Mini Spider Bites

Name: Mini Spider Bites
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: varies.
Ingredients: Miniature cupcakes of your choice; 1 can (16 ounces) chocolate frosting; M&M's minis; Chocolate sprinkles; Pastry tipround tip #7; 1 can (16 ounces) vanilla frosting; Shoestring black licorice

These little cupcakes are almost too sweet to eat! Let the kids help you assemble the charmers and you can teach a science lesson, too—what a great way to teach that all spiders have eight legs! —Sara Martin, Brookfield, Wisconsin

Ingredients

Miniature cupcakes of your choice
1 can (16 ounces) chocolate frosting
M&M's minis
Chocolate sprinkles
Pastry tip—round tip #7
1 can (16 ounces) vanilla frosting
Shoestring black licorice

Directions

Generously frost cupcakes with chocolate frosting; add M&M's for noses. Top with chocolate sprinkles.
Insert tip #7 into a pastry bag; fill with vanilla frosting and pipe spider's eyes. Add M&M's for pupils. Cut black licorice into 2-in. pieces; attach eight legs to each cupcake.

Editor's Note

Use of a coupler ring will allow you to easily change pastry tips for different designs.

Originally published as Spider cupcakes in Halloween Food & Fun 2009

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JLT3106

Oct 25, 2011

We made these for an office party. They were a big hit! They were fun and easy to make. We used mini choc chips in the eyes and a cinnamon candy for the nose.
Allison52555

Oct 21, 2011

these are the most tasty things but the legs that was grose but other than that they were pretty yummy
lorettasylvia

Oct 3, 2011

Excellent recipe and so cute. Thanks so much as my grand kids really enjoyed making these little spiders, and so easy. I helped them with the licorice and the rest was easy.