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These ghost cake pops won’t be ghosted at your Halloween party. Fun, chocolatey, and rich, even Trick-or-Treaters will love these!
Celebrate the spooky holiday with Halloween cake pops shaped like adorable ghosts.
You only need 5 ingredients, and you can skip baking if you use store-bought or leftover cake for the crumbs!
We also went with cream cheese to hold these delicious treats together, so each stick is like chocolate cake mixed with cheesecake.
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Why You’ll Love This Ghost Cake Pops Recipe
- These spooky cake pops are easy single-serve desserts, perfect for Halloween parties!
- These Halloween sweet treats are adaptable, and you can try different combinations of cake and candy coating.
- Learning how to make ghost cake pops is easy, and it can double as a fun Halloween activity with kids.
Ingredients
Chocolate cake crumbs – You can use a boxed cake mix to bake your own cake, or simply pick one up from the store.
Cream cheese – This binds the cake mixture without adding extra sweetness, and its firmer texture makes it easier to handle than buttercream.
White chocolate – Of course, ghost cake pops are finished in white. You can also add a small amount of vegetable oil for a smoother, even coating.
Black food marker – You can use a marker or icing tinted with black food coloring to give your Halloween cake pops eyes and mouth.
Candy bows – We dressed up these spooky Halloween treats with bow ties!
Ingredient Substitutions For Halloween Cake Pops
Donut holes
One of the best parts of making these cake pops is shaping the dough into tiny ghosts. But if you want a shortcut, use donut holes, drape them with white fondant, and add the eyes and mouth with an edible marker.
Buttercream frosting
Instead of cream cheese, you can use buttercream frosting to bind the cake crumbs. Just keep in mind that less is more, or the mixture may turn too soft to shape.
Almond bark
Struggling to get the right consistency with melted chocolate and candy melts? Try almond bark for an easier coating! You can also add a small amount of shortening to keep it thin and smooth.
Tips For Making This Recipe
Avoid Burnt Chocolate
You don’t need to put the bowl back in the microwave if most of the chocolate chips are melted. Just stir until the rest melts in.
Secure the Cake Pops in their Sticks
While dipping the cake pops, let the chocolate cover not only the cake but also the base where the stick is inserted.
Display Ideas
We created our Halloween-themed cake pop display using a glass filled with paper and leftover decorations. You could also use a Styrofoam block to hold the ghost cake pops upright as a centerpiece for your Halloween festivities!
Spooky Cake Pops Recipe FAQs
Why won’t my ghost cake pops hold together?
Make sure not to add too much cream cheese to the cake crumbs, or the dough will be too soft and these spooky Halloween treats won’t hold together when dipped in chocolate.
Do I need to freeze Halloween cake pops?
Yes, you’ll want to freeze these Halloween cake pops for about an hour to help them set before coating. Just don’t dip them straight from the freezer into hot chocolate, or they’ll crack.
How to store spooky cake pops?
You can store these Halloween cake pops in the fridge for 3 to 5 days.
Can you make these Halloween-themed cake pops in advance?
Yes, you can make these Halloween sweet treats a day ahead. This gives the cream cheese time to soak into the crumbs, making the cake pops extra moist and flavorful.
What molds to use for ghost cake pops?
We made these Halloween party treats by cutting the dough with ghost-shaped cookie cutters rather than using molds. For an easier method, cake pop molds are a good choice because they come with stick inserts.
More Delicious Halloween Desserts
- Easy Halloween Cookies
- Graveyard Pudding Cups
- Monster Pretzel
- Cookie Monster Cupcakes
- Halloween Jello Shots
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Ghost Cake Pops
Ingredients
- 1 cup chocolate cake crumbs
- 1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
- 200 g white chocolate melted
- Black food marker
- Candy bows for decoration
Instructions
- Put the cake crumbs into a bowl.
- Add the cream cheese and mix until you form a dough.
- Roll and flatten the mixture.
- Cut out ghost shapes using a cookie cutter.
- Insert cake pop or lollipop sticks into the ghosts.
- Freeze the cake pops for at least an hour or until firm.
- Dip each ghost cake pop into the melted chocolate until evenly coated.
- Gently tap the stick against the edge of the bowl to allow the excess chocolate to drip off. Then, let the coating set for around 15 minutes.
- Draw the eyes and mouth with a food marker.
- Decorate with candy bows to finish. Keep the cake pops in the fridge until ready to serve.
Notes
- You don’t need to put the bowl back in the microwave if most of the chocolate chips are melted. Just stir until the rest melts in.
- While dipping the cake pops, let the chocolate cover not only the cake but also the base where the stick is inserted.
- We created our Halloween-themed cake pop display using a glass filled with paper and leftover decorations. You could also use a Styrofoam block to hold the ghost cake pops upright as a centerpiece for your Halloween festivities!
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