Spider Cupcakes

Ingredients:
1 package (18 1/4 ounces) yellow cake mix
24 drops Red & assorted food colors and egg dyes
24 drops Yellow & assorted food colors and egg dyes
1 can (16 ounces) prepared white frosting
1/2 cup prepared chocolate frosting

Instructions:
1. Prepare cake mix as directed package, adding
food colors to batter. Bake as directed for cupcakes.

2. Mix desired food color into can of frosting (see
Tinting Frosting below). Frost cupcakes.

3. Place chocolate frosting into small plastic bag.
Snip off a tiny corner of the bag. Squeeze out 3 thin
circles of frosting onto each cupcake, beginning at
the center. Starting at the smallest circle, pull
frosting through all three circles using a toothpick.
Repeat at even intervals 5 or 6 times around the
cupcake.

4. For additional decorations, place purchased
plastic spider on top of cupcake, if desired. (For an
edible spider, use black gumdrop for spider body,
and pipe 8 legs of frosting around gumdrop.)

Tinting Frosting: For Purple frosting, use 5 drops
purple Neon, (assorted neon food colors) for
each 1/2 cup of frosting. For Orange frosting, use
5 drops red and 9 drops yellow , assorted food colors
and egg dyes, for each 1/2 of cup frosting. Mix until
well blended.