Scary Spider Cupcakes
Material List
- Standard Muffin Pan
- Standard White Baking Cups
- Favorite Yellow Cake Recipe or Mix
- Cooling Grid
- Wilton® Disposable Decorating Bags
- Wilton® Icing Colors: Black, Orange, Violet*, Rose*, Lemon Yellow*, Leaf Green*
- Wilton® Buttercream Icing Mix or Recipe
- Wilton® Spatula
- Wilton® Decorating Tip: 18
- Wilton® Decorating Tip: 13
- Wilton® Decorating Tip: 3
- Wilton® Decorating Tip: 5
- Wilton® Decorating Tip: 2
- Wilton® Decorating Tip: 12
- Cornstarch
Project Instructions
Violet Cupcake with Orange-Eyed Spider:
Bake and cool cupcakes according to recipe.
Prepare buttercream icing according to recipe; tint portions violet, black, and orange.
Ice cupcake smooth with spatula and violet icing.
Use tip 18 and black icing to pipe bug’s body with pull-out stars.
Use tip 13 and black icing to pipe bug’s head with pull-out stars.
Use tip 13 and black icing to pipe shell legs.
Use tip 2 and orange icing to pipe eyes.
*Combine Violet and Rose for Violet shown.
Violet Cupcake with Green-Headed Spider:
Bake and cool cupcakes according to recipe.
Prepare buttercream icing according to recipe; tint portions violet, black, green and orange.
Ice cupcake smooth with spatula and violet icing.
Use tip 12 and black icing to pipe bug’s body; smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch.
Use tip 5 and green icing to pipe bug’s head; smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch.
Use tip 13 and black icing to pipe shell legs.
Use tip 2 and orange icing to pipe eyes.
*Combine Leaf Green and Lemon Yellow for green shown.
*Combine Violet and Rose for Violet shown.
