Scarecrow and Spider Cupcakes
Recipe from Betty Crocker

Don't be afraid! This is a fun way to frost and decorate cupcakes that the whole family will enjoy.


Scarecrow and Spider Cupcakes

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Servings: 16 cupcakes
Prep Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 50 mins
Related Categories: Cupcakes, Halloween Cakes
 
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Ingredients
  • 1 1/2   cups
    Original Bisquick® mix
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  • 1/2   cup
    sugar
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  • 1/2   cup
    milk or water
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  • 2   tablespoons
    shortening
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  • 1   tablespoon
    vanilla
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  • 1  
    egg
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  • 1   tub
    Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla or butter cream ready-to-spread frosting
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  • 8  
    fudge-dipped flat-bottom ice-cream cones
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    Betty Crocker® Fruit Roll-Ups® strawberry chewy fruit snack rolls
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    Shredded whole wheat cereal biscuits, crushed
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    Assorted candies, such as candy corn, red string licorice and small gumdrops
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  • 32  
    candy eyes
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  • 1   tub
    Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy chocolate ready-to-spread frosting
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  • 48   large
    black gumdrops
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    Black shoestring licorice, cut into 4-inch pieces
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Directions
1.
Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Place paper baking cup in each of 16 regular-size muffin cups, or grease and flour muffin cups.
2.
Beat Bisquick mix, sugar, milk, shortening, vanilla and egg in large bowl on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on medium speed 4 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Fill muffin cups about half full.
3.
Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Immediantly remove from pan; cool completely. Frost and decorate cupcakes as directed below for Scarecrows and Hairy Spiders.

Scarecrows
Frost 8 cupcakes with vanilla frosting. Decorate each ice-cream cone with bow made with fruit rolls. Place ice-cream cone upside down on each cupcake for hat. Arrange crushed cereal on cupcakes for hair. Use candy corn for nose, red licorice and small gumdrops for mouth and candy eyes for eyes.

Hairy Spiders
Frost 8 cupcakes with chocolate frosting. Squeeze large black gumdrops, one at a time, through garlic press to form hair; arrange on cupcakes. Insert black licorice pieces into cupcakes for legs. Place candy eyes on large black gumdrops for eyes.
Nutrition information
Calories 350 (Calories from Fat 100 ); Total Fat 11 g (Saturated Fat 7 g); Cholesterol 15 mg; Sodium 190 mg; Total Carbohydrate 66 g (Dietary Fiber 1 g); Protein 2 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 4%; Iron 4%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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