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Spiderweb Halloween Cupcakes

August 26, 2020October 3, 2018 by Denay DeGuzman

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Spiderweb Halloween cupcakes are a beautiful, stunning, unexpected treat! They’re perfect for Halloween parties, October movie nights, and classroom celebrations. Make this Halloween extra special with homemade chocolate cupcakes topped with delicious vanilla frosting and white cotton candy.

HALLOWEEN CUPCAKES

It’s super easy to make these spooky, stylish Halloween cupcakes! These are the simple ingredients you’ll need to make decadent chocolate cupcakes:

Granulated sugar
All-purpose flour
Natural unsweetened cocoa powder
Baking soda
Baking powder
Sea salt
Large eggs, room temperature
Whole milk
Vegetable oil
Pure vanilla extract
Boiling Water

HOW TO MAKE THE BEST CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

This chocolate cupcake recipe produces beautiful tender cupcakes. Here’s how to make delicious chocolate cupcakes with a good crumb:

Adjust oven rack to the center position. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line muffin cups with cupcake liners.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the dry ingredients. Mix briefly.
Add the eggs, milk, vegetable oil and vanilla. Beat for two minutes.
Pour in the boiling water. Mix until incorporated.

CHOCOLATE CUPCAKE RECIPE

The homemade batter for these yummy Halloween cupcakes is thin, not thick. Prepare your USA cupcake pans with decorative Halloween liners.

Using a 1/4 measuring cup, ladle the the batter into 27 cupcake liners.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a cake tester inserted inserted into the center of two separate cupcakes comes out clean.
Allow the chocolate cupcakes to cool for 15 minutes while in the pans.
Remove to wire racks to finish cooling.

BEST VANILLA FROSTING

This recipe produces the best vanilla frosting you’ve ever tasted! These are the ingredients you’ll need to make a batch of scrumptious vanilla frosting:

Cold butter
Powdered sugar (confectioners sugar)
Mexican Vanilla extract
Heavy whipping cream

HOW TO FROST CUPCAKES

For frosting these chocolate cupcakes I used my favorite decorating tip: an open star ATECO #828 TIP. It gives frosted cupcakes a beautiful bakery-style look.

With scissors, snip off one corner of a quart-size kitchen bag.
Push a decorating tip through the small opening in the bag.
Spoon frosting into the bag. Press out all the air. Close the seal.

PERFECTLY FROSTED CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Here’s how to frost a batch of chocolate cupcakes quickly and easily:

Use even pressure when squeezing out the vanilla frosting.
Start piping at the outer edge of the chocolate cupcakes.
Spiral toward the middle.
At the desired height, lift up to create a peak of vanilla frosting.

HALLOWEEN SPIDERWEB CUPCAKES

These spiderweb cupcakes for Halloween require white cotton candy (sweet spun candy or fairy floss). Look for it at an old-fashioned candy store in your area. Here’s how to make spiderwebs for your Halloween cupcakes:

Make sure your hands are clean and very dry.
With a decorating scriber needle, separate thin wispy layers of cotton candy.
Gently lift and place a few pieces on top of the vanilla frosting.
Top off your Halloween spiderweb cupcakes with licorice spiders.
If using plastic spiders, remove the spiders before serving!

BEST HALLOWEEN CUPCAKES

Keep these important tips in mind when making spiderweb Halloween cupcakes:

Spun sugar is fragile and does not hold up well in heat.
Add the spiderwebs to your chocolate cupcakes just before serving.
Do not place spiderweb cupcakes in a drafty area.
Do not place plastic spiders on cupcakes served to children.
Enjoy Halloween cupcakes the same day they’re made!

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