Bakers have scared up a host of ghoulish goodies for customers to get their teeth into. Or fangs. Or claws.
Ghostbusters-themed doughnuts, monstrous muffins, and spooky sponge cakes are among the latest tasty and terrifying treats conjured for Halloween 2024.
It’s British Baker’s second spooktacular round-up of treats for the occasion, with cheesecakes, cupcakes, and brownies unveiled earlier in the season.
Here we take a look at just a few more of the spooktacular treats to help Brits get into the Halloween spirit.
Ghostbusters collection, Krispy Kreme
Krispy Kreme ain’t afraid of no ghosts – Ghostbusters ghoul Slimer is one of the stars of the brand’s Halloween line-up.
Marking the 40th anniversary of the smash-hit movie, Krispy Kreme has rolled out a collection of four themed doughnuts:
- Ghostbusters: glazed doughnut dipped in chocolatey icing, topped with dark biscuit crumb, silver sugar and a No Ghost logo
- Slimer: filled with green lemon filling, dipped in purple icing, piped with green icing and a Slimer plaque
- Ecto-Sprinkles: glazed doughnut dipped in orange icing and half rolled in Halloween sprinkles
- Spooky Sprinkles: glazed doughnut dipped in chocolatey icing and topped with Halloween sprinkles.
“When it comes to Halloween this year, you know who to call,” said Dave Skena, global chief brand officer for Krispy Kreme.
Halloween treats, Ole & Steen
Danish bakers Ole & Steen has rolled out a limited-edition collection of ghoulish goodies across all its sites. The line-up comprises:
- Monster Whip (£3.95): a marzipan base topped with blackcurrant marshmallow, dipped in dark chocolate and purple coconut and decorated with candy eyes
- Eye See You Muffin (£3.85): a chocolate muffin topped with cream cheese frosting and a chocolate eye
- Spooky Spider Social (£20.95): a braided sweet dough filled with cinnamon paste and custard, topped with web icing and an edible spider.
Mummy Buns, Bun House
Cantonese-style steamed bun specialist Bun House has got Halloween wrapped up with the creation of limited-edition Mummy Buns.
Freshly made on-site in the shop in London’s, Chinatown, and served hot, the soft buns are filled with a buttery purple yam lava.
“Halloween is one of our favourite times of the year as it allows the team to be creative and experiment with different flavours and fun designs,” says Bun House founder Z He. “Raising my children in the UK, we’ve really embraced the traditions around Halloween and we are excited to blend my favourite childhood flavours with one of my children’s favourite holidays.”
Orange icing tarts, The Bakewell Tart Shop
The Bakewell Tart Shop, which describes itself as the owner of the only original Bakewell Tart recipe, has conjured up a spooky orange iced tart for Halloween.
Limited numbers of its Happy Halloween, Trick or Treat and Spider’s Web iced Bakewell Tarts are available from the shop, which is based in Bakewell, Derbyshire.
The shop follows the original century-old recipe that it says only two people currently have access to. The tarts use a pastry shell, a layer of raspberry jam, ground almonds, a frangipane mix, and are topped with icing and a cherry. The recipe creates a ‘wet mix’ that means the tarts are moister than ones found elsewhere.
Halloween Mini Cakes, The Original Baker
A trio of decorated mini cakes from The Original Baker is set to give shoppers a spooky treat. The range comprises:
- Graveyard: a rich chocolate sponge scattered with crushed biscuits and candy bones
- Mommy: a light vanilla sponge injected with raspberry jam and carefully hand decorated
- Fudgy chocolate sponge: ‘boo-tifully’ hand decorated with orange vanilla frosting, and topped with a ghost.
The Creepy Big Cheese, The Pizza Company
Pizza has been given a monstrous makeover by The Pizza Company.
Available from Tesco stores now, The Creepy Big Cheese Pizza (rsp: £5.25) features a green garlic and herb cheese that oozes from the stuffed crust, and is covered in tomato sauce and topped with a mix of Mozzarella, Cheddar, Red Leicester and Edam cheese.
“We wanted to create a pizza that captures the Halloween spirit, combining one of our favourite pizzas with a bit of spooky flair,” said The Pizza Company. “It is an ideal accompaniment to family movie night and those who enjoy a classic horror film in the countdown to Halloween.”
Halloween collection, The Hummingbird Bakery
The Hummingbird Bakery is unleashing spooktacular versions of some of its best-loved cakes - and has even give Peppa Pig a Halloween makeover.
The Peppa Halloween Cupcake Box contains three chocolate cupcakes and three vanilla cupcakes, each with orange frosting, black sprinkles, and topped with a Peppa Pig character. The bakery has also created a Peppa Halloween Cake - a heart-shaped chocolate sponge with orange frosting, featuring Halloween Peppa on top, as well as a spooky spider and its web.
Other treats in the Halloween collection include:
- The Ghost Piñata Cake: a four-layer cake made from orange and chocolate sponges that features chocolate frosting topped with ghosts, and is filled with a centre of chocolate M&Ms.
- Halloween Cupcake Selection Box: a mixed selection of Chocolate, Vanilla and Red Velvet cupcakes topped with Halloween-themed decorations and sprinkles.
- Halloween Hamper : four Chocolate Whoopies (marshmallow-filled sponge sandwiches), a jar of cookies and a Hot Chocolate S’mores Pie.
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