Halloween Treats – Easy Spider Cupcakes

lifeatthezoo | September 30, 2020 | Baking, Cake, Cooking, Cooking with Kids, Halloween | 1 Comment

Disclaimer: this is a sponsored post by Rachel’s Greek Style Yoghurt

We love Easy Crafts for Kids. And we love Spider crafts… AND we also love to bake!!! Planning a Halloween Party? Having a spooky cake sale at school? Need cute Halloween Cupcake ideas? Read on. Today we have seriously cute and EASY to make spider cupcakes. How fun and lovely!

Also check out our Halloween Craft Ideas – 50 of the best ideas from around the web or take a look at these Free Halloween Printables! What a setting!

Ingredients for Cakes

100g plain chocolate
150g unsalted butter,
softened 150g caster sugar 20g cocoa,
sifted 3 eggs, beaten
125g self raising flour
1 ½tsp baking powder

2 tbsp Rachel’s Greek Style natural yogurt Ingredients for Frosting

4tbsp golden syrup
80ml double cream
100g milk chocolate
100g plain chocolate

3tbsp Rachel’s Greek Style natural yogurt Ingredients for Decoration

Chocolate sugar strands Smarties or similar sweets (for the eyes)
Liquorice laces or Catherine wheels

Method

1.Pre-heat the oven 180°C, Gas Mark 4 and line a muffin tray with paper cases

2.Put the chocolate in a heatproof bowl and microwave on medium power for 1 minute until melted, alternatively place over a pan of simmering water

3.In a mixing bowl beat the butter, caster sugar, cocoa powder and eggs, until soft and creamy. Add the flour and baking powder. Lastly add in the yogurt ensure the mixture is well combined

4.Spoon the mixture into the cases and bake for 20 minutes until risen and firm to touch. Leave to cool

5.Meanwhile in a small bowl gently heat the icing ingredients (except the yogurt). Either do this in a microwave, medium power or over a pan of simmering water until the chocolate has melted, leave to cool then add the yogurt. The frosting should be soft but not runny

6.Spoon the frosting onto each cake and carefully spread with the back of a knife. Dip each cake into chocolate sugar strands then place the Smarties for eyes, cut the liquorice laces into 8 equal pieces and push into the icing – work quickly before the frosting sets. To make the eyes stand out and a mouth simply place some of the frosting in a piping bag with a small plain nozzle and pipe for the desired effec

Makes: 12 cakes

Right.. you will find me in the kitchen stuffing my face!

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