Pull-apart Spider Web Cupcakes

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package white cake mix
• 1 cup water
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• 2 (16 ounce) containers prepared fluffy white frosting
• 3 drops orange gel food coloring, or as needed
• 1 (.68 oz. tube) black decorating gel

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 20 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). line 24 muffin cups with paper muffin liners.
• beat cake mix, water, oil, and eggs in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until batter is completely smooth, about 2 minutes. divide batter between prepared muffin cups, filling each about 2/3-full.
• bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when pressed, 19 to 23 minutes. cool for 10 minutes in the pans before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
• beat frosting and orange food coloring together in a bowl until desired shade and consistency are reached.
• arrange cooled cupcakes close together in a solid circle shape on a large platter. spread frosting over cupcakes to create one large, round frosted surface. squeeze 1 large dot of black decorating gel in the center of the frosting. draw concentric circles around the dot about 2 inches apart. drag a toothpick from the center dot to the outermost circle; repeat 12 times to make the surface appear to be a spider's web.