Halloween Cupcakes

Halloween Cupcake Tutorials Spider Web Cupcakes Melted chocolate creates the spindly lines of these cleverly cute cupcakes. The only thing missing is the spider! >>Check out the directions for our Spider Web cupcakes Stenciled Halloween Cupcakes Get creative with stenciled cupcakes. Use sanding sugar, glitter or frosting to create your designs. >>Learn more about stenciling cupcakes Black Cat Cupcakes Add something cute to your Halloween table with these feline creatures. Sugar sprinkles form the eyes and the body is made of store-bought black fondant. >>Check out the instructions on our Cat Cupcakes page Pumpkin Cupcakes These pumpkin themed cupcakes are so quick and easy to make you'll have your very own pumpkin patch in no time. >>Learn how to make these cupcakes on our Pumpkin Cupcakes page Bat Cupcakes Spooky Halloween bats are a fun decoration to make for this holiday. You'll have bats galore with our cupcake decorating ideas! >>See how we made our cupcakes on our Halloween Bat Cupcakes page Roses and Skull Cupcakes You can quickly put together this gothic-themed cupcake with a candy mold and a few royal icing roses. The candy is easy to melt in the microwave and sets up super fast. The flowers are pre-made so you just need to place them on your cupcake. >>See how we made these cupcakes on our Skull Cupcakes page

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Spider Web Halloween Cupcakes

Difficulty Level: Easy

Bakery/Cake Goods needed:

• Your favorite batch of chocolate cupcakes
• Your favorite butter cream frosting tinted Orange (we used Wilton's paste icing color in Orange)

• 12-oz bag of chocolate chips OR bag of Wilton's chocolate candy melts
• Icing Bags OR zip lock food storage bags
• Scissors
• Wax Paper
• Spider Web template
  (you can freehand the design or use our template)

• Wilton 1M Star Icing Tip
• Icing Bag

• Brown Cupcake Liners OR Halloween themed cupcake wrapper

Step 1: Fill icing bag half full with chocolate chips or candy melts. Microwave for 30 seconds. Check bag consistency. Make sure the candy warm, but not too hot to handle and lumps are gone. If the candy is not the right consistency, microwave again in short 20 to 30 second increments until candy is ready.

Step 2: Snip the end off the icing bag or plastic bag and pipe out a spider web design. You can pipe something freehand using a swirl with lines crossing over the top or you can use a template. (Download our free spider web template here.) Tape the template to the table, and place wax paper over the top. Trace the lines with the melted candy. Let candy cool and dry completely.

Directions for Icing the Cupcake:

Step 1: Fill the icing bag with orange butter cream and fit the opening with a 1M tip. Using a circular motion, squeeze out icing to cover the top of the cupcakes.

Step 2: Place a spider web on top of the cupcake.

Directions Finishing Touches:

If you've already baked your cupcake in a brown liner, you are set to go. You can also embellish your cupcake with a fun Halloween themed cupcake wrapper you purchased or made yourself.

Stenciled Halloween Cupcakes

Difficulty Level: Easy

Fondant Covered Cupcake with Edible Glitter

One of the simplest ways to decorate a cupcake is using stencils. It may not seem very sophisticated, but even well-known creative designers like Martha Stewart have used this idea. Below are a few ways you can use stencils to decorate your Halloween Cupcakes for the best results:

Unfrosted Cupcakes and Powdered Sugar

This is the easiest method to stencil. Chocolate cupcakes work best (you can use brownies or gingerbread as well). Place your stencil over the cake and sift powdered sugar over the design. You can also use very fine sanding sugar. If you have a hard time locating that ingredient, the powdered sugar works fine.

Frosted Cupcakes

Frost your cupcake flat with butter creaam icing. Set it aside to allow the frosting to crust over. (Frostings with shortening crust over pretty easy, but you may need to experiement with your butter cream frosting find the one that gives you a perfect crust.) Place your stencil over the top of the cupcake and dab on a little water. Sprinkle with crushed black edible glitter.

Fondant Covered Cupcakes

Ice your cupcake with a frosting. Roll out the fondant you want to use to cover your cupcake. Cut out a 2" round and place it on your cupcake. Place your stencil over and dab on a little water or gum paste glue into the pattern. Follow with a sprinkling of edible glitter. Your cupcake design will show up very nicely and add a bit of sparkle to the table.

Where to get Stencils

You have a few ways to get stencils for this cupcake project. Download a free stencil from Martha Stewart's web site, purchase stencils (Wilton has a series of Halloween stencils) or make your own by downloading free images on-line and creating a custom design.

Related Cupcake Stenciling products:

Martha Stewart Halloween Stencils	Wilton Halloween Mini Stencil Set

More Halloween Cupcake Decorating Ideas

Find your inspiration by taking a look at these amazing Halloween cupcakes:

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