Description
Delightfully spooky and delicious, these Boo Halloween Dessert Cups feature layers of chocolate cake, rich chocolate pudding, and whipped cream, topped with adorable ghost Peeps and candy bloody bones, making them the perfect festive treat for Halloween parties.
Ingredients
Scale
Dessert Layers
- 600 g chocolate cake (2 store-bought loaf cakes, crumbled)
- 3 boxes (113 g each) chocolate instant pudding mix
- ½ litre whipping cream
Decorations
- 12 ghost Peeps (6 per box)
- ½ teaspoon green food coloring
- Candy bloody bones, to garnish
Instructions
- Prepare Cake Base: Break up the chocolate cake into crumbs and add a layer at the bottom of each dessert cup.
- Add Pudding Layer: Prepare the chocolate instant pudding according to package instructions and spoon a layer over the cake in each cup.
- Layer Cake Again: Add another layer of crumbled chocolate cake on top of the pudding.
- Final Pudding Layer: Spoon a final layer of chocolate pudding over the cake layer in each cup.
- Add Whipped Cream: Whip the cream to soft peaks, lightly tint with green food coloring, then add a small dollop on top of each dessert cup.
- Decorate Ghost Peeps: Using an edible marker, color eyes and mouth on each ghost Peep over the existing eyes and nose.
- Assemble Decoration: Place one decorated ghost Peep in the middle of each cup, sprinkle some extra cake crumbs around it to resemble dirt, then garnish with candy bloody bones.
- Repeat for All Cups: Continue assembling all 12 dessert cups following the above steps.
Notes
- Use store-bought chocolate loaf cakes for convenience or bake your favorite chocolate cake in advance.
- Chocolate instant pudding prepares quickly and sets well for layering.
- Lightly tint whipped cream with green food coloring for a ghostly effect that complements the Halloween theme.
- Edible markers make decorating Peeps easy and fun; make sure the markers are food-safe.
- Sprinkling extra cake crumbs adds texture and enhances the visual ‘dirt’ effect around the ghost decoration.
- Candy bloody bones add a creepy and thematic touch while enhancing flavor and presentation.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 350 kcal
- Sugar: 30 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg
