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Three layered Halloween desserts in glasses, topped with orange and black sprinkles. Each glass is decorated with small ghost and pumpkin figures. Mini plastic spiders are scattered on the wooden surface.
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Halloween Dot Cakes

These 3-ingredient Halloween Dot Cakes are one of the easiest Halloween treats! Layers of chocolate cake and orange frosting are topped with festive Halloween sprinkles for a whimsical dessert everyone will love.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Baking, Cake
Keyword: dot cakes, halloween dessert, halloween treats
Servings: 3 Dot Cakes
Author: Melissa Johnson
Cost: 9

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • Prepare the cake batter and bake according to the packages instructions for a 13 x 9 cake.
    A hand presses a glass upside down into a chocolate cake in a baking pan, cutting out a circle. A small pumpkin and black-and-white tableware are visible in the background.
  • While the cake is still warm, press a cup into the cake, twist and remove the cup.
    A hand presses a clear glass into a dessert layered in another glass, decorated with orange tape and ghost stickers, on a wooden board.
  • Using a smaller cup press the layer of cake to the bottom of the larger cup.
  • Pipe a layer of frosting over the cake layer. Repeat with another layer of cake and another layer of frosting until you reach the top of the cup. A spatula may be used to smooth the top layer of frosting if needed.
    A hand pipes bright orange frosting onto a layer of chocolate cake in a glass, with more filled glasses on a wooden board and a spiderweb-patterned placemat underneath.
  • Press each cake into Halloween sprinkles, or sprinkle by hand.
    A hand dips a round cookie with orange, black, and red sprinkles onto a plate covered in matching sprinkles. Halloween-themed decor and plates are in the background.
  • Enjoy!
    Three glass jars filled with layered orange and brown Halloween desserts, topped with orange and black sprinkles, sit on a wooden board. Small plastic spiders and festive pumpkins decorate the scene.

Notes

  1. If you cannot find orange frosting, vanilla frosting and food coloring can be used. 
  2. For the cups that we used we were able to make 3 Dot Cakes. Proportions may vary depending on cup size.