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Vegan Red Velvet Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting

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Vegan red velvet cupcakes – moist, fluffy, easy to make chocolate and vanilla cupcakes with tangy vegan cream cheese frosting. Perfect for Halloween (or just any day).

Vegan red velvet cupcakes - moist, fluffy, easy to make chocolate and vanilla cupcakes with tangy vegan cream cheese frosting. #vegan #cupcakes #redvelvet

Red velvet cake is good all year round, but it’s deep, blood red colour is particularly well suited to Halloween, which is why I chose now to post my vegan red velvet cupcakes recipe.

These vegan red velvet cupcakes are really quick and easy to make; and their delicious, not quite chocolate, not quite vanilla flavour is very moreish; particularly when they are topped with tangy vegan cream cheese frosting!…

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Tombstone Cupcakes For Halloween (Vegan)

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Tombstone cupcakes for Halloween – these impressive chocolate graveyard cupcakes with gingerbread tombstones, cookie dirt and royal icing bones are seriously spooky, utterly delicious and totally vegan! Step by step photos included.

Tombstone cupcakes for Halloween - these impressive chocolate graveyard cupcakes with gingerbread tombstones, cookie dirt and royal icing bones are seriously spooky, utterly delicious and totally vegan! Step by step photos included. #vegan #Halloween #cupcakes #chocolate

I realised last week that although I have made a lot of Halloween cakes for the blog, and various other small spooky things; I hadn’t done a single Halloween cupcake recipe! I have plenty of ideas for cupcakes, just none that I had gotten round to actually making….

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Pentagram Topped Vegan Apple Pies For Halloween

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Pentagram topped vegan apple pies for Halloween – these mini vegan apple pies are topped with a pastry pentagram; perfect for Halloween and fans of Supernatural! Step by step instructions included.

Pentagram topped vegan apple pies for Halloween - these mini vegan apple pies are topped with a pastry pentagram; perfect for Halloween and fans of Supernatural! Step by step instructions included. #vegan #Halloween #applepie

I finally got round to doing some Halloween baking; I’m a bit behind on things this year but hopefully I should get a couple more recipes done before we get to Halloween….

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Stuffed Mini Pumpkins With Cranberry & Pecan Rice (Vegan)

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Stuffed mini pumpkins with cranberry and pecan rice – cute little individual pumpkins or squash stuffed with delicious cranberry, pecan and vegetable wild rice. Vegan and gluten-free. Post sponsored by Appletiser.

Stuffed mini pumpkins with cranberry and pecan rice – cute little individual pumpkins or squash stuffed with delicious cranberry, pecan and vegetable wild rice. Vegan and gluten-free. #vegan #pumpkin

Halloween is fast approaching so I have been brainstorming some recipe ideas to make for the occasion. I always have loads of ideas for sweet treats to bake, but you can’t JUST have sweet things so I’ve tried to come up with some savoury recipes too….

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Vegan Pumpkin Cake With Maple Pecans & Cinnamon Buttercream

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Vegan pumpkin cake with maple pecans and cinnamon buttercream – this easy to make, fluffy, moist and perfectly spiced cake is perfect for Autumn; you would never guess that it’s vegan!

Vegan pumpkin cake with maple pecans and cinnamon buttercream - this easy to make, fluffy, moist and perfectly spiced cake is perfect for Autumn; you would never guess that it's vegan! #vegan #pumpkinspice #layercake

I’m excited about this recipe; pumpkin cake is one of my absolute favourites and is one that I have been eager to veganise. Happily it worked out perfectly, the cake is fluffy, moist, wonderfully spiced and absolutely addictive!…

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Pumpkin Bread Rolls

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Pumpkin bread rolls – these cute little pumpkin flavoured dinner rolls are easier to make than you might think and are the perfect centrepiece for an Autumn celebration!

Pumpkin bread rolls - these cute little pumpkin flavoured dinner rolls are easier to make than you might think and the perfect centrepiece for an Autumn celebration! #pumpkin #dinnerrolls #bread #baking

These adorable little pumpkin bread rolls are so much fun to make and perfect for Halloween or Thanksgiving. The dough is lightly flavoured with pumpkin and spices; it gives them a delicious flavour but they are mild enough to be able to serve with anything….

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Witches’ Finger Cookies And Red Velvet Hot Chocolate

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Witches’ finger cookies served with red velvet hot chocolate ‘blood’ make a spooktacular treat for Halloween!

Witches' finger cookies - a gory but delicious treat for Halloween!

Witches' finger cookies - a gory but delicious treat for Halloween!

This is my last Halloween post (for this year), I promise! These witches’ finger cookies are fun to make and very creepy looking, especially if you serve them with red velvet hot chocolate ‘blood’ for dipping them in!…

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Halloween Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkin Pies

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Halloween Jack-O-Lantern pumpkin pies – put your pumpkin carving skills to good use with these tasty, creepy (or cute – your choice!) pumpkin pies for Halloween.

Halloween Jack-O-Lantern pumpkin pies - creepy (or cute - your choice!) pumpkin pies for Halloween.

Halloween Jack-O-Lantern pumpkin pies - fun, tasty individual pumpkin pies for Halloween.

It is very nearly Halloween so I should probably get a move on and share the couple of Halloween recipes that I have left before it is too late! these Halloween Jack-O-lantern pumpkin pies take a little bit of time and effort to make but they look really effective and would make a great addition to a Halloween party spread….

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Monochrome Cake

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Monochrome cake – a stylish black and white stripy chocolate and vanilla cake which is perfect for a classy Halloween party.

Monochrome cake - a stylish black and white stripy chocolate and vanilla cake. Perfect for a classy Halloween party.

Monochrome cake (aka Beetlejuice cake) - a stylish black and white stripy chocolate and vanilla cake. Perfect for a classy Halloween party.

I’ve had the idea for this cake in mind since last year and have been collecting black and white sweets for it for months so I figured i should probably get round to turning my ideas into reality. The reality did not disappoint, the cake turned out exactly as I had imagined and I’m sure you’ll agree that it is quite the looker!…

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Halloween Haunted Pavlova (AKA The Haunting Of Anna Pavlova)

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Halloween haunted pavlova – a spooky, impressive centerpiece with meringue ghosts and bones, Oreo soil and berry coulis blood; it is easier to make than you might think!

Halloween haunted pavlova - a spooky, impressive centerpiece with meringue ghosts and bones, Oreo soil and berry coulis blood; it is easier to make than you might think!

Haunted Halloween pavlova - a spooky, impressive centerpiece with meringue ghosts and bones, Oreo soil and berry coulis blood; it is easier to make than you might think!

Now that we are firmly into October I figured that I should probably start sharing some Halloween bakes. I really enjoyed making (and eating!) this Halloween haunted pavlova, also known as ‘The Haunting Of Anna Pavlova’ – props to my cousin Maddy for coming up with that one!…

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