A bat made of chocolate choux pastry, with chocolate wings and googly eyes, once showed up in a Pennsylvania bakery case. I love that someone looked at a cream puff and thought it needed to fly.
That bat has company. One shop pipes Jack Skellington’s face onto buttercream cakes. Another sells a cake pop cone called the Eye Scream, which might be the best pun of the season.
I can’t think of a better reason to skip the plastic candy bag this year. Bakers across the state treat October like their own creative playground. They shape mummies out of cookie dough and ghosts out of torte batter.
So which spooky treat would you grab first? The list below covers big cities, small towns, and a few neighborhood corners worth the trip. Fair warning: your sweet tooth may start planning a road trip.
1. Lochel’s Bakery
Since 1942, Lochel’s Bakery has been feeding Hatboro, and it clearly hasn’t run out of ideas.
One look at the Halloween lineup and you’ll wonder how the cases hold it all.
Start with the Fault Line Halloween Cake.
The name alone sounds like the ground cracked open and something sweet climbed out.
Then there’s the Monster Cake, the Scarecrow Cake, and the Princess Pumpkin Cake.
That last one feels perfect for the kid who wants spooky season with a little sparkle.
Pumpkin Face Cakes round out the cake crew.
If your family loves jack-o’-lanterns but hates scooping pumpkin guts, this is your shortcut.
Cookies get their own costume party here.
Mummy Cookies, Monster Cookies, and Jack Cookies line up like trick-or-treaters waiting at the door.
Need something easy to pass around?
Halloween Cupcakes travel well to school parties, office breaks, or a living room horror movie marathon.
Smaller gatherings have an option too.
Single Layer Halloween Cakes give you the festive look without leaving half a cake in your fridge until Thanksgiving.
The bakery sits right on South York Road.
It keeps early hours on weekdays, opening at 6 AM Tuesday through Friday, so you can grab treats before work.
Plan around Mondays, though.
The shop stays closed that day, which is a sad surprise if your cupcake craving hits at the wrong time.
Weekend hours run shorter too.
Saturday closes at 5 PM and Sunday wraps up at 3 PM, so don’t wait until dinner to swing by.
What makes Lochel’s fun is the sheer variety.
You can mix a monster cookie, a pumpkin cake, and a mummy into one bag of Halloween happiness.
More than eight decades of baking in Pennsylvania gives this place serious staying power.
Honestly, that’s longer than most haunted houses stay in business.
Address: 57 S. York Road, Hatboro, PA 19040
2. Country Pie Shoppe
Family recipes don’t take October off.
At Country Pie Shoppe in Mount Pleasant, the Halloween cookies come from the same scratch-baking habits that built the business.
The family has run this bakery since 1984.
The Mount Pleasant shop on Route 819 came later, opening in 1994 as their second location.
Halloween cookies join the seasonal menu each fall.
They sit alongside the bakery’s regular crowd of pies, cakes, breads, donuts, sweet rolls, and cinnamon rolls.
That mix makes it easy to build a fall feast in one stop.
Grab spooky cookies for the kids and a pie for the grown-ups who pretend they aren’t eating cookies.
Here’s a fun twist on the history.
This location also keeps some specialties from its previous owner, so the past still shows up on the shelves.
Chocolate ripple coffee cake is one of them.
Raisin and apricot squares are another, and they make a nice break from all that orange frosting.
Hosting a Halloween bash?
The bakery takes custom cake orders, cupcake displays, large pie orders, and assorted cookie and pastry trays.
A cookie tray might be the smartest party move you make.
It feeds a crowd, needs zero oven time from you, and looks great next to a bowl of candy.
Hours here are wonderfully generous.
The shop opens at 6 AM and stays open until 7 PM, seven days a week.
That schedule works for early birds and late snackers alike.
You could grab donuts before school and come back for Halloween cookies after soccer practice.
Mount Pleasant sits in Westmoreland County, surrounded by country roads in fall color.
The drive itself feels like part of the October treat.
Country Pie Shoppe isn’t trying to be flashy.
It just keeps baking the old-fashioned way, and sometimes that’s the best trick of all.
Address: 6577 State Route 819, Mount Pleasant, PA 15666
3. Carlino’s Market
Black and white might be the most stylish costume of the season.
Carlino’s Market leans into it with a Halloween cake that looks dressed for a fancy masquerade.
The Halloween Black and White Cake stacks a dark chocolate layer between two vanilla cake layers.
Vanilla buttercream holds everything together like edible glue.
On top, white and dark chocolate curls finish the look.
It’s spooky in an elegant way, more haunted mansion than haunted hayride.
Timing is everything with this limited-edition Halloween cake, so check Carlino’s Market for current pre-order deadlines and pickup dates.
Mark your calendar early, because once the ordering window closes, you might have to wait until next year to get your hands on one.
Want something more playful?
Assorted Halloween Cupcakes give you a grab-and-go option for parties where guests want their own little treat.
Chocolate lovers have another reason to visit.
The market offers a rich chocolate decadence cake for anyone who thinks one chocolate layer is never enough.
Carlino’s is more than a bakery, too.
As a specialty market, it makes a great stop when you’re building a full Halloween party spread.
The Ardmore location keeps steady hours throughout the week.
It opens at 9 AM daily and closes earlier on weekends, at 5 PM Saturday and 4 PM Sunday.
That Sunday closing time sneaks up on people.
If pickup falls on a weekend, plan to swing by earlier in the day.
Ardmore sits on the Main Line just outside Philadelphia.
It’s an easy trip for anyone in the western suburbs looking for a dessert with some polish.
Sometimes Halloween calls for googly eyes and slime green frosting.
Other times, a sleek black and white cake feels like the smartest guest at the party.
Address: 2616 E. County Line Rd, Ardmore, PA 19003
4. The Pennsylvania Bakery
Jack Skellington would feel right at home in Camp Hill.
The Pennsylvania Bakery turns his famous grin into a buttercream face cake, and it’s a real showstopper.
Fans of The Nightmare Before Christmas get even more options here.
The bakery also makes Nightmare Before Christmas tier cakes for anyone who wants to go big.
Cupcakes are where things get wild.
You’ll find designs with ghosts, witches, mummies, and spiders, like a tiny monster parade in paper liners.
Owls and Pumpkins Decorated Cupcakes bring a softer fall look.
Pumpkin Decorated Cupcakes keep things classic for anyone who prefers cute over creepy.
And then there are the Witchy Unicorn Decorated Cupcakes.
Who knew unicorns could join a coven?
It’s a fun pick for kids who refuse to choose between magic and spooky.
Halloween cakes come in buttercream with ghosts and gravestones.
They’re a strong choice for a party table that needs a clear centerpiece.
Fall Swirl Cupcakes add a different touch.
They come topped with Halloween picks, so the decorating is already done for you.
Here’s something worth knowing.
The bakery makes its products from scratch right on the premises, so those cupcakes start their journey just steps from the counter.
Hours run Monday through Friday from 7 AM to 6 PM.
Saturday wraps up at 5 PM, and the shop closes on Sundays.
That Sunday closure matters if your party lands on a weekend.
Pick up your order Saturday and let the cupcakes spend the night safely in your kitchen.
Camp Hill sits just across the river from Harrisburg.
That makes this bakery an easy stop for folks around central Pennsylvania during the busy October weeks.
With so many designs, the hardest part is choosing.
Maybe grab one of each and let your guests argue over the witchy unicorn.
Address: 1713 Market Street, Camp Hill, PA 17011
5. Dodo Bakery
Spooky season gets an official announcement at Dodo Bakery.
The South Philadelphia shop has declared that spooky season has arrived, with Halloween cakes ready throughout October.
Fun fact: the dodo is a famous bird that vanished long ago.
Here, though, the name belongs to a bakery that’s very much alive and busy.
The Halloween cakes are the main draw.
They come in individual sizes too, which is great news if you want your own cake without sharing a single crumb.
An individual cake is a sweet little upgrade for a quiet Halloween night.
Pair it with a scary movie and a blanket, and you’ve got a plan.
Custom cakes have also shown off some fun designs.
Past creations have featured spooky faces, pumpkins, and spider webs piped across the top.
Spider webs on a cake feel just right for October.
They look creepy from a distance but taste a whole lot better than the real thing.
If you have a design in mind, a custom order is the way to go.
Reach out early, since October is a busy month for any bakery with Halloween treats.
The shop sits on South 11th Street in South Philly.
That neighborhood is packed with rowhomes, corner stores, and plenty of local character.
Walking the area in fall is part of the fun.
Many blocks dress up their stoops for Halloween, so grab your cake and enjoy the decorations on the way home.
Small neighborhood bakeries bring something special to the holiday.
Ordering from one feels more personal than grabbing a plastic tub of cupcakes from a big store.
Planning a party for a few friends?
A handful of individual cakes lets each guest have their own spooky dessert.
Dodo Bakery shows that Halloween treats don’t need to be huge to make an impression.
Sometimes a small cake with a spider web says plenty.
Address: 2653 S 11th St, Philadelphia, PA 19148
6. The Famous 4th Street Cookie Company
A mummy you can eat sounds like a great Halloween deal.
The Famous 4th Street Cookie Company wraps one up as a giant cookie cake inside Reading Terminal Market.
The Halloween cookie cakes come in Mummy or Spider designs.
Each one measures 13 inches across, so you’ll want both hands to carry it.
Flavor choices keep things simple.
Pick from Chocolate Chip, Oatmeal Raisin, or Chocolate Chip Walnut, depending on how your crowd feels about nuts and raisins.
Is oatmeal raisin a trick or a treat?
People have strong feelings, so maybe ask your guests before you commit.
Seasonal options also include a cookie called the Pumpkindoodle.
The name alone sounds like a fall cartoon character, and it’s a nice pick for pumpkin fans.
Philly Cookie Cakes show up among the seasonal options too.
It’s a fitting nod to the city the company has called home for decades.
That history is impressive.
The company has been a Philadelphia favorite since 1978, setting up shop inside Reading Terminal Market back then.
The cookies follow a family recipe used for more than 40 years.
That kind of loyalty to one recipe says a lot about how much people like it.
The stand bakes its handcrafted cookies fresh daily.
It’s open seven days a week from 8 AM to 6 PM.
Reading Terminal Market itself is a Philadelphia landmark.
It’s a big indoor market packed with food stands, so you can turn a cookie run into a full afternoon outing.
Grabbing a giant cookie cake there feels like a city tradition in the making.
Just plan your route back to the car carefully.
A 13-inch spider made of cookie dough might be the friendliest spider in Pennsylvania.
Nobody screams when this one shows up at the party.
Address: 1136 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA 19107 (inside Reading Terminal Market)
7. Paddy Cake Bakery
Puns deserve a reward, and the Eye Scream cake pop cone wins first prize.
Paddy Cake Bakery in Pittsburgh clearly has fun with Halloween.
That cone isn’t the only cake pop in costume.
The bakery shapes cake pops into Frankenstein, pumpkins, ghosts, and mummies throughout October.
Flavors include vanilla, chocolate, and funfetti.
Funfetti inside a mummy feels like a secret party hiding under the bandages.
Cake pops are perfect for kids.
They’re small, easy to hold, and much less messy than a slice of frosted cake at a costume party.
Ghost cupcakes are another seasonal favorite here.
Each one has a white cake base topped with buttercream and fondant icing shaped into a friendly spirit.
Going big for a party?
A large cookie cake with chocolate chips and Halloween decorations can anchor your dessert table with zero effort from you.
Decorated cookies also show up in a range of seasonal shapes.
They make easy add-ons for treat bags or a quick surprise for a coworker.
The Halloween items appear throughout October.
That gives you plenty of chances to try a different cake pop each week.
The shop sits on Liberty Avenue in Bloomfield, a Pittsburgh neighborhood known for its Italian roots.
It’s a lively street to explore after picking up your treats.
Early risers are in luck.
The bakery opens at 6 AM Monday through Saturday, so you can grab a ghost cupcake before the sun is fully up.
Thursday and Friday hours run until 6 PM.
Other days close at 5 PM, and the bakery stays closed on Sundays.
If your Halloween plans include a crowd, a mix of cake pops and cookies covers a lot of ground.
Everyone gets something small, and nobody fights over the last slice.
Address: 4763 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
8. Oakmont Bakery
A bakery with the address One Sweet Street was always going to take dessert seriously.
Oakmont Bakery brings that same energy to Halloween.
Horror fans, get ready.
The specialty cake lineup has included a Freddy Krueger Cake and a Psycho cake, nods to two classic scary movies.
These cakes are best for older fans of the genre.
Little kids might prefer something with a smiling pumpkin instead of a famous movie villain.
Luckily, the cupcakes cover friendlier ground.
You’ll find colorful designs with scary eyeballs, ghosts, black cats, and Jack Skellington.
Eyeball cupcakes are a classic Halloween party trick.
They look gross in the best way, and they disappear fast once people get brave enough to try one.
The bakery has been part of the Oakmont community for many decades.
In 2019, it moved to its current location on One Sweet Street.
That move gave the bakery a big home for its huge variety of baked goods.
Pies, cookies, and custom cakes all share the spotlight.
Hours are friendly to busy schedules.
The bakery opens at 6 AM daily and stays open until 7 PM Monday through Saturday.
Sunday closes earlier, at 3 PM.
If you’re planning a Sunday party, pick up your order in the morning to stay safe.
Oakmont sits along the Allegheny River northeast of Pittsburgh.
It’s an easy drive for anyone in the area hunting for spooky sweets.
The best part might be mixing and matching.
Grab a horror movie cake for the teens, black cat cupcakes for the kids, and a pie for the adults.
With that much variety, Oakmont Bakery makes it easy to please a whole crowd.
Just don’t let Freddy near the cupcakes.
Address: One Sweet Street, Oakmont, PA 15139
9. Prantl’s Bakery
Ghosts made from famous torte batter?
Only in Pittsburgh.
Prantl’s Bakery turns its signature recipe into adorable Halloween gems.
The bakery is known as the home of the original Burnt Almond Torte.
Henry Prantl, the original owner, created that famous torte at the Shadyside shop.
For Halloween, that torte cake batter becomes small gems shaped like ghosts or pumpkins.
White buttercream and fondant icing finish them off.
These little treats feel like a tasty piece of local history in costume.
If you’ve never tried Prantl’s, a ghost gem makes a fun first bite.
Layer cake fans have an option too.
An orange cake decorated with pumpkins comes with spiced cream cheese frosting, a perfect match for fall.
Spiced cream cheese frosting might be the coziest flavor of the season.
It tastes like autumn decided to show up at your dessert table.
Sugar cookies also get a spooky makeover.
Designs include jack-o’-lanterns, witches, and fall leaves.
The regular cases stay busy too.
You’ll see tortes, thumbprints, gobs, cookies, cakes, and Danish lined up for anyone who stops by.
Gobs are a Pennsylvania favorite.
They’re similar to whoopie pies, with filling sandwiched between two soft cakes.
The Shadyside shop is open Tuesday through Saturday from 7 AM to 5 PM.
Plan around Sunday and Monday, when it’s closed.
Walnut Street is one of Shadyside’s main shopping streets.
You can pick up treats and stroll past local shops on a crisp October afternoon.
Prantl’s has been a Pittsburgh institution for decades.
Its Halloween gems show that even a legendary recipe can have a playful side.
Address: 5525 Walnut Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
10. La Gourmandine
Bats usually flap around at night, but one landed in a pastry case in Lawrenceville.
La Gourmandine created a Halloween treat called La Bête that looked ready to take flight.
La Bête means the beast in French.
The pastry started with chocolate choux dough, the same kind used for cream puffs.
Inside sat chocolate namelaka, a silky cream, plus a berry coulis heart.
That surprise center gave the little beast a fruity secret.
On the outside, chocolate wings and googly eyes turned it into a bat.
It’s French pastry skill with a goofy sense of humor, and that combo is hard to beat.
La Bête has appeared in past seasons.
Specials can change, so check with the bakery about this year’s Halloween offerings before you go.
Even without a bat, the bakery is worth a visit.
La Gourmandine is a traditional French bakery owned by a French couple.
The goal is to recreate the feel of a neighborhood bakery in France.
Think pastries and cakes made the way you’d find them on a Paris side street.
Visiting feels like a mini trip abroad without the passport.
You can practice saying croissant with your best accent.
The Lawrenceville shop sits on Butler Street, a busy stretch packed with shops and places to eat.
It’s a fun neighborhood to explore on a fall weekend.
Hours run Monday through Friday from 8:15 AM to 4:15 PM.
Sunday hours are shorter, from 9:15 AM to 2:15 PM.
Those quarter-past times are easy to mix up.
Set a reminder so you don’t show up five minutes after closing.
Halloween treats don’t have to be cartoony to be fun.
Sometimes they’re fancy French pastries that just happen to have googly eyes.
Address: 4605 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201
11. Batter and Crumbs Vegan Bakery and Cafe
Willy Wonka meets Warhol is how one description sums up this South Philly spot.
Batter and Crumbs Vegan Bakery and Cafe lives up to that playful label in October.
Everything on the menu is vegan, so nobody at your party has to skip dessert.
That makes it a smart stop for mixed groups with different diets.
The seasonal Candy Corn Cupcake steals the Halloween spotlight.
Love candy corn or not, it’s a fun and colorful nod to the season’s most debated candy.
The October drink menu reads like a potion book.
You’ll find a Witch’s Brew and a Misfit Mocha, both offered hot or iced.
Pumpkin fans have plenty to sip too.
There’s a Creamy Pumpkin Cold Brew, plus Pumpkin Spice Lattes served hot or iced.
Prefer apples?
Salted Caramel Apple Lattes come hot or iced, a nice pick for crisp fall mornings.
A Pumpkin Parfait rounds out the seasonal lineup.
It’s a fun option when you want something a little different from a cupcake.
The cafe offers seating and free Wi-Fi.
You could grab a drink, finish homework, and reward yourself with a candy corn cupcake.
Dog owners will love this detail.
Dogs can’t stay inside, but they’re welcome at the counter for a free treat.
The cafe is open Monday through Friday from 7 AM to 3 PM.
Weekend hours run from 8 AM to 4 PM.
It’s an award-winning vegan cafe with more than 10,000 ratings and reviews across several platforms.
That’s a lot of people taking the time to share their thoughts.
Batter and Crumbs proves vegan treats can be just as fun as any others in Pennsylvania.
Grab a Witch’s Brew, and you’re officially ready for Halloween.
Address: 1401 Reed Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146
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