Description
These Zombie Grave Halloween Cupcakes are spooky, simple, and topped with monster hands bursting from crushed Oreo “dirt!”
Ingredients
Scale
- 24 green paper cupcake liners
- 1 box chocolate cake mix (plus required eggs, oil, and water per package instructions)
- 1–2 tubs of store-bought buttercream frosting (e.g., Duncan Hines Buttercream Home-Style)
- AmeriColor Electric Gel Paste Food Coloring (Electric Lime for frosting)
- 8 Oreo cookies, crushed into crumbs
- Red sugar sprinkles
- 24 Halloween monster hand cupcake picks
- Optional: zombie army action figures for decoration
- Wilton piping bag or Dessert Decorator
- Wilton No. 4B star tip
- Hand mixer
Instructions
- Bake the Cupcakes
Preheat oven according to cake mix instructions. Line a cupcake pan with green paper liners. Prepare chocolate cake mix as directed and divide evenly among liners. Bake and cool completely. - Color the Frosting
Scoop frosting into a bowl and use a hand mixer to whip it for a fluffier texture. Add a few drops of Electric Lime gel food coloring and mix until evenly tinted bright green. - Pipe the Grass
Fit your piping bag or Dessert Decorator with the Wilton 4B star tip. Pipe short “grass” tufts all over each cooled cupcake. Use upward motions for spiky, grassy texture. - Add the Grave Dirt
Sprinkle crushed Oreo cookies over the frosting to resemble soil. You can press lightly so they stick but leave plenty of green peeking through for contrast. - Decorate with Zombie Hands
Insert one monster hand pick into each cupcake to simulate zombies rising from the grave. Add red sugar sprinkles near the base of each hand to mimic blood for added creep factor. - Accent with Figurines (Optional)
Place zombie army figures or other Halloween miniatures around your cupcake display for full undead ambiance.
Notes
If you don’t have piping tools, simply frost and use a fork to texture the grass.
You can also use chocolate sprinkles if Oreos aren’t available.
Cupcakes can be made a day ahead and stored unfrosted. Assemble the day of the event for best freshness and appearance.
Keywords: Zombie Grave Halloween Cupcakes