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Spider Cupcakes

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  • Author: Emily
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20-25 minutes
  • Total Time: 40-45 minutes
  • Yield: 24 cupcakes 1x
  • Category: Desserts
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American

Description

These fun Spider Cupcakes are perfect for Halloween parties or themed events. The chocolate cupcakes are topped with licorice legs, candy corn fangs, and red hot eyes to create adorable spider decorations.


Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 (18.25 ounce) package chocolate cake mix
  • 1 pound black shoestring licorice
  • 1 (16 ounce) can white frosting
  • 48 pieces candy corn
  • 48 cinnamon red hot candies
  • ¼ cup orange decorator sugar

Instructions

  1. Prepare Cupcakes: Follow the instructions on the chocolate cake mix to prepare the cupcakes.
  2. Decorate Cupcakes: Frost the cupcakes with white frosting. Cut the licorice into small pieces and insert 8 pieces into each cupcake to resemble spider legs. Place two candy corn pieces for fangs and two red hot candies for eyes on each cupcake. Sprinkle orange decorator sugar on top for extra decoration.


Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 cupcake
  • Calories: 280
  • Sugar: 32g
  • Sodium: 240mg
  • Fat: 10g
  • Saturated Fat: 3g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 5g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 45g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 2g
  • Cholesterol: 15mg