Chocolate Spiders

Name: Chocolate Spiders
Ingredients: 200 g dark chocolate, chopped; 100 g brown sugar; 1 tsp vanilla essence; 75 g butter, softened; 250 g plain flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 100 g hazelnuts, chopped; 75 g mikado sticks; 100 g icing sugar; 44 None coloured sugar beads

10 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

200 g dark chocolate, chopped
100 g brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
75 g butter, softened
250 g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
100 g hazelnuts, chopped
75 g mikado sticks
100 g icing sugar
44 None coloured sugar beads

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 325°F. Melt half of the chocolate in a bowl over a pan of steaming water. In a separate bowl, cream together the sugar, vanilla extract and butter. Stir in the flour and baking powder then fold in the melted chocolate, chopped chocolate and hazelnuts.
2

Place 22 dollops of the cake mix on a lined baking tray, stick 4 lollipop sticks in each side and bake for 15-18 minutes; this may have to be done in batches. Allow to cool on a wire rack.
3

Mix the powdered sugar with 1 tbsp water until smooth, pour into a piping bag and pipe on eyes and any other decoration you choose. Use the sugar pearls to give the eyes color.