Category: Halloween Desserts

Spooky Spiderweb Cake with Spider Cupcakes

Halloween is in the air! I love making treats for any holiday, especially kid oriented treats. Who wouldn’t want a spiderweb on their cake? Well, in any normal circumstance, me, but we’re talking about Halloween here so I will let it slide…

I have two boys, ages 5 and 7. They torment me with anything and everything SPIDER related. I can’t stand it! They love fake spiders, bugs and snakes. Anything creepy crawly (they love the real ones too). They will put fake spiders under my covers, so when I go to pull the covers back to go to bed I will see it. I ALWAYS scream! My heart pounds, my palms get sweaty and after that I’m too wound up to go to bed. They will put the fake spiders on the floor behind me and walk away. They then call my name so I turn around, I scream every time. My husbands doesn’t understand why I have to scream each time, I don’t either!! My body just does it!!!!!!!! Ahhhhh!!! However, when it comes to real spiders in the house, my boys always come to my rescue, they get that tissue or shoe and do what needs to be done. So in honor of their love for spiders I am making this dessert for them to celebrate HALLOWEEN.

What You Need

This dessert is sooooooo easy to make! Any busy parent can tackle this treat, and your kids will surely appreciate it.

Directions

  • In your stand mixer (Mine happens to be Kitchenaid – the best!) Make the cake per the directions on the box
  • Split the batter between the cake pan and the cupcake tin
  • Let the cake cool completely before frosting! You don’t want the frosting to melt!!
  • Frost the cake with the chocolate frosting using a spatula
  • Frost the cupcakes with the chocolate frosting using a piping bag and tip #1M
  • Put the 10 marshmallows in a bowl and microwave for 15 seconds
  • Using your hands, grab the marshmallow mixture and pull on it so it gets stringy. Lay over the cake. (make sure the frosting is somewhat dry. The marshmallow is so sticky it may pull up some of the frosting when you are laying it down) There is your spiderweb!!

I hope you have fun making this Spooky Spiderweb Cake! Be sure to check out my Halloween Cookie Cake!!

Halloween Cookie Cake

I am so excited for Halloween this year! The weather is cool, but not too cold and the leaves are starting to turn. My house is fully decorated and ready to go for Halloween. I absolutely love this time of year; being in the kitchen baking, with a scented candle. It just feels like fall.

Sometimes I get in the mood for a fresh baked chocolate chip cookie and I can’t get it out of my mind! So I decided I am going to make a HUGE chocolate chip cookie, and then make it look like a Jack-o-lantern!! My kids loved the idea and it was so simple and easy to make.

Allergy Friendly

I have a soy, peanut and tree nut allergy. It stinks, right? I am pretty used to it by now and can get around it most of the time without being frustrated with it. You kind of just learn to deal with it. The good news is, there is an increased awareness of food allergies these days and companies are getting more allergy friendly as well. I always use Enjoy Life chocolate chips when baking. People can never tell the difference when I give them baked goods. The ingredients are Cane Sugar, Unsweetened chocolate and Cocoa Butter. They are free from:

  • Gluten
  • Wheat
  • Peanuts
  • Tree Nuts
  • Dairy
  • Casein
  • Soy
  • Egg
  • Sesame
  • and a few others

Ingredients

  • 12 Tablespoons (1.5 sticks) of Salted Butter at room temperature
  • 1 Cup white Sugar
  • 3/4 Cup light brown sugar
  • 2 Teaspoons Pure Vanilla (I always buy my Vanilla at Costco. For a big bottle it’s the best deal in town, since the cost of Vanilla went way up)
  • 2 Eggs
  • 3 Cups All Purpose Flour
  • 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
  • 1 1/12 Cups Chocolate Chips ( I use “>Betty Crocker Rich & Creamy Vanilla Frosting
  • 1 Can of “>Wilton Orange Gel Food coloring

Tools Needed

Instructions

  • Cream together the butter and the sugars
  • add in the Eggs and vanilla, mix well but don’t over-beat
  • Mix together the flour, baking soda and salt in a different bowl and then slowly incorporate them into the other mixture
  • Add in the chocolate chips until mixed in
  • Put the dough in the greased pan and press down with spatula and/or spoon to get it evenly spread throughout the pan (see video below)
  • Bake for 18-20 Minutes
  • Let cool in the pan for at least 10 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack
  • Let completely cool before you frost

Now For The Frosting…

  • Fill the