Spider Web Halloween Cupcakes Recipes

SPIDER WEB HALLOWEEN CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line cupcake pan with liners (makes 24).
• Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes.
• Carefully stir in boiling water. Fill each cupcake liner 2/3 full.
• Bake 22 to 25 minutes for cupcakes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cream butter in electric mixer fit with paddle attachment for 2 minutes.
• Add powdered sugar to butter 1 cup at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add vanilla and milk and beat for 2 minutes.
• If you want a thicker consistency, add more powdered sugar.
• Pipe onto cooled cupcakes.
• Loosely set cotton candy on top of white frosting. Garnish with spiders!

HALLOWEEN SPIDER WEB CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cups into 24 muffin pan cups; set aside.
• Combine sugar and 1/4 cup butter in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed. Add eggs; continue beating until creamy. Add sour cream, milk and vanilla. Continue beating until well mixed. Add all remaining cupcake ingredients; beat at low speed until well mixed.
• Fill prepared muffin cups with about 2 tablespoons batter. Bake 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.
• Combine powdered sugar and 1/4 cup butter in bowl. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often and gradually adding enough milk for desired spreading consistency.
• Melt chocolate chips and shortening in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, 3-4 minutes or until smooth. Place melted chocolate in small heavy-duty resealable plastic food bag; snip tip from one corner to make very small hole.
• Frost 6 cupcakes, using about 1 tablespoon frosting for each cupcake. Immediately pipe 3 concentric circles of melted chocolate onto each frosted cupcake. Starting at center, draw toothpick 5 or 6 times through chocolate circles to outside edge of frosting to make spider web design. Repeat with remaining cupcakes and frosting. Let stand until chocolate is firm.