Happy Halloween! Halloween Cake Round-up

Cute Dracula cake DIY!

Mutant bunny cake DIY for Handmade Charlotte!

Scaredy cat cake toppers for Poppytalk!

Paper plate animal mask DIY for Shop Sweet Lulu!

Mellow mushroom cupcake toppers for Handmade Charlotte

Mini monster eyeball cupcakes - full DIY on Craftsy.com!

Lots of fun Halloween cakey times came out of Coco Cake Land this past month - I had a blast making it all! Happy Halloween, cake pals - hope you have a safe and fun Halloween.

See ya soon!

xo Lyndsay 

Scaredy Cat Cake Topper DIY

Meowrrr! These scaredy cat cake toppers are simple to make and super cute, too - and they will instantly Halloween-ize your cupcakes or cake. Bake some cupcakes in orange liners, or plunk one of these cat toppers in a simple store bought cake and your Halloween party is all set in the blink of a cat's eye. 

 

Find the whole scaredy cat cake topper tutorial over at my guest post on Poppytalk! 

So what about you... Do you have any Halloweeny plans or costume ideas? Or are you a Halloween scrooge? Gah, I don't have a costume yet but at least Teddy will have a choice of cute hand me downs from his cousins - pink owl, pink cat or spotty dog? Thinking of laying them down on the floor and letting him choose (ie drool on) his favourite... 

See you soon, cake pals!

xo Lyndsay

DIY Paper Plate Animal Mask Party

I created this super cute and easy to make animal mask out of this adorably patterned tableware set from Shop Sweet Lulu. No need for paint and markers when you have a pattern like this! This would be such a fun and easy craft for a youngster's animal themed birthday party, or a last minute mask for Halloween!

Cute, right?Now that your masks are made, why not throw a party? All you is a pretty and simple cake. Let your party decor do the rest!

I also made a simple and cute cat cake topper using some leftover paper plate - punch out a circle using your craft circle punch, draw on a face and adhere some triangles for ears. Attach it to a straw with tape and plunk it straight into your cake. Matching cuteness.

I tried to get Teddy to hold on to the bear mask for a quick picture!

Check out my post on Shop Sweet Lulu here. Thanks Shop Sweet Lulu for sending me the cute tableware set!

I've Come To Suck Your Buttercream - Cute Dracula Cake DIY

Today's cake DIY is sponsored by Minted.com

Guys, it's Halloween season! Do you remember last year when I made a green hairy witch cat cake DIY for Halloween?

Let me refresh your memory:

MEOW! The witch cake cake tutorial how-to is right here!

I know Halloween is supposed to be scary. But I just can't get into the super gory cakes and terrifying stuff - I prefer my Halloween light and bubbly with some cuteness thrown in... so I decided to make a "Coco Cake Land" version of a Dracula cake. It turned out pretty cute I think! Perhaps it looks a little more like Eugene Levy than I expected... but I like his hairy dark chocolate widow's peak and cutely evil face! 

Want to learn how to make Mr. Cute Face Dracula? Well here ya go!

CUTE DRACULA CAKE 

You will need: 

A two layer cake of your choice, baked and cooled

4 cups of vanilla buttercream for icing the entire cake

An offset spatula to ice the cake with

2 cups of dark chocolate buttercream for the widow's peak hair

1 piping bag fitted with a multi-opening tip (also known as the grass or hair tip)

Fondant to make the ears, teeth, eyes and mouth

Red gel food colouring for a little bit of fake blood

Make it!

You did it! Now that you've made your Cute Dracula cake, it's time to throw a party! Look at this adorable Halloween paper garland I got from Minted: cartoon Dracula, Frankenstein and non-threatening skull faces - perfect for a stylish kiddie Halloween party. I always think a garland is a party waiting to happen. Such simple decor but with visual (and easy!) impact!

I had extra circles from the garland so I scattered it on my party table like confetti. You could use them as coasters, too!

And are you eyeing up that gorgeous jadeite green cake stand? Minted carries a super cute line of party supplies, including milk glass cake stands. They're classic and the perfect pedestal to raise the roof on your cakes. I've wanted one forever and was habitually scouring Ebay for them for a good long while. 

What are you dressing up as for Halloween (or what are you forcing your kid to wear, like me? Haha... he's only one, guys.)

Last year Teddy was a lobster. There are so many amazing costumes rolling around right now, particularly from Kelly at Studio DIY - her cake slice costume made me FAINT. My favourite of the year so far though has to be this BRILLIANT and hilarious Kit Cat Clock costume from Handmade Charlotte!  

More Halloweeny times to come at Coco Cake Land! 

xo Lyndsay 

This Cute Dracula Cake DIY was sponsored by Minted. I really like their stuff and their design philosophy so it is no stretch for me to use their quite awesome modern designs with my cakes. Go there now to stock up on Halloween decor goodies!