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Booohooo! Things are about to get monstrously delicious with Halloween baking with kids: our Pumpkin Bundt Cake turns into a Googly-Eyed Gugelhupf Monster!
Halloween! It’s almost here! Those of you who have been with us for a while know that we love Halloween and dedicate the entire month of October to this spooky celebration on our baking blog! (Fun fact: neither my minis nor I actually enjoy being scared… AND YET we love themed parties!)
This year, we’re kicking off Halloween season with a moist pumpkin Bundt cake, which we’ll transform into a Googly-Eyed Gugelhupf Monster. If your minis love pumpkin cake as much as we do, you’ll also find more delicious pumpkin recipes on our blog — from Pumpkin Pie with a Jack-o’-lantern face to our halloweentastic pumpkin cupcakes . If you’re still looking for more spooky baking ideas for your Halloween party, I recommend our blog post“Halloween is coming – 7 frightfully beautiful cake ideas for Halloween.”
Halloween-Baking with kids – Would you also like to have a spooky Halloween baking event with your kids and friends? I've put together great baking highlights for Halloween for you here! From muffin and baking cups to matching edible decorations, you'll find spooky Halloween cake decorations in this list! Have fun browsing!*
DIY muffin topper set
Do you already know our DIY gift tag set? With the cute gift tags for your DIY gifts from the kitchen, you can beautifully decorate your muffins. The muffin toppers are available as a colored print or for you to color in yourself!
Der Halloween-Kracher!
Recipe for Our Spine-Chilling Pumpkin Bundt Cake
The moist pumpkin Bundt cake is a classic sponge cake that can be quickly baked with your minis. Turning it into our Gugelhupf Monster will bring them so much joy — there’s painting, sprinkling, and nibbling involved!
Ingredients
Sponge dough
- 350 g (spelled) flour
- 50 g cocoa powder
- 1 packet of baking powder (15 g)
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 80 g brown sugar
- 80 g white sugar
- 1 packet of vanilla sugar (15g)
- 4 eggs
- 125 ml sunflower oil
- 600 g grated pumpkin (Hokkaido, I use it without the skin)
- Orange food coloring* (we used red and yellow food coloring from GoodBake)
Decoration
- 200 g orange cake glaze* (we used CakeMelts)
- 1 gummy vampire teeth (by Trolli)*
- 5 edible Mikado sticks* (we used mate-flavored Mikado sticks, but you can coat them with green CakeMelts, or use white or brown ones)
- 5 marshmallows*
- Green/purple food coloring* (we used the drop system from GoodBake)
- Halloweentastic sprinkles*
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DIY Halloween Treats
Trick or treat? With our DIY print template you can make creative Halloween treats with your kids from Ritter Sport Minis and hand them out on Halloween or bring them to the Halloween party as a small guest gift. Here you can find our DIY print template.
Trick or Treat?
Baking accessories
Kitchen scale, measuring cup, 2 mixing bowls, spatula, Bundt cake pan* (we used “Reggio” from Silikomart), fork, cooling rack, bread knife, saucepan & melting bowl, pastry brush, toothpick.
Preparation
Baking the Pumpkin Bundt Cake:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (top/bottom heat).
- Mix flour, baking powder, and cinnamon in one bowl.
- In another bowl, whisk the eggs and all the sugar until fluffy and the sugar has dissolved.
- Gradually stir the dry ingredients (except cocoa powder) into the egg-sugar mixture.
- Mix in the sunflower oil with a hand mixer, then fold in the grated pumpkin.
- Divide the batter evenly into two bowls. Add cocoa powder to one half and mix well. Add 4 drops yellow and 2 drops red food coloring to the other half to create orange batter.
- Pour the orange batter into the Bundt tin first, then the cocoa batter on top. For a marbled effect, swirl through with a fork.
- Bake for about 45 minutes. Since ovens vary, use the toothpick test to check doneness.
- After baking, the Bundt cake must cool completely. In the “Reggio” mold, it can cool entirely inside the tin; if you are not baking in a silicone mold, remove the Bundt cake from the tin after 10 minutes, place it on a cooling rack, and let it cool completely there. (In my blog post “Baking with silicone baking molds – 5 tips you need to know” I share my tried-and-tested tips for baking with silicone molds.)
Turning the Pumpkin Bundt Cake into a Googly-Eyed Gugelhupf Monster:
- Melt the orange cake glaze in a water bath.
- Before decorating, cut the cake on the side so it can stand upright at a 90° angle on the flat cut surface (see pictures).
- Brush the cake with orange glaze and place the gummy vampire teeth in the center hole.
- Paint the iris onto the marshmallows with food coloring and attach them to the Mikado sticks. Insert these as eyes into the cake.
Preparation in pictures
Done!
My minis and I wish your minis and you a halloweentastic October and a frightfully fun Halloween party with delicious treats!
Yours, Lia
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How to encourage your children to bake
Baking with children is much more than just a delicious treat that can be enjoyed together!
By baking with your child, you'll teach them many valuable things! Learn more about this in my blog post: How to encourage your children to bake!
To make baking a wonderful, shared experience for you and your little ones, you'll find tips for stress-free baking in the following blog posts:
- My tips for baking with children
- Baking tasks for children aged 2 and over
- Safety when baking with children
- Q & A about baking
Have fun baking! Yours Lia!
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