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Spider Web Halloween Cupcakes

Spider Web Halloween Cupcakes

Name: Spider Web Halloween Cupcakes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Sugar 1 cup; All-purpose flour 1 cup; Cocoa powder ½ cup dark; Baking powder 1 tsp; Baking soda 1 tsp; Salt ½ tsp; Eggs 1; Milk ½ cup; Vegetable oil ¼ cup; Vanilla extract 1 tsp; Water ½ cup; Unsalted butter ¼ cup; Powdered sugar 2 cups; Vanilla extract ½ tsp; Milk 1 tbsp; White cotton candy 1 container of

spooky and sweet

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35m
Serves 12
Easy
350 °F
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Ingredients

	For cupcakes:
	1 cup Sugar
	1 cup All-purpose flour
	½ cup dark Cocoa powder
	1 tsp Baking powder
	1 tsp Baking soda
	½ tsp Salt
	1 Eggs
	½ cup Milk
	¼ cup Vegetable oil
	1 tsp Vanilla extract
	½ cup Water boiling
	For frosting:
	¼ cup Unsalted butter room temperature
	2 cups Powdered sugar
	½ tsp Vanilla extract
	1 tbsp Milk
	For spider web:
	1 container of White cotton candy

Nutritional information

269

Calories

3.6g

Fat

2.4g

Protein

46.8g

Carbohydrate

25mg

Cholesterol

272mg

Sodium

Cuisine:

American Recipes

Ingredients

For cupcakes:
1 cup Sugar
1 cup All-purpose flour
½ cup dark Cocoa powder
1 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Baking soda
½ tsp Salt
1 Eggs
½ cup Milk
¼ cup Vegetable oil
1 tsp Vanilla extract
½ cup Water
boiling
For frosting:
¼ cup Unsalted butter
room temperature
2 cups Powdered sugar
½ tsp Vanilla extract
1 tbsp Milk
For spider web:
1 container of White cotton candy

Spider Web Halloween Cupcakes

These Spider Web Halloween Cupcakes undoubtedly make for a stunning dessert that is a must-make for a Halloween party. Turn a store-bought cotton candy into a spider web and transform these delicious chocolate cupcakes into spooktacular treats! These cupcakes are extra chocolatey (thanks to dark cocoa powder), soft, moist, and with a perfect amount of crumb. Each cupcake is frosted with delicious vanilla-flavored buttercream frosting. Delicious and spooky. A double win for Halloween!

This easy-to-follow recipe uses one bowl for the cupcakes and one for the frosting. While the cupcakes are cooling, you can make the frosting. Frost the cupcakes and loosely set the cotton candy on top. For best results, set the cotton candy on the cupcakes just before serving. Place cute little spiders on the candy web and serve. Enjoy!

To make the Spider Web Halloween Cupcakes, you will need the following ingredients:

Steps to make Spider Web Halloween Cupcakes

1	Heat oven and prepare cupcake pan	1
Preheat the oven to 350 °F. Line a cupcake pan with paper liners.
2	Combine dry ingredients	1
In a large bowl, whisk together 1 cup sugar, 1 cup flour, ½ cup cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, and ½ teaspoon salt.
3	Add wet ingredients	2
Add in 1 egg, ½ cup milk, ¼ cup oil, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
4	Add water	2
Carefully stir in ½ cup boiling water.
5	Spoon batter into cupcake pan	3
Spoon the batter into the prepared cupcake pan, filling each cupcake liner ⅔ full.
6	Bake	25
Bake for 22 to 25 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Once baked, set aside to cool completely before frosting.
7	Make frosting	2
In a bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream butter for 2 minutes.
8	Add powdered sugar	3
Add 2 cups powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, beating well after each addition.
9	Add vanilla and milk	2
Add ½ teaspoon vanilla extract and 1 tablespoon milk and beat for 2 minutes more. Add more powdered sugar, if needed, to create a thicker consistency.
10	Pipe	3
Pipe the frosting onto cooled cupcakes.
11	Serve	1
Just before serving, loosely set cotton candy on top of the frosting. Garnish with spiders and enjoy!

These perfect in flavor and texture Spider Web Halloween Cupcakes are a frighteningly good Halloween treat that everyone will enjoy. Try them out soon and don’t forget to tag #cookmerecipes in your eerie beautiful baking posts!

Lilly Mathuse

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