Halloween Spider Cupcakes Recipe

Name: Halloween Spider Cupcakes Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 12 cupcakes
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour; ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; ½ teaspoon EACH: ground cloves, nutmeg, and salt; 1 cup canned pumpkin puree; ½ cup coconut sugar; ½ cup neutral-flavored oil; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 2 large eggs; Optional: 1 cup chocolate chips; ½ cup salted butter; 2 cups icing sugar; 2 tablespoons milk; 1 teaspoons vanilla; 3 drops orange food dye; Edible spider cupcake toppers OR plastic spider rings; A toothpick

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Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings
12 cupcakes
Calories
314 kcal
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
North American

Halloween Spider Cupcakes Recipe

Iris Warren

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Spider cupcakes are the perfect sweet treat for Halloween. The chocolate pumpkin cupcakes are deliciously moist and topped with vanilla buttercream frosting with a spider web design.

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Ingredients

Servings

Chocolate Pumpkin Cupcakes

1 cup all-purpose flour
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon EACH: ground cloves, nutmeg, and salt
1 cup canned pumpkin puree not pumpkin pie mix, which is spiced
½ cup coconut sugar can sub brown sugar
½ cup neutral-flavored oil like avocado, canola, or grapeseed
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 large eggs
Optional: 1 cup chocolate chips

Buttercream Icing

½ cup salted butter at room temperature
2 cups icing sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoons vanilla
3 drops orange food dye see notes

Decorating

Edible spider cupcake toppers OR plastic spider rings
A toothpick

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Instructions

Chocolate Pumpkin Cupcakes

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Line a 12-cup cupcake pan with liners.
In a medium-sized bowl, whisk the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and salt.
In a large bowl, whisk the pumpkin puree, sugar, oil, vanilla, and eggs.
Add the flour mixture to the bowl with the pumpkin and whisk to combine. If using, stir in the chocolate chips.
Divide the batter between the cupcake liners. Note: the batter will be quite thick. Bake for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of one of the cupcakes comes out clean. Let the cupcakes cool completely before frosting them.

Buttercream Frosting

In a large bowl, use electric beaters (or a stand mixer) to whip the butter for 1 minute. Add the icing sugar, milk, and vanilla and beat until combined. (See notes)
Remove a scoop (about ¼ cup) of the frosting and set it aside. You'll need it for the white spider web design.
Mix the orange food dye into the remaining frosting.

Decorate the sider cupcakes

Frost the tops of the cupcakes with the orange frosting and smooth the top as much as possible.
Place the white frosting into a piping bag with a small, round decorating tip. You can also use a plastic bag and cut one of the bottom edges to make a piping bag.
Draw a small circle in the center of the cupcake. Then draw 2 more circles so that you have three circles inside each other. (See the pictures in the post.)
Immediately after drawing the circles, take a toothpick and draw a line from the smallest circle out past the largest circle. Do this 5 times around the circles to create the effect of a spiderweb.
Top each web with a store-bought edible spider or a plastic spider ring.

Notes

Food dye varies widely in quality and strength. You may need more to achieve the color you want.
If you would like your frosting thinner, add a little extra milk. If you would like it thicker, add a little extra icing sugar.
We trust that if you use plastic spider rings to decorate the cupcakes, you'll let people know to remove them before they eat the cupcake.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1 cupcake Calories 314kcal (16%) Carbohydrates 38g (13%) Protein 3g (6%) Fat 18g (28%) Saturated Fat 13g (65%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 3g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 48mg (16%) Sodium 277mg (12%) Potassium 126mg (4%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 25g (50%) Vitamin A 3458IU (69%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 23mg (2%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12cupcakes

Amount Per Serving

Calories 314 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving	1 cupcake
Calories	314kcal	16%
Carbohydrates	38g	13%
Protein	3g	6%
Fat	18g	28%
Saturated Fat	13g	65%
Polyunsaturated Fat	1g	6%
Monounsaturated Fat	3g	15%
Trans Fat	1g	50%
Cholesterol	48mg	16%
Sodium	277mg	12%
Potassium	126mg	3%
Fiber	2g	8%
Sugar	25g	50%
Vitamin A	3458IU	69%
Vitamin C	1mg	1%
Calcium	23mg	2%
Iron	1mg	6%