Elevate Halloween gatherings with a creative twist – discover delightful Halloween frosting boards for your next Halloween party.
Elevate your Halloween celebrations with captivating frosting boards that serve as both delectable treats and captivating works of art.
Unleash your creativity and transform your sweet treats into spooky masterpieces that capture the essence of the season’s spooktacular spirit.
Halloween buttercream boards make a great addition to the festive vibe of Halloween parties full of sweet snacks and spooky treats.
Our step-by-step instructions, tips, and inspiration will help you to create a bewitching and delicious buttercream charcuterie board for your Halloween festivities.
What is a Buttercream Frosting board?
Bringing a playful dessert variation to the trending “butter boards” craze on TikTok, buttercream boards infuse a delightful twist using buttercream frosting, which you can either smoothly spread or artfully pipe from an icing decorating bag. Plus, a medley of sweet and savory treats to serve as, dippables to indulge in the buttercream delight.
A frosting board is a creative and visually appealing dessert presentation where an assortment of baked goods, often cupcakes, cookies, and treats, are adorned with various types of frostings and decorative elements. Similar to traditional charcuterie boards that showcase a variety of cheeses and cured meat products, frosting board ideas offer a twist with delicious sweets and festive treats.
How to Make a Halloween Frosting Board
Ingredients:
- 2 cups Wilton Creamy Decorator Icing, Medium, 16 oz tub or Homemade Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
- Wilton Black Sparkle Gel or Black Icing Writer
- 34 Mini Golden OREO Cookies
- 10 Mini OREO Cookies
- 4 Little Debbie Birthday Cakes
- 14 Various Butter Cookies
- 8 Mini Funfetti cookies
- 1/2 Cup White Chocolate Pretzels
- 15 Mini Chocolate Cookies
- 6 Pink & White Striped Marshmallows
- 1/3 Cup Mini Marshmallows
- 1/2 C Gummy Pumpkins
- Sour or Gummy Worms
Directions
Fit a pastry bag with 1M Pastry Tip and fill with all of the icing.
Print ghost template, cut out the shape and trace onto parchment paper if desired. Secure it to the center of your serving board.
Trace the outside of the template (or simply freehand) with icing in small short dollops. Then fill the entire ghost shape in using the same process.
Use 2 Mini OREO Cookies for the eyes and draw on a small smile with the black sparkle gel.
Place Mini Golden OREO Cookies around the entire ghost shape to define it.
Add birthday cakes to the top right and bottom left corners.
Fill in with the rest of the open white space with a variety of cookies.
Fill in all extra empty spaces with gummy pumpkins and marshmallows
For small touches, add a nice variety of Halloween candies.
Serve the Ghost Frosting Board with spoons and plates for all to enjoy.
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Top Tips for Making a Halloween-Themed Board
- Sketch out your frosting board design before you start decorating. Decide on the color palette, theme, and arrangement of treats.
- Experiment with piping techniques like swirls, rosettes, and zig-zags to add texture and visual interest.
- Mix larger Halloween treats (like cupcakes or mini cakes) with smaller items (like cookies and candies) for a visually appealing display.
- Incorporate a mix of vibrant Halloween colors, such as orange, black, purple, and green, to enhance the spooky atmosphere.
- Use edible glitter, sprinkles, and themed decorations to enhance the festive look.
- Start with larger elements and build around them.
Halloween Dessert Board FAQs
Once assembled, store the Halloween frosting board in a cool place, away from direct sunlight. If you’ve used perishable items like cream cheese frosting, refrigerate the board.
Absolutely! You can tailor the treats and decorations on the Halloween board to match your desired Halloween theme. Whether it’s a spooky twist or a specific movie theme, the possibilities are endless.
If there are leftover treats, consider offering them as take-home favors for guests or enjoying them as sweet treats in the following days.
Consider incorporating flavors like pumpkin spice, cinnamon, chocolate, and apple into your frosting recipes to align with the autumnal and Halloween atmosphere.
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Building the Ultimate Halloween Frosting Board
Ingredients
- Wilton Creamy Decorator Icing, Medium
- Wilton Black Sparkle Gel
- Little Debbie Birthday Cakes
- Various Butter Cookies
- Mini OREO Cookies
- Mini Golden OREO Cookies
- Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Mini Funfetti Cookies
- White Chocolate Pretzels
- Gummy Pumpkins
- Pink & White Striped Marshmallows
- Mini Marshmallows
- Sour Worms
Instructions
Fit a pastry bag with 1M Pastry Tip and fill with all of the icing.
Print ghost template, cut out the shape and trace onto parchment paper if desired. Secure it to the center of your serving board.
Trace the outside of the template (or simply freehand) with icing in small short dollops. Then fill the entire ghost shape in using the same process.
Use 2 Mini OREO Cookies for the eyes and draw on a small smile with the black sparkle gel.
Place Mini Golden OREO Cookies around the entire ghost shape to define it.
Add birthday cakes to the top right and bottom left corners.
Fill in with rest of open white space with a variety cookies.
Fill in all extra empty spaces with gummy pumpkins and marshmallows
Add as many sour worms as you like for a special touch.
Serve the Ghost Frosting Board with spoons and plates for all to enjoy.