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Halloween Spider Web Cupcakes

Halloween Spider Web Cupcakes

These cupcakes are fun to serve for a children's or adult Halloween party.

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40 min
Prep Time
1 hr 30 min
Total Time
24
cupcakes

Ingredients

Cupcakes

1 1/2 cups sugar

1/4 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

2 large Land O Lakes® Eggs

1 cup sour cream

1/2 cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

Frosting

3 cups powdered sugar

1/4 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

3 to 4 tablespoons milk

Glaze

1 cup real semi-sweet chocolate chips

4 teaspoons shortening

How to make

  1. STEP 1

    Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cups into 24 muffin pan cups; set aside.

  2. STEP 2

    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.

  3. STEP 3

    Fill prepared muffin cups with about 2 tablespoons batter. Bake 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.

  4. STEP 4

    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.

  5. STEP 5

    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.

  6. STEP 6

    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.

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Tip #1

Place chocolate chips and shortening into small heavy-duty resealable plastic food bag. Microwave 30-60 seconds or until chips are melted. Squeeze bag several times to combine melted chips and shortening.

Tip #2

Read more about this recipe on Recipe Buzz® Blog.

Nutrition (1 cupcake)

230 Calories
10 Fat (g)
35 Cholesterol (mg)
140 Sodium (mg)
40 Carbohydrates (g)
1 Dietary Fiber
3 Protein (g)
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