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Bring a little witchy wonder to your Halloween table with this Hocus Pocus Pull-Apart Cupcake Cake! Featuring the beloved Sanderson Sisters: Winifred, Mary, and Sarah, this sweet (and spooky) treat is perfect for Halloween parties and movie nights.
Using regular size cupcakes for their faces and mini cupcakes for their hair and outfits, this easy pull-apart display is perfect for anyone who loves Hocus Pocus! Follow this step-by-step guide to create your own Sanderson Sister cupcake masterpiece!
This will be the perfect Halloween treat to wow your guests this year.
Hocus Pocus Pull-Apart Cupcake Cake – Ingedients
- 3 regular cupcakes (baked and cooled, your favorite flavor)
- 25 mini cupcakes (baked and cooled)
- Light skin tone buttercream (for faces)
- Pale yellow buttercream (Sarah’s hair)
- Reddish orange buttercream (Winifred’s hair)
- Dark chocolate brown buttercream (Mary’s hair)
- Red buttercream (Sarah’s outfit)
- Green buttercream (Winifred’s outfit)
- Yellow buttercream (Mary’s outfit)
- Piping bags
- Wilton 1M piping tip (or any open star tip)
- Small round piping tip (for facial details)
- Black and red buttercream (for face details)
- Large cake board or serving platter
*Mix your favorite food safe gel colors to get the perfect tints
*If using store-bought frosting note it can be soft for piping. You can add 1/2-3/4 cup of sifted powdered sugar to one can of frosting to stiffen it up. Mix well with a blender until fluffy. Add a few pinches of salt to balance the sweetness.
Instructions
Step 1: Bake and Cool Your Cupcakes
Prepare 3 regular size cupcakes and 25 mini cupcakes using your favorite cake mix or recipe. Let them cool completely before decorating.
Step 2: Arrange the Cupcakes in the Sanderson Sister Layout
On your cake board, place one large cupcake at the top for each witch’s face. Surround each face cupcake with mini cupcakes for hair (above and around) and outfit (below). You’ll have three clusters total: Sarah, Winifred, and Mary. Reference the photo for placement.
Step 3: Frost the Faces
Using a flat spatula or offset spatula, smooth light skin tone buttercream over each large cupcake until completely covered.
Step 4: Pipe the Hair
- For Sarah, use pale yellow buttercream fitted with a 1M tip to pipe rosettes around the top and sides of her face cupcake.
- For Winifred, use reddish orange buttercream to pipe rosettes in her iconic tall wavy hair shape.
- For Mary, use dark chocolate brown buttercream to pipe rosettes, giving her a rounded, high updo style.
Step 5: Pipe the Outfits
- Below Sarah’s face, pipe red rosettes for her dress.
- Below Winifred, pipe green rosettes.
- Below Mary, pipe yellow rosettes.
Step 6: Add the Facial Details
Using a small round piping tip, pipe each witch’s eyes and mouth. Don’t forget Sarah’s mole!
Final Thoughts
These Hocus Pocus Pull-Apart Cupcakes are a delicious way to celebrate Halloween. Each guest can grab a cupcake straight from their favorite witch’s hair or outfit, making it as practical as it is enchanting. Whether you’re throwing a spooky soirée or hosting a movie marathon, this cupcake creation is bound to put a spell on everyone… before it disappears!
Agnes Hsu is a mom of three and has been inspiring parents and kids to get creative with easy activities and family friendly recipes for over 10 years. She shares her love for creative play and kids food to her 2MM+ followers online. Agnes' commitment to playful learning and kindness has not only raised funds for charity but also earned features in prestigious nationwide publications.