Halloween Cake Dip

Looking ahead and thinking about Halloween recipes for parties? This Halloween Cake Dip, also known as Dunkaroo Dip, may be the easy Halloween dessert you’re looking for.

 

It will bring you right back to your childhood dipping chocolate cookies into orange hued dip that was a snap to make. No baking, no cooking and no waiting! The perfect dessert for a lazy baker, like me.

What to Grab at the Store

All you need is a handful of simple ingredients to make this fun dip.

• Sifted White Cake Mix – Make sure to sift it so that it’s easy to mix with no lumps. Also make sure to it is white so you’ll have more control over the hue of orange- using a yellow cake mix with orange food coloring will make a yellow-ish orangish, which is not a bad thing, but also not exactly what you want.
• Whipped Topping – This base makes the dip light and airy.
• Vanilla Greek Yogurt – Yogurt adds a creamy consistency with a little tang and the vanilla flavor rounds it all out.
• Orange Food Coloring – This adds fun and festive color! Using a gel food coloring will give the best results.
• Festive Sprinkles – Grab them at your local store or find them online.
• Chocolate Animal Crackers For Dipping – These are the best complement to this fun dip, but there are lots of other great options.

You can swap or add anything you want to this basic recipe to make it your own signature dip!

• Food Coloring – Change up the food coloring for any fun colors that you like. Other fun Halloween colors are yellow, green and purple.
• Sprinkles – Change up the sprinkles depending on the season!
• Dippers – Use vanilla wafers, other types of cookies, apple slices, pretzels, strawberries or anything else your heart desires.

How to Make Halloween Cake Dip

This dip is so easy to make you’ll want to adapt it for every holiday!

1. Combine. Add the cake mix, whipped topping, and vanilla Greek yogurt to a large mixing bowl and mix together.
2. Drizzle in food coloring. Add the food coloring to the mixture.
3. Garnish. Add the festive sprinkles on top.
4. Serve. Transfer the dip to a serving dish and serve alongside chocolate animal crackers.

Storage

Since this dip contains dairy, you’ll definitely want to refrigerate the dip when you’re not serving it.

Refrigerator

Keep this dip in the fridge for 3-4 days in an airtight container.

Freezer

While you can freeze this dip for up to 3 months, the texture may not remain the same.

More Fun Festive Dessert Ideas:

You should definitely check out all of our delicious Halloween Party Foods! But here are a few of our favorites: