Chocolate Spiders

Name: Chocolate Spiders
Ingredients: 1 3/16 cups dark chocolate chopped; 11/16 cup brown sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence; 5 1/4 tablespoons butter softened; 2 cups plain flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 11/16 cup hazelnuts chopped; 7/8 cup icing sugar; 44 sugar coloured, beads

9 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1 3/16 cups dark chocolate chopped
11/16 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
5 1/4 tablespoons butter softened
2 cups plain flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
11/16 cup hazelnuts chopped
7/8 cup icing sugar
44 sugar coloured, 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.