Friday 31 October 2008

Too many spiders




These pesky spiders have been getting everywhere today.
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I blame this little witch personally.
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I have now appeased the spiders and their owner, however, by making some hallowe'en cupcakes. Phew.
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Hallowe'en cupcakes
  • 125g self-raising flour
  • 125g sugar
  • 125g butter
  • 2 eggs
  • grated zest of 1 orange
  • 1 tbsp milk

For the topping

  • a good shake of icing sugar
  • juice of 1/2 an orange
  • dab of orange food colouring (optional)
  • 6 squares of dark chocolate, melted

Put all the ingredients for the cupcakes, except the milk, in a food processor and blitz until smooth. Add the milk at the end, with the motor still running, to make a fairly sloppy cake mix. Spoon into 12 cake cases, set into a bun tin, and cook at gas 6 for 15 to 20 minutes until the cupcakes are lightly golden.

When the cupcakes have cooled, sift the icing sugar into a bowl (I never bother weighing or measuring icing sugar - just give a good shake from the tub). Add the orange juice, plus some orange food colouring if you want a more vivid icing than mine. Stir together until you have a smooth, runny icing. Dribble spoonfuls of icing all over the cupcakes. When the icing is cool, melt the chocolate and dribble over the top.

Feed to spiders and small witches.

6 comments:

  1. AH! Cute little witch! And thanks for the holiday recipe ideas!

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  2. well with all those spiders there'll be no pesky flies I guess.

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  3. AAaah cute. Hope you had a great Halloween.
    love Alison x

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  4. Guess what I noticed straight away? Yes you've guessed it, O's fab skirt!! Did you make it, I bet you did.
    Must tell you, bought a fab scarf from Top Shop a few weeks back, it's really long and chunky and everyone comments on it, well to cut to the chase I bought the natural colour as have more to go with it, but there is a gorgeous orange one that is sitting there with your name on it and will llok great with your skirt!!!!!!!!
    Jane. x

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  5. Normally I am scared of spiders but I like these ones:-)

    A couple of awards for you on my blog if you would like to collect them :-)
    Lesley x

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