Recipe courtesy of FamilyFun Magazine
Ghost and Spider Cupcakes
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 24 cupcakes
- Total: 45 min
- Prep: 45 min
Ingredients
Ghost Cupcakes:
24 cupcakes
Chocolate frosting
24 peanut butter filled cookies
Vanilla frosting
Tube of chocolate decorator's icing
Spider Cupcakes:
2 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup chopped peanuts
3/4 cup dry chow mien noodles
24 cupcakes
White frosting
Directions
- Coat each cupcake with chocolate frosting and partially insert a peanut butter filled cookie into the top. Frost the remaining cookie with vanilla frosting. Draw a scary expression on each ghost with the decorator's icing.
Spider Cupcakes:
- First, make the spiders by combining the chocolate chips and milk in a glass bowl. Microwave on high for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring frequently, until smooth. Stir in the nuts and chow mien noodles. Drop by teaspoons onto waxed paper. Stick on extra noodles for spider legs and chill. Frost the cupcakes white, then top each with a spider.
- Yield: 24 cupcakes