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Hot Cross Black Widows

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Submitted by fulelrtonmom

YIELD

1 dozen

PREP

40 min

COOK

20 min

READY

60 min

Ingredients

To make muffins
1 15
TABLESPOON ML BUTTER
or margarine
1 1
EACH EACH EGGS
¼ 59
CUP ML VEGETABLE OIL
1 237
CUP ML MILK
2 473
3 15
TEASPOONS ML BAKING POWDER
1 5
TEASPOON ML SALT
¼ 59
CUP ML SUGAR
To make frosting
4 115.6
OUNCES ML/G CREAM CHEESE
softened
3 45
TABLESPOONS ML BUTTER
unsalted, at room temperature
1 ½ 355
CUPS ML POWDERED SUGAR
½ 2.5
TEASPOON ML VANILLA EXTRACT
1 5
TEASPOON ML LEMON JUICE
or juice of 1/4 lemon
1 1
EACH EACH FOOD COLORING
red, yellow, green and blue *
1 1
X X BLACK LICORICE
strings *

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400℉ (200℃).

Grease the bottoms, but not the sides, of 12 medium-sized muffin cups with the butter or margarine.

Beat the egg in a large bowl with a fork.

Stir in the vegetable oil and milk.

Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a small mixing bowl and stir together.

Add to the egg mixture.

Stir lightly until the dry ingredients are barely moistened.

The batter should be lumpy. Fill the muffin cups ¾ full of batter. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes, or until the muffins turn golden brown. Carefully remove from the oven, turn out of the pan and set on a rack to cool. To prepare frosting, mix cream cheese and butter together with an electric mixer. Slowly add powdered sugar and continue beating. Add vanilla extract and lemon juice, and mix thoroughly. Put a small portion of frosting in a separate bowl and mix into it a few drops of red food coloring. Set aside. Color the remaining frosting, drop by drop, with red, yellow, green and blue food coloring until it is black. With a rubber spatula, spread the black frosting on top of each muffin. Then add a small red Black Widow hourglass to each one. Add legs to your spiders using licorice whip strings. You may need to cut the licorice into shorter pieces. Place arachnids on a platter and serve. You may want to decorate the platter with fake spiderwebs.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 253g (8.9 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 821 42% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 38g 59%
Saturated Fat 17g 83%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 113mg 38%
Sodium 799mg 33%
Total Carbohydrate 37g 37%
Dietary Fiber 2g 7%
Sugars g
Protein 24g
Vitamin A 18% Vitamin C 1%
Calcium 18% Iron 20%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
Trans-fat Free
 

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