Halloween is a time for spooky fun and festivities, and what could be more festive than a Halloween-themed cake? If you're looking for a fun and easy way to impress your guests this Halloween, try making an eyeball cake. These cakes are incredibly easy to make and can be customized to your liking. Whether you want a classic eyeball cake with red veins or a more creative design, there's sure to be an eyeball cake recipe that's perfect for you. So gather your ingredients and get ready to create a Halloween treat that will be the talk of the party.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
SPOOKY HALLOWEEN EYEBALLS
These taste like Peanut Butter cups. They are fun to make and kids really get a kick out them. A bit time consuming, but the end-product is worth it.
Provided by Cara Lewis Hampton
Categories Desserts Chocolate Dessert Recipes White Chocolate
Time 3h20m
Yield 30
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Beat the peanut butter and butter with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Beat in the sugar and vanilla. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Roll chilled dough into small, eyeball-sized balls and place on 2 baking sheets lined with wax paper. Refrigerate for another 30 minutes.
- Melt the white chocolate and shortening in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring after each melting, for 1 to 3 minutes (depending on your microwave). Do not overheat or chocolate will scorch. Dip each eyeball into the white chocolate and transfer to the waxed paper until the chocolate has set. You can chill them in the refrigerator.
- Stir a few drops of blue food coloring into the remaining melted white chocolate. Make a round "iris" on the top of the cooled eyeball and press a mini chocolate chip in the center for a "pupil." For an extra spooky bloodshot eyeballs take a toothpick dipped in red food coloring and make squiggly lines on the eye.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 226.6 calories, Carbohydrate 21.4 g, Cholesterol 10.5 mg, Fat 14.9 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 6.2 g, Sodium 91.5 mg, Sugar 19.7 g
HALLOWEEN EYEBALL CAKE
Bake and decorate this creepy cake for an easy 'eye-catching' Halloween dessert.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 2h45m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F. Generously grease 2-quart round ovenproof bowl with shortening; lightly flour. Make cake mix as directed on box, using water, oil and egg whites. Pour batter into bowl.
- Bake 1 hour 5 minutes to 1 hour 10 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around side of bowl to loosen cake; remove from bowl to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour. On serving plate, place cake rounded side up, trimming as needed.
- Frost cake with frosting. With scissors, cut fruit snack into 3 1/2-inch circle. To decorate, place cutout on top center of cake. Pipe black gel in center of fruit snack for pupil. Use red gel for veins to look like bloodshot eye.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 200, Carbohydrate 53 g, Fat 2 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 320 mg
EYEBALL CAKE
Provided by Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 3h20m
Yield 12 to 15 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- For the pupil and iris: Spray a 3-quart mixing bowl with nonstick cooking spray. Combine the blue gelatin with the boiling water in a small bowl and mix until the gelatin is completely dissolved. Pour 1/4 cup of the gelatin into a second bowl and mix in the black food coloring. Set the remaining blue gelatin aside. Pour the black gelatin into the prepared bowl.
- Place in the refrigerator to set, about 30 minutes. Use a 2 1/4-inch round cutter to cut the gelatin into a circle and carefully remove the excess gelatin from around the outside of the cutter to leave a "pupil" in the bottom of the bowl. Discard the excess gelatin.
- Pour 1/4 cup blue gelatin into the bowl over the black pupil (if the blue gelatin has set before pouring, pop it in the microwave for 10 to 15 seconds to loosen it). You will have some excess blue gelatin. Place the bowl back in the refrigerator to set another 30 minutes.
- For the eyeball and crust: Combine the cheesecake mixes and milk in a large bowl. Blend with an electric mixer until thick but still pourable, about 2 minutes. Pour the batter into the bowl over the pupil and iris. Gently drop the bowl on your counter a few times to release any air bubbles. Place in the refrigerator and let set for 1 hour.
- Meanwhile, mix together the melted butter and red gel food coloring and whisk to ensure that the food coloring is completely blended into the butter. Combine the sugar, red melted butter and 2 bags of the crushed graham crackers that came with the no-bake cheesecake mix in a bowl and mix with an electric mixer on medium-low speed until the graham cracker crumbs are colored red, about 2 minutes.
- Remove the eyeball from the refrigerator and press the crust on top. Place the entire eyeball cake back in the refrigerator to let the crust harden, about 1 hour.
- To plate and garnish: Place a large round plate or platter over the bowl with the eyeball cake. Flip the bowl over so the bowl is on top of the plate. Gently tap the bowl and plate on the counter to help release the eyeball. Gently remove the bowl to reveal the eyeball cake (if the cake does not release from the bowl, dip the bowl in warm water to help it loosen).
- Use the red writing gel to make branching lines around the eye to resemble the veins of a bloodshot eye. Spoon the cherry pie filling around the entire base of the eyeball (you may not use the whole can).
CAKE EYEBALLS
Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 2h25m
Yield 24 to 30 servings
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Prepare the cake mix according to the package directions for a 9-by-13-inch cake or two 9-inch cakes. Allow to cool slightly in the pan, then remove to a rack, cover with a dish towel and let cool completely.
- Break off sections of the cake and crumble in a large bowl. When finished, you should have a bunch of very fine cake crumbs. Using a rubber spatula, work the frosting into the cake until it is no longer visible. (Even if you use white frosting with red velvet cake, the white will eventually blend in entirely.)
- Next, roll the mixture into 1 1/2-inch balls (a small ice cream scoop helps with this) and set on a parchment-lined baking sheet. This is important: Pop 'em in the freezer, uncovered, for at least an hour. The cake balls need to be very firm before coating them.
- When the cake balls are nice and firm, place the white chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water. (Don't let the bowl touch the water.) Stir occasionally until the chocolate is melted and smooth. Remove the bowl from the pan. Add the cake balls one at a time to the melted white chocolate and gently roll to coat. Using a fork, lift out the cake balls, then tap the fork against the side of the bowl to remove the excess chocolate. With a toothpick, push the ball off of the fork and back onto the parchment-lined baking sheet. Let set at room temperature, 10 to 15 minutes. Decorate with gel icing to look like eyeballs.
CAKE EYEBALLS
Customize these cake balls to your liking with the flavors of your choice. - Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h35m
Yield 2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Prepare and bake cake mix according to package directions, using a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Cool completely on a wire rack., Crumble cake into a large bowl. Add frosting and mix well. Shape into 1-1/2-in. balls. Place on baking sheets. Chill cake balls until firm, at least 2 hours in freezer or at least 3 hours in refrigerator., In separate bowls, heat candy melts in the microwave until melted; stir until smooth. Dip each cake ball in coating; allow excess to drip off. Decorate as desired. Let stand until set.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 182 calories, Fat 8g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 23mg cholesterol, Sodium 208mg sodium, Carbohydrate 25g carbohydrate (15g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.
CREEPY HALLOWEEN EYEBALLS
If you are looking for creepy Halloween food ideas, try these scary-looking eyeballs that actually taste delicious. You can use them as a cocktail garnish or serve in a bowl as a creepy snack for your kids.
Provided by JuliettevanSon
Categories Appetizers and Snacks
Time 20m
Yield 20
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Spoon a little bit of strawberry jam into the hole of each lychee. Place a blueberry in the hole and secure blueberry with a toothpick.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 23.5 calories, Carbohydrate 6.2 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.1 g, Sodium 0.4 mg, Sugar 3 g
SPOOKY EYEBALL HALLOWEEN CAKE
Your little goblins and witches will be wide-eyed with excitement making this fun Halloween cake!
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 2h15m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease or spray bottoms and sides of three 8-inch round cake pans.
- In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour 1 1/3 cups batter in each pan.
- Bake cakes 17 to 21 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
- Divide frosting into 3 small bowls (1 cup each). Stir 1/2 teaspoon different color of food color into each bowl. Fit 3 separate decorating bags with 1/2-inch round piping tip; fill each with different color frosting. Place first cake layer on plate. Using green frosting, pipe around top edge of cake layer, forming a thick frosting border. Spread additional frosting over top of cake inside frosting border. Top with second cake layer; repeat border and filling with purple frosting. Place third cake layer on top; repeat with orange frosting. Pipe remaining frosting into mounds over top of cake, alternating colors and sizes of mounds.
- Decorate as desired using candy eyeballs on frosting mounds and side of cake. Store cake covered at room temperature.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 460, Carbohydrate 59 g, Cholesterol 45 mg, Fat 4 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 370 mg, Sugar 43 g, TransFat 0 g
MARBLED EYEBALL CAKE
Make and share this Marbled Eyeball Cake recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Ashley Holt
Categories Halloween
Time 2h20m
Yield 1 cake
Number Of Ingredients 25
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a cake pan or heatproof bowl and dust with flour, tapping out excess. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, lightly whisk together egg whites, ¼ cup milk, and vanilla. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine flours, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Mix together on low speed for 30 seconds. Add butter and remaining milk to bowl and continue beating on low speed until just combined. Increase speed to medium and beat until batter is light and fluffy, 2 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary. Reduce speed to medium-low and add egg mixture in three batches, beating for 30 seconds after each addition.
- Divide batter into three medium bowls. Using gel paste food coloring, tint one third of batter electric green and another one third orange. Spoon batters into prepared pan, set on a half sheet tray in an aluminum foil ring to steady the base, randomly alternating colors in an approximate checkerboard pattern. Using a butter knife or wooden skewer, make swirls through the batter to marble.
- Transfer to oven and bake until the top of the cake springs back lightly when touched, or a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 1 hour & 15 minutes to 1 hour & 30 minutes. Allow to cool 15 minutes on wire cooling rack, then turn cake out of pan, return to cooling rack, and allow to cool completely.
- Meanwhile, make frosting. In the metal bowl of a stand mixer set over a pan of simmering water, whisk together egg whites, sugar, and salt until mixture is warm and completely smooth to the touch, 2-4 minutes. Transfer bowl to stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beginning on low speed and increasing to medium-high, beat mixture until stiff, glossy peaks form and the bottom of the mixing bowl is cool, about 15 minutes. With mixer on medium-low speed, add butter to mixture a few tablespoons at a time, completely incorporating after each addition. Once all butter has been added, whisk in vanilla. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, stir together chopped malted milk balls, mini peanut butter cups, and candy-coated chocolate pieces and set aside. Using a long serrated knife, level top of cake. Invert and split cake horizontally into three layers. Anchor widest layer, bottom side down, to a 8" cardboard cake round with a dab of reserved frosting. Spread a layer of frosting evenly over cake. Scatter ¾ cup chopped candies over frosting and top with assorted red sprinkles. Place middle layer, bottom side down, onto cake. Spread another layer of frosting evenly over cake and top with remaining chopped candies, along with assorted sprinkles. Add the final layer to the cake. Use remaining frosting to crumb coat cake and then spread a second thin layer of buttercream over. Transfer to refrigerator and chill for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat cream to a bare simmer in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add white chocolate to a medium bowl. When cream is hot, carefully pour over chopped chocolate. Allow to sit for 5 minutes, then stir with a rubber spatula until ganache is completely smooth (if small chunks of chocolate remain, microwave in 15-second intervals until smooth when stirred). Allow to cool somewhat and thicken slightly at room temperature, stirring occasionally, 10-15 minutes more.
- Remove cake from refrigerator and set on a wire rack over a half sheet tray. Pour ganache over cake to coat completely. Return to refrigerator and allow to set, at least 1 hour.
- Meanwhile, mix assorted petal dusts with small amounts of vodka to make edible paints. Once ganache is set, use brushes to paint cake to look like an eyeball. Serve cake on a black platter scattered with gummy worms and chocolate sandwich cookie crumbs.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 12509.1, Fat 734.7, SaturatedFat 458, Cholesterol 1787.8, Sodium 4687.9, Carbohydrate 1376.3, Fiber 16.6, Sugar 903.6, Protein 132.6
EERIE EYEBALL POPS
These spooky chocolate cake balls will be a hit with kids at Halloween - they can help decorate them too
Provided by Cassie Best
Categories Treat
Time 35m
Yield Makes 10
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Break the Madeira cake and cookies into the bowl of a food processor, pour in the melted milk chocolate and whizz to combine.
- Tip the mixture into a bowl, then use your hands to roll into about 10 walnut-sized balls. Chill for 2 hrs until really firm.
- Push a skewer into each ball, then carefully spoon the white chocolate over the cake balls to completely cover. Stand the cake pops in the pumpkin, then press a Smartie onto the surface while wet. Chill again until the chocolate has set. Before serving, using the icing pens, add a pupil to each Smartie and wiggly red veins to the eyeballs.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 242 calories, Fat 13 grams fat, SaturatedFat 7 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 28 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 24 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 4 grams protein, Sodium 0.3 milligram of sodium
Tips:
- Choosing the Right Cake Base: Select a dense and moist cake base, such as chocolate or vanilla, to ensure it can hold the weight of the frosting and decorations.
- Creating a Smooth Ganache: To achieve a silky smooth ganache, ensure the heavy cream is simmering but not boiling when pouring it over the chopped chocolate. Stir continuously until the chocolate is fully melted and smooth.
- Chilling the Cake Layers: Before assembling the cake, chill the cake layers to make them easier to handle and prevent them from crumbling. This also helps the frosting to set more firmly.
- Assembling the Eyeball Cake: When stacking the cake layers, place a layer of ganache in between each layer to create a cohesive and stable structure.
- Creating Realistic Eyeballs: To make realistic eyeballs, use white chocolate chips for the sclera (white part of the eye), dark chocolate chips for the pupil, and red or blue gel icing for the veins.
- Adding Special Touches: Enhance the spooky look of the cake by adding edible glitter or luster dust to the eyeballs for a sparkling effect. You can also add fake blood or raspberry sauce around the eyes for a gory touch.
Conclusion:
The Halloween Eyeball Cake is a delightful and spooky dessert that is sure to impress your guests this Halloween. With its moist cake base, rich ganache frosting, and realistic eyeball decorations, this cake is a true feast for the eyes and the taste buds. By following the tips and instructions provided in this recipe, you can create your own delicious and terrifying Halloween masterpiece that will be the highlight of your party. So, gather your ingredients, put on your apron, and get ready to make a sweet and spooky statement this Halloween!
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