cone, and place the piece of cake back into the hole, covering the filling and creating a smooth top. Frost the cupcakes, smoothing the top.
  • Place a gummy fang on top of the frosting and stick a tooth pick into some cherry pie filling.
  • Put a drop of pie filling at the tip of each fang.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Vampire Cupcakes Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 680
% Daily Value*
Sodium 106mg4%
Potassium 621mg18%
Carbohydrates 165g55%
Fiber 3g12%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 1215IU24%
Vitamin C 21.3mg26%
Calcium 65mg7%
Iron 1.4mg8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Spider Web Cupcakes Recipe

Prep Time10 mins
Total Time10 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Author: Gluten Free & More

Ingredients

  • Gluten Free Cupcakes (any flavor) - cooled
  • Gluten Free White Frosting
  • Black or Orange Cake Decorating Gel
  • Plastic Spider Rings or Gummy Spiders

Instructions

  • Frost the cupcakes and smooth out the top.
  • Draw three concentric circles on top of the cupcakes with the decorating gel. They don't have to be perfect - obviously!
  • Take a toothpick and draw it through the circles; start at one point and draw the line from the center out, draw the next one from the outside towards the center, alternating as you go.
  • Top with plastic spider ring (then you get jewelry with your cake!) or a spider gummy.

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Halloween Cat Cupcakes Recipe

Prep Time10 mins
Total Time10 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Author: Gluten Free & More

Ingredients

  • Gluten-free cupcakes (any flavor), cooled
  • Gluten-free Chocolate Frosting
  • Kinnikinnick KinniToos - quartered
  • Green or Yellow Jelly Beans
  • Black Jelly Beans
  • *Licorice Strips or Gluten Free Pretzel Sticks

Instructions

  • Frost the cupcakes, smoothing the top.
  • Place two cookie quarters for the ears, two green or yellow jelly beans for the eyes, a black jelly bean for the nose and three licorice strips on each side for the whiskers.

Notes

*Not all licorice is gluten-free - make sure you read the label. If you can't find gluten-free licorice, use pretzel sticks. I couldn't find licorice shoe strings which would have been ideal so I just cut regular licorice into skinny strips.


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  1. perlipo
    October 7, 2010

    How cute !! It really makes me want to make some now :p

  2. Deanna
    October 7, 2010

    Such great ideas! I ESPECIALLY love the bleeding cupcake. Oh yah, baby. Give me some good Halloween gore! :)

  3. GFree_Miel
    October 7, 2010

    These are awesome! I can't wait to make Halloween treats now!

  4. The InTolerant Chef
    October 9, 2010

    Cutie, cutie! I like a cake I don't have to share too! Yumm…

  5. Ricki
    October 9, 2010

    Oooh, scary (especially that fang!) ;) They are adorable! I don't have little ones (except for the dogs) but I think I'd still love to make these. And I've also been wanting to say THANK YOU for including my blog in your GF roundup–and for the page in general! A great resource and I'm thrilled to be included. :D

  6. Jennifer
    October 17, 2010

    These are SO fun!!! I have to share this with my sister, I have 3 little nephews who would go wild over them!

  7. Cheryl Harris
    October 17, 2010

    those are truly adorable!

  8. The Recipe Choreographer
    October 20, 2010

    I love the bleeding heart cupcake! My six year old will eat that up. Thanks for the great pictures.

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  10. Dillon's Mama
    October 24, 2011

    Where do you find GF licorice? Do you have a brand name?

  11. Antonia
    October 24, 2011

    Super cute consider my son is gluten free gives me new ideas for party’s!

  12. sharon.powell
    October 25, 2011

    wow… i needed the recipe for the cupcakes and icing, all i can say is wow.

    1. October 28, 2011

      Thanks Sharon!

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