Halloween Spider Cupcakes
- Halloween Spider Cupcakes
- Recipe
- Ingredients
- Instructions
These easy spider cupcakes are a must this Halloween, and such a fun way to get the kids in the kitchen!
Confession time: Jason and I don’t have any children, and my niece and nephews are back in Los Angeles so I made these spider cupcakes just for me. They were just too cute, and it was a sure way to get me in the Halloween mood.
These cupcakes are incredibly easy to make and kid-friendly so you can definitely have your kids help out in the kitchen with these adorable cupcakes. Not to mention, they’re even more fun to gobble up!
And yes, spiders have 8 legs – I only did 6 here as I ran out of room on the cupcakes!
Recipe
Yield: 12 cupcakes
Prep: 40 minutes
Cook: 20 minutes
Total: 1 hour
Ingredients
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350° F. Line a 12-cup standard muffin tin with paper liners; set aside.
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
3. In bowl of an electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes. Beat in egg, one at a time, until well combined. Beat in vanilla just until incorporated. With mixer on low speed, add dry ingredients and milk alternately in 3 parts, beginning and ending with dry ingredients, beating just until incorporated.
4. Scoop the batter evenly into the muffin tray. Place into oven and bake for 15-18 minutes, or until a tester inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool completely on a wire rack before frosting.
5. To make the glaze, combine confectioners’ sugar, cocoa powder and milk. Whisk until smooth. If the glaze is too thick, add more milk as needed.
6. Use a small offset spatula to frost cupcakes and dip in chocolate sprinkles.
7. Place 2 candy eyeballs on each cupcake.
8. Use a metal or wooden skewer to poke 4 holes on opposite sides of each cupcake; insert licorice into each hole.
