Description
Oreo Spider Cupcakes are the ultimate spooky treat for Halloween celebrations, combining fun and flavor in every bite. These moist vanilla cupcakes are topped with a rich chocolate buttercream and decorated to resemble playful spiders. Each cupcake features a classic Oreo cookie as the spider’s body, complete with edible candy eyes and piped black icing legs. Whether you’re hosting a Halloween party or looking for a festive dessert, these cupcakes are sure to delight kids and adults alike. They’re easy to make and perfect for sharing!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (15.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 12 Oreo sandwich cookies, split in half (24 halves total)
- 24 candy eyes
- 1 tube (4.25 ounces) black gel icing with a fine tip
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a muffin pan with cupcake liners.
- In a bowl, mix the yellow cake mix, water, vegetable oil, and eggs until well combined. Fill liners two-thirds full.
- Bake for 18-22 minutes until toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes in the pan then transfer to wire rack.
- For the chocolate buttercream, beat softened butter until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, cocoa powder, milk, and vanilla extract; mix until fluffy.
- Frost cooled cupcakes with the chocolate buttercream using a piping bag.
- Top each cupcake with an Oreo half for the spider's body and press on candy eyes.
- Pipe black icing legs extending from each Oreo.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake (85g)
- Calories: 340
- Sugar: 29g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 45mg