This past week was a particularly crazy one for me, so when it came time to make treats for my son to share with his first grade class, I ended up just showing the three younger kids (9, 7, & 4-years-old) the pattern from the Taste of Home magazine, and let them go to town decorating the cupcakes completely by themselves (with strict instructions not to lick the knife).
They were as simple as could be for them to do and turned out completely adorable. I only wish I had thought to take a few pictures of the process....
**Don't forget my Pampered Chef pie giveaway is ending on Friday!!! **
Click here for printable recipe.
The ingredients:
Oreos
Shoestring licorice (the original recipe called for black, but our store didn't sell black and my kids don't like it anyway, so we used the red)
Orange frosting
M & M's
Cupcakes, baked in muffin papers
Generously frost the cupcakes with orange frosting.
Cut shoestring licorice into 3-inch segments and separate.
Place 4 segments on each side of the cupcake opposite each other (pressing them lightly into the frosting) .
Press Oreo gently in the middle of the cupcake (covering the tops of the legs).
Dip each M & M into a little frosting, then place on the Oreo to be the eyes.
Now that's a spider you won't have to squash!
Enjoy!
