Creepy Halloween Spider Cupcakes
Creepy Halloween Spider Cupcakes are a fun and spooky treat that will be the highlight of your Halloween festivities! These moist chocolate cupcakes, topped with rich black buttercream frosting, are decorated with crunchy chocolate sprinkles and playful licorice legs. Perfect for impressing friends and family, they combine deliciousness with a visually striking design that brings festive flair to any dessert table.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: Makes approximately 12 cupcakes 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 1 box chocolate cake mix
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (melted)
- 1 cup buttercream frosting
- 2 drops black food coloring
- 1/4 cup chocolate sprinkles
- 10 strips black licorice laces
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a cupcake pan with paper liners.
- In a mixing bowl, combine chocolate cake mix, eggs, water, and melted butter. Blend until smooth.
- Distribute batter into liners, filling each two-thirds full. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool cupcakes in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to wire racks until completely cooled.
- Prepare frosting by mixing softened butter with powdered sugar until fluffy; add black food coloring.
- Frost cooled cupcakes with black frosting. Add chocolate sprinkles for spider bodies and insert licorice laces as legs.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 31g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 45mg