Spider Web Cupcake Platter for Halloween

Note from Cheri: This recipe is a creation of my friends Mary Ann Ross and Kimberly Lainson, the party divas at ThePartyWorks.com. Be sure to visit for party ideas and supplies as well as for all your cake decorating needs. While we used 19 cupcakes to assemble this platter, you can make this with any amount you like, just vary the size of your cake board accordingly. Click here for lots more cleverly decorated homemade treats for Halloween. Click here for food colors and cake decorating supplies.

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You Will Need: baked cupcakes your favorite frosting recipe small spider shaped candies black licorice whips food coloring

Each cupcake serves 1 Make, bake, cool and smoothly frost cupcakes by combining Lemon Yellow and Leaf Green colors to achieve shade used in above photo. Attach mini spider candies. Place cupcakes on cake board or cardboard covered with foil. Cut and attach pieces of black shoestring licorice to form web.