Spider Cupcakes.
I have made several Halloween treats this fall and love them all. I can’t say Spider Cupcakes are my all-time favorite, but I sure can say they are one of my all-time favorites. Ha-Ha!!
It is hard to believe Halloween is right around the corner – eight days to be exact. How does time go by so quickly?
My friend, Callie, and I made Spider Cupcakes the day she came over to work with me in the kitchen. Callie is eleven years old and we had a terrific time making several Halloween goodies: Halloween Glow Cake, Meringue Ghosts, Witch Pretzel Fingers and Candy Apple Cookies. Here she is dipping cooled cupcakes in dark chocolate fudge melted frosting (easy ganache).
Spider Cupcakes are much easier to make than they look, and by using this spider web template from Country Living magazine to make the white chocolate spider webs along with 3D spider stickers, box cake mix for the cupcakes and dark-chocolate fudge frosting, they take no time at all.
All of the Halloween treats shared on Simply Sated this year are relatively simple. If you make any of them, please take some photos to send me. I would love to see your creative efforts.
Enjoy!
Spider Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1 box Chocolate cake mix
- 1 tub Dark-Chocolate Fudge frosting
- 2 cups white-chocolate chips or white candy melts
- 3 D Spider stickers or spiders - edible or not
Instructions
- For the Cupcakes:
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Place cupcake liners in muffin pans.
- Fill 2/3 full with cake batter.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes at 350F, then set on a cooling rack until cool.
- Once cupcakes are cool, frost with the glaze/ganache found below.
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- For the Spider Webs:
- While the cake is baking, print enough spider web templates to make 24 cupcake toppers. (http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/data/spiderwebs.pdf).
- Line a cookie sheet with white parchment paper.
- Slide spiderweb template underneath paper - it should be possible to see the spider webs through the parchment paper.
- Place white-chocolate chips or White Candy Melts in a microwave-safe bowl and heat on high per package directions.
- Place in a decorator's bag fitted with a small round tip (no. 2 or no. 3 tips work well) or pour into a Ziploc bag and snip off one tip to create a piping sleeve.
- To make each web, use decorator's bag or piping sleeve to trace white chocolate along design - , making sure to connect all lines.
- Repeat process until you've created 24 toppers.
- Chill the spider webs in refrigerator until hardened.
- After cupcakes are baked, cooled and glazed, use a flat spatula to remove webs carefully from parchment and position one on each cupcake.
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- For the Glaze/Ganache:
- Place frosting into a microwave-safe bowl and microwave on high for 10 seconds.
- Stir and repeat until thin enough to pour.
- Dip cooled cupcake upside down into frosting, submerging the top - try not to touch the liner if possible.
- Let excess drip off before turning upright.
- Repeat the process until all cupcakes are glazed.
Elin
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These are so creative! And cute! Scheduling a pin!Healing Tomato
Oh my! I don't think I could eat just one of these cupcakes!!! Lovely recipe and very creativeJessica @ Sprinkle Some Sugar
These cupcakes are too cute and festive!Joanne T Ferguson
G'day Love Halloween cupcake fun! Cheers! JoanneCecilia W.
I would love to mak meringue hope i spelled it right, Do I put my mixer on high when i start to beat it, or gradually, egg temp. room temp. or cold, can i use cream of tarter and or sugar, plz help.Rebecca
How long in advance can I make the spiderwebs? For storage, would I keep in the refrigerator or can it be stored room temperature until ready for use?Susie Gall
Hello Rebecca and thank you for your question. I have made the spiderwebs up to 2 weeks in advance and kept them in an airtight container separated in layers with parchment paper. Keep the room temperature between 65°-70°F. If the room temperature gets warmer than that, store the decorations in the refrigerator, and when ready to use, allow the chocolate to come to room temperature in the same container in which they were stored. Thanks for stopping by and have fun with your spiderwebs. Susie Gall