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Scary Spiderweb Cupcakes

Perfect for a Halloween party, these rich, chocolaty cupcakes are fun to make. 

Scary Spiderweb Cupcakes

BettyCrocker Recipe by BettyCrocker

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Prep Time

20min

Total Time

1hr10min

Servings

24cupcakes

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Ingredients

  • 1  box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® devil's food cake mix
  • Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
  • 1  container Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting
  • 3  drops red food color
  • 4  to 5 drops yellow food color
  • 1  tube (0.68 ounce) Betty Crocker® black decorating gel
  • 48  large black gumdrops

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Make and cool cupcakes as directed on box for 24 cupcakes.

  2. Tint frosting with red and yellow food colors to make orange frosting. Spread frosting over tops of cupcakes.

  3. Squeeze circles of decorating gel on each cupcake; pull knife through gel from center outward to make web. To make each spider, roll out 1 gumdrop and cut out 8 strips for legs; place another gumdrop on top. Place spider on cupcake. Store loosely covered at room temperature.

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Tips & Notes

  • High Altitude (3500-6500 ft):

    Follow High Altitude cake mix directions for cupcakes. Makes 30 cupcakes.

  • Variation

    Turn these into Holly Wreath Cupcakes by using green-tinted frosting instead of orange. Squeeze circles of red decorating gel on each cupcake, and decorate with small red cinnamon candy "berries."

  • How-To

    Get the kids to help! Kids can make spider legs without cutting by pinching and gently rolling gumdrops back and forth between their fingertips into long thin strips. The more they roll them, the stickier they become, so have extra sugar handy to make them less sticky.

Nutritional Information

  • 1 Serving:
  • 320
  • 11g (Saturated Fat 3g, Trans Fat 1 1/2g)
  • 25mg
  • 240mg
  • 53g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 36g)
  • 2g
  • Percent Daily Value*:
  • 0%
  • 0%
  • 0%
  • 4%
  • Exchanges:
  • 2
  • 3
  • 1/2
  • Carbohydrate Choices:
  • 3 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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star 10/23/09 by AllieZirkle

These cupcakes are adorable and look like they'd be quick and easy for the kids to make at their Halloween party this weekend. Thanks for the great idea!

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