Ghostly Graveyard Cake (with Video)

Ghostly Graveyard Cake layers rich chocolate cake with deep purple buttercream, spooky drips and a creepy graveyard of tombstones, skulls and bones.

This Ghostly Graveyard Cake combines chocolate creme cookie crumbs, colorful melting chips and Halloween candies to create a dramatic centerpiece that’s as fun to decorate as it is to eat.

This Ghostly Graveyard Cake takes imagination and creativity from everyone with tombstones, skulls and spooky icing daring all to try a bite.

With looks this chilling, this perfect cake recipe is the must-have treat to enjoy while watching everyone’s favorite scary movie.

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Why You’ll Love This Ghostly Graveyard Cake

Ghostly Graveyard Cake turns simple cake ingredients into a spooky Halloween showstopper.

• Spooky graveyard design: Tombstones, skull sprinkles and bones transform the cake into a creepy Halloween scene.
• Rich chocolate flavor: Chocolate cake and creme cookie crumbs add plenty of chocolatey goodness.
• Fun to decorate: Kids can help add the graveyard details and cookie crumb topping.
• Colorful Halloween finish: Deep purple icing with black and red drips creates a dramatic look.

Ghostly Graveyard Cake brings together chocolate cake and creative Halloween decorations for a centerpiece everyone will want to dig into.

What Goes With Ghostly Graveyard Cake

This spooky cake pairs well with simple Halloween treats and drinks:

• Halloween cookies: Add more themed sweets to your dessert table.
• Fresh berries: A fresh fruit option balances the rich chocolate cake.
• Vanilla ice cream: A scoop makes a delicious addition to each slice.
• Hot chocolate: A warm chocolate drink complements the cake’s rich flavor.
• Halloween punch: A festive drink completes a spooky dessert spread.

Ghostly Graveyard Cake

Ghostly Graveyard Cake features three layers of chocolate cake covered in deep purple buttercream and decorated with spooky drips, cookie crumbs, tombstones, skulls and bones.

Prep time: About 30 minutes
Cook time: According to cake mix package directions
Additional time: 15 minutes
Servings: 8

Kitchen Tools You’ll Need

To prepare Ghostly Graveyard Cake, you’ll need the following kitchen tools:

• Three 6-inch Cake Pans: To bake the cake layers.
• Zip-Top Bag: To crush the chocolate creme cookies.
• Rolling Pin: To crush the cookies inside the bag.
• Small Bowls: To melt and prepare the black and red drip mixtures.
• Microwave: To heat the heavy whipping cream.
• Cake Board: To assemble and decorate the cake.
• Bread Knife: To level the cooled cake layers.
• Grooved Cake Scraper: To texture the sides of the cake.
• Angled Spatula: To smooth the top of the cake.
• Piping Bag: To create the black and red drips.

Ingredients

• 1 box chocolate cake mix
• 10 chocolate creme cookies
• 1 cup black melting chips
• 1 cup red melting chips
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 3 cans buttercream icing
• 1 purple food coloring
• 1 black food coloring 
• skull sprinkles
• tombstones and bones candies

Graveyard Cake Directions

Prepare cake mix according to package instructions in three 6-inch baking pans. Once baked, allow to completely cool outside of pans.

In zip-top bag, using rolling pin, crush chocolate creme cookies; set aside.

In separate small bowls, add black melting chips and red melting chips.

In microwave, heat heavy whipping cream 1 1/2 minutes.

Pour half the mixture into one bowl of chips and other half into other bowl of chips. Stir until chips are completely melted; set aside.

After cakes cool, on cake board, add small amount of buttercream icing so cake sticks. Using bread knife, level cakes.

Place one cake on cake board and add thin layer of icing on top. Place second layer of cake on top and add thin layer of icing on top. Place final layer of cake on top and add thin layer of icing on top. Add thin layer of icing to entire cake. Freeze 15 minutes.

In small bowl, mix two parts purple food coloring to one part black food coloring. Ice cake with deep purple icing. Using grooved scraper, scrape along sides of cake. Using angled spatula, smooth top of cake.

Add skull sprinkles around edges of cake. Using piping bag with small opening at tip, drip black drip mixture around top edges of cake. Repeat using red drip mixture.

Add chocolate creme cookie crumbs to top of cake. Add tombstones and bone sprinkles to top of cake.

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