These creepy cupcake creations, courtesy of Stork are wickedly fun to make and ideal for halloween.
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Serves: 12
Ingredients
- 175g (6 oz) Stork tub
- 175g (6 oz) golden caster sugar
- 300g (11 oz) self raising flour, sieved
- 3 medium eggs
- 5 tablespoons milk
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 100g cooked pumpkin or butternut squash, mashed
- 50g chocolate and hazelnut spread
- Zest of 1 orange
Topping
- 115g icing sugar
- A little orange juice
- 55g (2 oz) plain chocolate, melted or use chocolate and hazelnut spread
- Liquorice sweets and laces to decorate
Method
1. Place 12 muffin cases into a muffin tray.
2. Place the first six ingredients into a bowl, and beat with a wooden spoon until the mixture is smooth.
3. Stir in pumpkin mash and orange zest and divide half the mixture evenly between the paper cases, add a half teaspoon chocolate spread and then top with remaining mix.
5. Bake in a pre-heated oven for 20-25 minutes oven 200°C, 180°C (fan assisted), Gas mark 6 for 20-25 minutes.
6. Add a little orange juice to the icing sugar until thick and spread over the muffins. Pipe the melted chocolate in 4 circles over the top and then drag a skewer through to give the cobweb effect. Place the sweets and laces on top to look like a spider
