This is a tutorial on how to make a Halloween cake topper. Simple to make it uses only a wooden dowel, paper layers, and glue.

No need to break the bank on a Halloween cake, when you can use this guide to make your own spooky cake topper. The best part? You’ll have more money to spend on candy!

Halloween cake topper

How to make a Halloween cake topper

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Active Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Difficulty: easy

Estimated Cost: £1.50

Make a Halloween cake topper with this easy tutorial. Choose from a variety of materials, and customize it with your own colors.

Materials

Four sheets of coloured card. I chose orange, black, purple and light orange
Foam double sided sticky pads
Dowel
Halloween SVG file

Tools

Laser cutter, cricut or similar cutting machine
Scissors
Glue gun

Instructions

First download the Halloween file from design bundles
Then adjust the file to the size you need, I went for a4 as I was cutting it from cardstock
Upload it to your laser cutter or cutting machine
Cut all four elements. I cut the background from orange, the spider web from black, the Halloween scene from purple and the lettering from light orange. Alternatively if you are making from plywood, cut all parts and then paint afterwards.
Once all the parts are cut, assemble using double sided sticky foam pads.
Start with the background orange, then add the black sider web, remember to flip it when adding the sticky pads.
Then add the purple layer.
Finally finish with the light orange lettering. You may want to trim the sticky pads so they fit behind some of the narrower letters.
Once assembled, glue the dowel to the back securely with your hot glue gun.
Top your spooky cake or place in a vase and enjoy!