Mini Spider Bites

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

Ingredients

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• 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. Yield: varies.

Originally published as Mini Spider Bites in Halloween Food & Fun 2009 , p27