Spider Cakes!!

Name: Spider Cakes!!
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 170 Gram Butter or Margarine; 170 Gram Castor Sugar; 170 Gram Self Raising Flour; 3 Eggs; 2 large Oranges, zest and juice of; 170 Gram Butter or Margarine; 170 Gram Castor Sugar; 170 Gram Self Raising Flour; 3 Eggs; 80 Gram Cocoa Powder; 300 Gram Icing Sugar; 2 teaspoons hot water; 100 Gram Cocoa Powder; 1 tub Glacé Cherries (halved); 1 packet Edible Eyes / Bassets Cocoanut rings

Amazing Lady ( Grace) @cook_12096521

West Drayton

#Halloween favourite!!
Spidery eyeballed cakes! This version is Orange and Chocolate!!

Amazing Lady ( Grace) @cook_12096521

West Drayton

#Halloween favourite!!
Spidery eyeballed cakes! This version is Orange and Chocolate!!

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Ingredients

Orange Mix
170 GramButter or Margarine
170 GramCastor Sugar
170 GramSelf Raising Flour
3Eggs
2large Oranges, zest and juice of
Chocolate Mix
170 GramButter or Margarine
170 GramCastor Sugar
170 GramSelf Raising Flour
3Eggs
80 GramCocoa Powder
Icing mix / topping
300 GramIcing Sugar
2 teaspoonshot water
100 GramCocoa Powder
Trimmings
1 tubGlacé Cherries (halved)
1 packetEdible Eyes / Bassets Cocoanut rings

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Steps

1

Start with orange Mix.. cream butter and sugar together until smooth. Take zest and juice from the oranges and add to mix. Add flour and mix to a smooth paste.
2

Sort chocolate mix, cream butter and Sugar in a separate bowl. Add cocoa powder and eggs, mix to a smooth paste.
3

Half fill 24 cake cases with chocolate mix, then add orange Mix.
4

Partly mix the two together until swirled but not even
5

Cook in Gas Mark 7/ medium hot oven for 10 minutes, then swop trays for a further 10 minutes until cooked, or until a skewer Inserted comes out clean. Leave to cool.
6

Icing/ Frosting Mix. Mix the Icing sugar with the Cocoa Powder. Add enough water to make a smooth paste and add to top of cooled cakes.
7

Add two, (or more!), glacé Cherry halves to each cake, to make “ bug out eyes”, smear with a little more Icing mix and stick Edible Eyes/ Cocoanut Kisses on..
8

Break Matchmakers into 3 segments, poke 6 (or more), pieces In to each cake.
9

Serve straight away or freeze for up to six months ! Enjoy!!