Cupcakes

These cupcakes are so far from being within 100 Miles that they are almost from another planet.. but not quite. Part of our ability to do this 100 Mile thing is knowing that there will be certain exceptions and for us Halloween and even Christmas just wouldn't be the same without a few (note I said few) treats.



These are just standard cupcakes with my world famous icing, or let's just say famous at my house. I use a piping bag and different tips but for the most part it's pretty simple.


Whipped Icing Recipe


1/2 cup of shortening
1/4 cup of boiling water
2 to 3 cups of confectioner's sugar

In a bowl place your shortening and begin to whip with a hand held or stand mixer. Add the hot water a tablespoon at a time. The shortening should be getting a bit fluffier. After about 5 to 7 minutes of whipping add your sugar one 1/2 cup at a time. Alternate between sugar and tablespoon of water until your desired consistency is met. For more detailed piping/decorating go for a more stiff icing (ie: one with more sugar) if you want more of a whipped consistency use less sugar but a bit more water.



I used a basket tip for the Mummy's wrapping and made uneven lines to make them looked wrapped. The legs of the spiders are just mint licorice, since my children refused to use grape, which in my opinion would have been closer to black but these turned out okay as well.

Happy Halloweeen!