Fabulous Ghost Train Cake for Halloween

Kids always love creating cool things and that includes really neat Halloween cakes!  

This fabulous Halloween Ghost Train cake would be perfect for kids to create with a little help from Mom or Dad.  Assembling it would be a really fun activity that you could share with your children. 


Not only will you be creating an awesome Halloween dessert, but you will be making memories that will be cherished forever.

Oh!  And, did I mention that it is chocolate?!!  Plus, it is no-bake which makes it the perfect cake idea for children to help make.

Making a Chocolate Halloween Ghost Train Cake

This is a very easy cake to assemble.  Simply purchase the needed ingredients and start building your own Halloween Ghost Train cake.  The shaped peeps and bat brownies really add the finishing touches to make it purely Halloween.  You will want to be sure to buy extra candy because it is truly impossible to resist snacking while you create.

Our Completed Halloween Ghost Train Cake

By simply looking at the photo, you will be able to see a lot of the ingredients required to make this wonderful ghost train cake.  However, you will find the complete list of supplies and the step by step tutorial with lots of photos published exclusively on Cooking for the Holidays.   I can assure you, it is a really fun cake to assemble and a delicious cake to eat. 

Our Inspiration to Create this Ghost Train Cake

My son has always loved trains.  When he was very young, we used to seek out trains for him to watch speed by.  This Halloween ghost train cake was a pure delight to design with him and brought back a lot of great memories for both of us.  

I know for a fact that children will love this train!

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Tutorial & Image Credit: 

  The Halloween Ghost Train Cake image & tutorial published on Cooking for the Holidays.

If you are searching for a truly gross cake for your Halloween party, you have come to the right place!

KimGiancaterino's Kitty Litter Cake is a perfectly disgusting cake for Halloween without being grotesque. 

It would be an excellent choice for a kids Halloween party. It is just gross enough to make you question what you are about to eat, without being gory. In fact, I happen to personally know a few college students who absolutely love this Halloween cake. 
 

Kitty Litter Cake Recipe

Kim shares the recipe so you too can make this delicious "mess" of a cake for your Halloween party or upcoming event.

Basically, you simply crumble & combine two baked cakes & vanilla cookies:  one German chocolate & one vanilla cake to make the "litter".   Stir in prepared large box of vanilla instant pudding mix.  Add shaped tootsie rolls, sprinkled with additional cookie crumbs.  (shape the tootsie rolls by softening them in the microwave.)
 
It may look unappealing, but it is actually delicious. Truly the perfect choice for any Halloween party treat.

 

Kitty Litter Cake Recipe, Instructions & Photo Credit

Kitty Litter Cake written by KimGiancaterino's

How to Make a Mario Birthday Cake

Why not bring a favorite character to the party!

Children love Mario and kids love having a specialty birthday cake make just for them that features a favorite character.

I recently discover this tutorial on how to make a Mario cake. It is truly amazing!

Blessedmomto7 has written and shared step by step directions for creating your own Mario masterpiece. She even included pictures showing exactly how to cut the round cakes into pieces to make the Mario's hat and face. A few cupcakes are also required, but in the end, you have a magnificent presentation and cake for the birthday boy or girl.

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Recipe & Image Credit:  How to Make a Mario Birthday Cake by Blessedmombygrace

Decorating a Snake Cake

Let's celebrate the Year of the Snake with a Snake Cake!


Making this snake cake is made easy by simply following the step by step instructions provided in the featured article.  This cake truly turned out to be a lot of fun to make!  Honestly, I am not crazy about live snakes, but my son is and we, mothers, do a lot of things antithetical to our own nature just for our children.

Kids will love it!  Actually, surprisingly, I love it!  Even though in real life a Coral snake would be poisonous, the cake is not and he is rather endearing.  And, what a great conversation cake!  Everyone has something to say about the snake cake, but my favorite is when people are actually afraid to touch it.  Oh, and beware of the reaction you are bound to get if you put him in the refrigerator.  This snake cake sure is a lot of fun to have around.  

Instructions for creating this fabulous snake cake are provided in this article.  I will even tell you the secret for making the reptilian skin:
How to Decorate a Snake Cake 

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Image Credit:  How to Decorate a Snake Cake by Cynthia (Sylvestermouse) on Cooking for the Holidays