Name: Choc cobweb cupcakes
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 125 gram butter, chopped, at room temperature; 2/3 cup caster sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 eggs; 1 1/4 cup self-raising flour, sifted; 1/3 cup milk; DECORATION; 200 gram dark chocolate, broken; 100 gram white chocolate, broken

Choc cobweb cupcakes

Get into the 'spirit' of Halloween with these delicious choc cobweb cupcakes!

Makes 12

Prep

30M

Cook

25M

Total

55M

Ingredients

125 gram butter, chopped, at room temperature

2/3 cup caster sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 eggs

1 1/4 cup self-raising flour, sifted

1/3 cup milk

DECORATION

200 gram dark chocolate, broken

100 gram white chocolate, broken

Method

Choc cobweb cupcakes

1.Preheat oven to moderate, 180C. Line a 12-hole muffin pan with paper patty cases.

2.Preheat oven to moderate, 180C. Line a 12-hole muffin pan with paper patty cases.

3.Add eggs one at time, beating well after each addition.

4.Fold in flour and milk alternately, beginning and ending with flour. Divide mixture among cases until 2/3 full.

5.Bake 20-25 minutes. Cool in pan for 5 minutes then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.

Decoration

6.Place chocolate in 2 separate microwave-safe bowls. Melt separately on MEDIUM (50%) POWER, in 30 second bursts, stirring until smooth.

7.Spread dark chocolate over cooled cakes. Pipe white chocolate onto cakes in concentric circles.

8.Starting from the centre of each cake, pull a skewer through topping to outer edge. Repeat to create a feathered cobweb pattern. Store in an airtight container.