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Halloween Graveyard Cake

October 3, 2013 By Sarah Westover McKenna 13 Comments

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I love this Graveyard Cake!  Simple enough for kids to help with, but cute enough to impress at a Halloween party!  Brilliant!

Today’s post is an old Sally Westover standby: The Halloween Graveyard Cake!  (Sally Westover is my mama.)  Growing up my mom made a cake like this almost every year.  It was so ingrained in my mind that when I was dating a boy in college with a late October birthday I made him this cake for his birthday.  His roommates all thought I was a bit nutty, but they still gobbled it down!

There is no fancy recipe involved here.  In fact, I used a box cake mix and canned frosting to make this cake.  My little boy asked one afternoon if we could make a cake together, and I thought, “Sure…why not?!”  So we threw this bad boy together and invited his little girlfriend and her family over for cake.  (Her mama happens to be one of my besties.  It worked out well like that.)

I love this Graveyard Cake!  Simple enough for kids to help with, but cute enough to impress at a Halloween party!  Brilliant!

Here is what you will need to make this cake:

*  a cake (we used a box cake mix and made two round cakes, which we stacked together)
*  frosting (again….I was lazy and used canned frosting)
*  Milano cookies (or another cookie that looks like a tombstone)
*  gel icing
*  coconut flakes
*  green food coloring
*  pumpkin candy corn

This is pretty self-explanatory, and every single step is one that kids can help with!  Bake your cake and then allow it to cool.  Once the cake has cooled, frost your cake.

Take a small amount of shredded coconut and place it into a small ziploc bag.  Add a few drops of green food coloring into the bag.  Seal the bag shut and shake like crazy.  Now you have “grass.”  Set the “grass” aside.

Take a few Milano cookies and use the gel icing to write “RIP” on them.  Now push them gently into the cake.  Surround them with other “tombstones.”  If the cake cracks or breaks around the cookies don’t worry about it.  Just stick a candy corn pumpkin on top of the crack in a minute!  Clever, right?  I love lazy shortcuts and tips!

Once your “tombstones” are placed in the top of your cake scatter the “grass” around the “graveyard.”  Finish off the look of your “graveyard” by placing candy corn pumpkins strategically around the cake.

I love this Graveyard Cake!  Simple enough for kids to help with, but cute enough to impress at a Halloween party!  Brilliant!

Isn’t it cute?!  Did your little one have the BEST time helping you??  Mine did, and here’s proof:

I love this Graveyard Cake!  Simple enough for kids to help with, but cute enough to impress at a Halloween party!  Brilliant!

I love that silly little goofball!

If you make this for a Halloween party, or just for fun, I would love to see a picture!  Share on my Facebook page or tag me with @bombshellbling on Twitter or Instagram!

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Have a spooooooky day!  😉

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Sarah Westover McKenna

Sarah Westover McKenna

Sarah is the scattered creative mind behind Bombshell Bling. A former elementary school teacher and a current stay-at-home mom, she loves developing her creativity through her blog and her jewelry design business, Bombshell Bling Jewelry. Sarah is a lover of all things vintage, colorful, and BLING. She is also a sweets addict with a major obsession with s'mores.
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Comments

  1. malia says

    October 10, 2013 at 7:23 pm

    Oh my gosh– we are on the same wavelength! I just did Tombstone Treats and it’s very similar! Great minds… LOL

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    • Sarah says

      October 10, 2013 at 10:56 pm

      You’re matching my mom’s great mind. I totally stole the idea from her making it while I was growing up! 😉

      Reply
  2. Michelle says

    September 25, 2016 at 10:15 pm

    Great cake topper!
    The coconut grass is darling!
    Who doesn’t love Milano cookies!?!
    Your helper looks to be enjoying the benefits as well!
    Thanks
    Michelle

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  3. Helen at the Lazy Gastronome says

    September 27, 2016 at 7:50 am

    Perfect for a Halloween party! Thanks for sharing on the What’s for Dinner link up!!

    Reply
  4. Sandra says

    September 28, 2016 at 2:17 pm

    The Milano cookies are so much better to use than the fondant I’ve been fussing with!

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  5. Kat (The Baking Explorer) says

    October 16, 2017 at 3:23 am

    That looks so impressive!

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  6. Kim~madeinaday says

    October 16, 2017 at 2:38 pm

    What a fun cake and your helper looks like he really enjoyed it! Thank you for sharing on Merry Monday! Hope to see ya next week!
    Kim

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  7. Jamie says

    October 17, 2017 at 12:28 pm

    This cake looks like so much fun! Thank you for stopping by diyhshp.blogspot.com and linking up to More the Merrier Monday.

    Reply
  8. Helen at the Lazy Gastronome says

    October 17, 2017 at 3:38 pm

    Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party! Hope you were able to check out some of the other awesome recipes there too!

    Reply
  9. Miz Helen says

    October 23, 2017 at 8:40 am

    This is a great cake for Halloween! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday. Have a great week and come back to see us real soon!
    Miz Helen

    Reply

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