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21 Candy Cakes To Make With Leftover Halloween Candy

Because restraint is totally overrated.

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Chelsea Lupkin

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Halloween is the one night a year when you can go candy-crazy and no one else can say anything about it, so you might as well go all out...and pour it all over a cake, too. Need more Halloween dessert ideas? Check out these bewitching Halloween cakes.

1

Peanut Butter Cake

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Parker Feierbach

Peanut butter everything topped with chopped Reese's.

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2

Peanut Butter Cup Bliss Sheet Cake

Peanut Butter Cup Sheet Cake
Sally Quinn

The best way to please a party? A sheet cake topped with peanut butter frosting and Reese's.

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Lots of other fun, candy-themed recipes here. :) 

4

Reese's Explosion Cake

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Chelsea Lupkin

If you're a true Reese's lover, this cake is for you.

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5

Almond Joy Cheesecake

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Jonathan Boulton

Go coco-nuts for this cheesecake.

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6

Twix Cheesecake

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This cheesecake is a real crowd pleaser.

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7

Don't forget to pin for later!

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Alexandra Folino
8

Ugly Sweater Cake

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Jonathan Boulton

M&M's FTW.

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9

Double Reese's Cheesecake

Double Reese's Cheesecake
Jon Boulton

Double the Reese's, double the flavor.

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10

Leftover Halloween Candy Cake

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Naomi Robinson

Definitely the best way to repurpose your kid's loot.

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11

Giant Swiss Cake Roll

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Ho ho no way you can skip this one.

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12

Halloween Candy Cake

All we can say about adding pumpkin purée to chocolate chip cookies is: Yes!
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Cookies & Cups

No. It's not too much.

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13

S'mores Cake

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Courtesy of Pink When

Use your leftover Halloween candy to create an indoor version of your favorite summer dessert.

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14

Halloween Candy Cookie Cake

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Courtesy of Baker by Nature

There's a reason this slice is already half eaten.

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15

Harvest Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

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Courtesy of Crazy for Crust

Centerpiece or dessert? This cookie can pass for both.

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16

Drippy Chocolate Cake

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This cake is literally loaded with candy.

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17

Candy Corn Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

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Courtesy of Life, Love, and Sugar

Don't love candy corn? You will when they're nestled inside a giant chocolate chip cookie. Trust.

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18

Halloween Candy Cake

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Courtesy of Plain Chicken

If Twizzlers, Reese's Pieces, and zebra stripes don't bewitch you, I don't know what will.

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19

Pumpkin Pail Cake

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Stuff it full of all your favorite Halloween candies. (Just maybe don't actually take it out trick-or-treating).

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20

Peeps Cake

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Courtesy of Little Miss Celebration

Tonight you'll be visited by three ghosts—which you'll devour in seconds, since they're on top of this orange Creamsicle-esque cake.

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