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A Halloween Dessert Table features a large ghost shape made of white icing with mini cookies for eyes and mouth, surrounded by assorted cookies, marshmallows, pretzels, and festive Halloween candies on a purple tray.

How to Make a Halloween Buttercream Board

Learn how to make a Halloween buttercream board that's just as fun to decorate as it is to eat—perfect for parties, playdates, or movie night.

Course desserts
Cuisine American
Keyword Halloween Buttercream Board, Halloween frosting board
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 8
Author momma lew

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

  1. Fit a pastry bag with 1M Pastry Tip and fill with all of the icing. 
  2. Print ghost template, cut out the shape and trace onto parchment paper if desired.
  3. Secure it to the center of your serving board. 
  4. Trace the outside of the template (or simply freehand) with icing in small short dollops.
  5. Then fill the entire ghost shape in using the same process.
  6. Use 2 Mini OREO Cookies for the eyes and draw on a small smile with black sparkle gel.
  7. Place Mini Golden OREO Cookies around the entire ghost shape to define it.
  8. Add birthday cakes to the top right and bottom left corners. 
  9. Fill in with rest of open white space with a variety cookies. 
  10. Fill in all extra empty spaces with gummy pumpkins and marshmallows
  11. Add as many sour worms as you like for a special touch.
  12. Serve the Ghost Frosting Board with spoons and plates for all to enjoy.

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