These cupcakes are so easy to make. And they’re super kid friendly and not scary at all for a Halloween party. They’re fun to make with your kids too!
How to Make Spider Cupcakes:
Making these cupcakes couldn’t be much easier! Start with prepared chocolate cupcakes. You can use a boxed mix or bake them homemade. I don’t think it really makes much different with kids. They are not likely to notice any difference between a box or from scratch! The legs of your chocolate spider cupcakes will be made out of pretzels. You’ll cover the pretzels with quick-drying chocolate Magic Shell (near the hot fudge at your market), and then quickly add some brown sprinkles to simulate furry spider legs! This is kind of a laborious process if you’re making a ton of spider cupcakes, but it’s one that I’m sure the kids would be happy to help you out on!
Because it’s a spider, you’ll poke four legs on each side of your cupcake to create eight legs.
A spoonful of Nutella goes on top to act as the frosting for the cupcake. You can certainly use regular chocolate frosting here- either the tub frosting at the store or homemade chocolate frosting.
Creepy spiders generally have creepy eyes too. Cinnamon Red Hot candies are the perfect eyes for these Spider Cupcakes!
Cocoa Puffs cereal goes on top of these cupcakes to finish them off. Now you know how to make spider cupcakes. The kids will love them! If you’re looking for more kid friendly Halloween recipes, you might also enjoy my Mummy Cookie Pops and these Spider Web Eggs. Halloween Pretzels, Chocolate Chip Spider Cookies, and Eyeball Truffles are fun Halloween recipes too!
