Spooky Spider Web Cupcakes

Prep time: 31 mins
Cook time: 18 mins
Yield: 24 cupcakes

Ingredients:

1 (18.25 oz.) package Pillsbury® Yellow Cake, or any flavor
1 cup water
1/3 cup Crisco® Pure Canola Oil
3 large eggs

Butter Cream Frosting
4 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup Crisco® Butter Shortening
OR 1/3 stick Crisco® Butter Shortening Sticks
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
7-8 tablespoons milk
Red and Yellow food coloring, mixed to make orange
Black food coloring
OR 1/2 cupmelted chocolate chips

Preparation Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350ºF. Line 24 cupcake pans with paper liners.

2. Bake and cool cupcakes as directed on package using water, oil and eggs.

3. Combine powdered sugar, shortening and vanilla in medium mixing bowl. Slowly blend in milk to desired consistency. Beat on high speed for 5 minutes, or until smooth and creamy.

4. Reserve 1/2 cup frosting to tint black. Tint remaining frosting orange. (One or two drops of food color can be used to tint each cup of frosting.)

5. Frost each cupcake with orange frosting. Using a piping bag or a resealable plastic bag with the corner cut off, pipe a spider web onto each cupcake. Place a plastic spider ring into the center of each web.