Pumpkin Pull-Apart Cupcakes
Whether you are looking for easy Halloween party recipes or maybe a treat to take to school, these Pumpkin Pull-Apart Cupcakes are as fun to make as they are to eat.
Many years ago, pretty much everyone baked cakes…large, fancy, decorated cakes, and then cupcakes became popular and everyone quickly learned how easy it was to bake and serve them. There were still many people that loved the look of a decorated cake, so Pull Apart Cakes were born.
What is a Pull Apart Cake you ask? Well, simply cupcakes put together to resemble a cake and frosted. There are two version of Pull-Apart Cupcakes – one is with the entire set of cupcakes frosted together to look like a cake and the other is the way I did it, by frosting each cupcake and then placing them tightly together to form whatever shape you want.
I decided to frost the cupcakes separately because I feel like the frosting can get a bit messy with it’s in-between each of the cupcakes. This way, they are all together in the Jack O’Lantern shape, but can easily be grabbed and eaten.
Halloween is a favorite time in our home. For years I have made fun Halloween party snacks to enjoy at home, take to parties, and even classroom holiday parties. I was always the Mom they asked to bring in special treats for every holiday, and honestly, I loved it, and I miss those days. Although I’m reliving it a bit now with my son at college.
Now, setting the cupcakes up to form the pumpkin shape, isn’t hard, but it did take a little time to figure out, so I thought I would save you some time and share it with you.
For the Pumpkin Pull-Apart Cupcakes, you will need –
- 24 standard size cupcakes
- 3 mini cupcakes
- Orange Frosting
- Brown Frosting
- Green Frosting
- Offset Spatula
- Orange Sanding Sugar
- OREO Cookies or other decorations to make the face
To form the pumpkin shape –
- Start by placing 8 standard size cupcakes in the center of your board
- Then on each side, add 4 cupcakes – placing them just slightly above the center cupcakes
- Then place a row of 3 cupcakes fitting them in-between the row of 4
- Add the 2 cupcakes for the stem
- Add the mini cupcakes for the leaves
After each of the cupcakes were frosted, I dipped the edge in orange sanding sugar. You could also use sprinkles or leave the decoration off totally.
For the face, I cut OREO Cookies in half for the mouth, and cut triangles for the eyes and nose.
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Halloween Pull Apart Cupcakes
Fun and easy Halloween Treat. Perfect for Parties, Classroom treats or even a special after dinner treat.
Ingredients
- 24 standard size cupcakes
- 3 mini cupcakes
- Homemade or store bought frosting - orange, brown and green
- OREO Cookies for decorating or other decoration for the Jack O' Lantern face
- Orange Sanding Sugar
Instructions
- Bake and cool cupcakes
- Place cupcakes on a large serving platter or board in the shape of a pumpkin, using 2 cupcakes for the stem and 3 mini cupcakes for the leaves
- Frost 22 orange cupcakes, dip edge in sanding sugar if desired, place back on board
- Frost 2 brown cupcakes for the stem
- Frost 3 mini cupcakes green for the leaves
Decorate
- Cut 3 OREO cookies into thirds to make the eyes and nose
- Cut 4 OREO cookies in half for the mouth
- Add cookies to the pumpkin
Notes
The ideas for Pull Apart Cupcakes are endless. For Halloween you could make a bat, ghost or even dracula.
I’m using them right now, dipping them in white chocolate and then in school colored sugar for our homecoming this weekend.
I would make super fun cupcakes with my kids, plus we looooove OREOs! My weakness!
Our homeschool group is having a fall festival/party, in November. I would use these to make something for that party! Your Pull Apart Cake would be perfect! I love Oreos!
I might make some mini oreo halloween cheesecakes with this! 🙂
What can you not do with Oreos!!! More than likely, I would make cupcakes of some sort (probably take a stab at these pull apart ones just to see if I can do it) to take to my kids’ daycare classes. That’s what I always seem to be making cupcakes for…LOL. And if I don’t use all of the OREOs, then my 2 year old doesn’t mind eating the leftovers at all!!!
I would love making the oreo Pumpkin Pull Apart Cupcakes for the youths Sunday School Class. I enjoy baking and enjoy it even more when it is shared with others.
I would make creepy crawly spiders lol !!
Our family loves Oreo cookies, and my daughter who is 12 has been making gourmet cupcakes for a year now. We’ve never combined the two before, so this would be a great opportunity! I’m thinking a haunted castle would be a fun pull-apart cupcake-cake.
Oreo balls!
We would make Halloween Cupcakes with scary faces on top
I love oreos around the Holidays! I would make my infamous mice cookies out of oreos and put one on top of a holiday inspired cupcake!
I would make mini cheesecakes with Oreo cookies as the crust. I would also make these cute owl cupcakes with Oreo eyes for my Girl Scout troop. I found it on Pinterest and I’ve been dying to try it. Thank you for the opportunity! I would love to post a pic of my creation for you
I’m thinking of some Halloween Oreo Cake Pops and Chocolate dipped Oreos (dipped in dark chocolate and orange tinted white chocolate, of course!). I love the pull apart pumpkin too! 🙂
I would dip those oreos in orange chocolate chips and then roll the edges in the sprinkles! My girls are ALL about the sprinkles! 🙂
Id probably make the oreo cupcakes & let my kids get creative in coming up with there own spooky desserts. Oreos are my all time favorite cookie especially when they’re fried. 🙂