This Halloween Bundt Cake is so much fun to make! It’s the perfect cake recipe to rock any Halloween party – and tastes amazing as well. This is one of those Halloween desserts that everyone is going to love!
What I love about this easy Halloween cake is that it looks like it’s bleeding! It’s a super fun white cake mix recipe with loads of chocolate ganache flavor.
If you love recipes like this, you may also enjoy these 4 Ingredient Spooky Witch Finger Pretzels For Halloween as well!
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Why you’ll love this Spooky Halloween Bundt Cake Recipe
- It’s perfect for the spooky Halloween season
- The chocolate tastes amazing on top of the cake!
- Everyone will love the festive cake at your next party
Ingredients
- Vanilla cake mix – I love using box cake mix for cake recipes.
- Eggs – I’d use electric beaters to combine all the ingredients.
- Whole milk – You can use other types of milk, too.
- Unsalted sweet cream butter – Make sure it’s melted and cooled slightly.
- Red gel food coloring – You could use another food coloring as well, like black gel food coloring.
- Heavy cream – Mixed to give texture and flavor.
- White chocolate chips – An easy peasy way to add sweetness.
- Dark chocolate chips – Semi sweet chocolate chips would work well, too.
- Stroopwafel – You’ll want to eat the whole thing before even adding it to the cake.
How To Make a Festive Halloween Bundt Cake
The complete list of ingredients, quantities, and instructions can be found in the printable recipe card below.
Step One: Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9in 12 C bundt pan with pam baking spray.
Step Two: Using a large bowl and hand beater, beat the cake mix, eggs, milk, and butter until combined and smooth. Divide the cake batter into two bowls.
Mix in about 4-7 drops of red gel food coloring into one of the cake mix bowls. Pour about ¼ of the none colored cake batter into the bundt pan.
Drop dollops of the red cake batter on top of the other batter and swirl lightly with a butterknife. Pour another ¼ of the none colored batter on top of the other batter. Drop more dollops of the red cake batter on top and swirl some more.
Repeat until all the batter has been combined into the bundt pan
Step Three: Bake in the oven for 25-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow cooling in the bundt pan for 15 minutes before flipping over onto a flat serving platter.
Step Four: Using a small pot, bring the 1 ½ C heavy whipping cream to a rolling simmer. Whisk in a few drops of the red gel food coloring and whisk until combined.
Add in a few more drops of red to get the correct shade of red for blood. Pour the hot, heavy whipping cream over the 3 C white chocolate chips and let sit for a few minutes before whisking until smooth.
Allow cooling for about 10 minutes while occasionally whisking to avoid crusting on top.
Step Five: Once the cake has cooled completely, pour about ¾ of the red, white chocolate ganache into the center opening of the bundt cake.
Carefully and slowly place the stroopwafel over the center of the bundt cake. Allow the red ganache to set for about 10 more minutes.
Using a small pot, bring the 1 C of heavy whipping cream to a rolling simmer and pour over the dark chocolate chips.
Step Six: Allow to sit for 5 minutes before whisking until smooth. Pour the chocolate ganache over the entire cake, making sure the center is completely covered. Reheat the leftover red chocolate ganache and mix after every 15 seconds until the ganache is thin and runny.
Using a fork, dip it into the red ganache, and doing a flick motion with your wrist, create a splatter look all over the cake.
Allow to set for 15 minutes before enjoying.
Storing Leftovers
This fun monster bundt cake makes more than enough leftovers! Just be sure to store once the cake cool and add to a airtight container. You can store it at room temperature or place it in the fridge.
Eat within 3-4 days for best results.
Substitutions or Variations To Recipe
Use chocolate cake mix – If you want to change up the cool cake look, use a different cake mix. You can also add food coloring to make orange batter or even purple batter as well. The options are endless.
FAQs
It’s all about the bundt cake pan! Once you flip the pan upside down, you’ll see the difference between a bundt cake vs any other cake.
A great way to keep it moist and delicious is to store it with a lid or plastic wrap covering it.
You can add orange frosting, black frosting, or various drops of gel food coloring all over. If you want to get extra festive, you can add some candy corn on top or other Halloween candies.
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Halloween Bundt Cake
Equipment
- Fluted Tube Pan (Bundt Pan)
Ingredients
White Cake Mix Ingredients
- 2 boxes vanilla cake mix
- 6 eggs
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 cup unsalted sweet cream butter melted and cooled slightly
- red gel food coloring
Red & White Chocolate Ganache
- 1 ½ cups heavy cream
- 3 cups white chocolate chips
- red food coloring
Chocolate Ganache
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 ½ cups dark chocolate chips
- 1 stroopwafel
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F degrees and spray a 9 in 12 C bundt pan with pam baking spray
- Using a large bowl and hand beater, beat the cake mix, eggs, milk and butter until combined and smooth
- Divide the cake batter into two bowls
- Mix in about 4-7 drops of red gel food coloring into one of the cake mix bowls
- Pour about ¼ of the none colored cake batter into the bundt pan
- Drop dollops of the red cake batter on top of the other batter and swirl lightly with a butterknife
- Pour another ¼ of the none colored batter on top of the other batter
- Drop more dollops of the red cake batter on top and swirl some more
- Repeat until all the batter has been combined into the bundt pan
- Bake in the oven for 25-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
- Allow to cool in the bundt pan for 15 minutes before flipping over onto a flat serving platter
- Using a small pot, bring the 1 ½ C heavy whipping cream to a rolling simmer
- Whisk in a few drops of the red gel food coloring and whisk until combined. Add in a few more drops of red to get the correct shade of red for blood
- Pour the hot heavy whipping cream over the 3 C white chocolate chips and let sit for a few minutes before whisking until smooth
- Allow to cool for about 10 minutes while occasionally whisking to avoid a crusting on top
- Once the cake has cooled completely, pour about ¾ of the red white chocolate ganache into the center opening of the bundt cake
- Carefully and slowly place the stroopwafel over the center of the bundt cake
- Allow the red ganache to set for about 10 more minutes
- Using a small pot, bring the 1 C of heavy whipping cream to a rolling simmer and pour over the dark chocolate chips
- Allow to sit for 5 minutes before whisking until smooth
- Pour the chocolate ganache over the entire cake, making sure the center is completely covered
- Reheat the leftover red chocolate ganache and mix after every 15 seconds until the ganache is thin and runny
- Using a fork, dip it into the red ganache and doing a flick motion with your wrist, create a splatter look all over the cake
- Allow to set for 15 minutes before enjoying
Anjali says
Love this fun and festive recipe!! I’m having some friends over for Halloween and I can’t wait to serve them this cake! 🙂
Carrie Robinson says
What a fun dessert idea for a Halloween party! Loving the red in this cake. 🙂
Jyoti Behrani says
What a colorful cake – perfect for this time of year!
Jamie says
This looks so festive and fun for Halloween! I’m saving this now to make with my niece!
Shweta says
This is SO Fun! I’m trying it this weekend with my son! I can’t wait!