Looking for simple easy Halloween cupcakes? These spider cupcakes are a great option for making Halloween cupcakes. Moist chocolate cupcakes with a spider web and a spider, this is one of my favorite Halloween Cupcake Ideas.
Fun Spider Cupcakes – Perfect for a Halloween Cupcake Idea
These spider cupcakes are really cute. Rich chocolate cupcakes, topped with a chocolate spider web and a fondant spider, these are cupcakes are going to be a hit for any Halloween party.
How to Store these Easy Halloween Cupcakes
When storing these easy Halloween cupcakes, you want to keep them protected from the air. This makes them spoil faster and makes them fry out. Also, while
How Long do Halloween Cupcakes Last
Is it hard to make Halloween Cupcake Decorations
These Halloween cupcakes look amazing and it seems like it would be hard to make. However, it is actually really easy. You are making the spider webs using melted chocolate in a piping bag. And the spiders are made using premade store bought fondant. You can make your own, but buying it is inexpensive and a lot easier. These cupcakes will get a lot of oohs and ahhs but you will know that it is actually easy to make.
Variations on Halloween Cupcake Ideas
These cupcakes are perfect but you can change things up a bit if you wanted. You could make a different flavor of cupcake. You can make a cream cheese icing, or make witches hats instead of spiders. You can make the frosting a different color. Orange really pops with this recipe. There are so many Halloween cupcake ideas that this is a great way to get inspiration and go from there.
Ingredients in Spider Cupcakes
- Chocolate Cupcakes
- Ghirardelli melting chocolate chips
- butter
- powder sugar
- vanilla
- heavy whipping cream
- black fondant
- black cookie icing
Equipment Needed
- Halloween Cupcakes Liners
- Cupcake pans
- piping bag
- star tip
- cookie sheet
- bakers slipmat
How to Make Spider Web Cupcakes
There are several steps to making spider web cupcakes, but they are not hard to do. I am breaking down the directions into each section and then putting the cupcakes together.
How to Make Chocolate Spider Webs
Melt chocolate until smooth
Pour melted chocolate into the piping bag
Cut the tip of the piping so there is only a small hole.
Pipe out a line going horizontal
Pipe 4 lines connecting to the bottom line
Pipe out the half circles connecting the lines to make a spider web
Place into the fridge overnight or for a minimum of an hour
How to Make Fondant Spiders
Pinch off different sizes of fondant balls. Make sure they are no bigger than 1/4 tsp and 1/2 tsp in sizeRoll the fondant into balls
Dip your finger lightly into water
Rub your finger onto the back side of the small ballPlace the larger ball connecting to the small one
Place onto a cookie sheet, making sure they are still connected
The water will act as glue while the fondant dries overnight
Repeat steps for 12 more spider bodies
How to Make Frosting
Using a stand mixer, combine all ingredients and mix on medium speed.
Mix until you see stiffed peaks in your frosting.
Mix in a few drops of the green food coloring and continue to mix until fully combined
Scoop frosting into piping bag
Frost cooled cupcakes
How to Assemble Cupcakes
Frost the cooled cupcakes
Carefully peel off the chocolate web and place into the frosting
Place a spider body in front of the web
Using the icing, pipe out legs
Allow icing to harden for 10 minutes
Enjoy!
Need More Halloween Ideas?
If you are looking for more Halloween Ideas perfect for parties or get togethers, you are going to absolutely love these Halloween ideas.
- Creepy Spaghetti with Deviled Eyes | Spooky Spaghetti for a Halloween Party
- Bloody Red Velvet Cocoa Halloween Treat
- Halloween Treats Kids Will Love
- Creamsicle Cookies n Cream Ice Cream
- Halloween Treat Bag Idea Craft
- Easy Halloween Pumpkin Cup Craft
- Slime for Halloween
- Pompom Ghost| Halloween Ghost Craft
- Googly Eye Vase for Halloween
- DIY Mummy Halloween Door Decorations
- Festive and Scary Halloween Decorations
- Vampire Drink Halloween Cocktail
- Creepy and Delicious Halloween Cocktails
- Smiley Face Halloween Makeup
- Creative Fun DIY Halloween Costumes
- Audrey Little Shop of Horrors Cupcakes
- Halloween Dirt Pudding Cups
Spider Cupcakes
Equipment
- Halloween Cupcakes Liners
- Cupcake pans
- star tip
- Cookie sheet
- bakers slipmat
Ingredients
Chocolate Spiderwebs
- 1 C of Ghirardelli melting chocolate chips
Fondant spiders
- 4 oz black fondant
- 1 black cookie icing
Frosting Ingredients
- 1 C unsalted sweet cream butter softened
- 2 1/2 C powder sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3-5 TBSP heavy whipping cream
Directions
How to Make Chocolate Spider Webs
- Melt chocolate until smooth
- Pour melted chocolate into the piping bag
- Cut the tip of the piping so there is only a small hole.
- Pipe out a line going horizontal
- Pipe 4 lines connecting to the bottom line
- Pipe out the half circles connecting the lines to make a spider web
- Place into the fridge overnight or for a minimum of an hour
How to Make Fondant Spiders
- Pinch off different sizes of fondant balls. Make sure they are no bigger than 1/4 tsp and 1/2 tsp in size
- Roll the fondant into balls
- Dip your finger lightly into water
- Rub your finger onto the back side of the small ballPlace the larger ball connecting to the small one
- Place onto a cookie sheet, making sure they are still connected
- The water will act as glue while the fondant dries overnight
- Repeat steps for 12 more spider bodies
How to Make Frosting
- Using a stand mixer, combine all ingredients and mix on medium speed.
- Mix until you see stiffed peaks in your frosting.
- Mix in a few drops of the green food coloring and continue to mix until fully combined
- Scoop frosting into piping bag
- Frost cooled cupcakes
How to Assemble Cupcakes
- Frost the cooled cupcakes
- Carefully peel off the chocolate web and place into the frosting
- Place a spider body in front of the web
- Using the icing, pipe out legs
- Allow icing to harden for 10 minutes
- Enjoy!
Leave a Reply