Spider cupcakes

These are really quick and easy to make and great for the little ones to decorate, transforming them into spooky spider delights with purple bursting insides!

Ingredients
Cupcakes
4oz butter
4oz caster sugar
4oz self-raising flour
2 eggs
Handful of blueberries to add to the cakes (optional)

Decorating
6oz icing sugar
A few drops of water
A few drops of food colouring of your choice
Fizzy laces and sweets


Method

• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
• Combine your sugar, eggs, flour and butter in a bowl until smooth. Add the blueberries and stir through.
• Divide the mixture evenly between 12 cake case and pop in the oven for around 15 minutes (until lightly brown and risen).
• Allow to cool before decorating.
• To make the icing combine the icing sugar, water and food colouring in a bowl.
• Spoon onto the cakes and using sweets and fizzy laces` make eyes and legs for the spider.
• Scoff!

Party Pieces Halloween Goodies

Halloween is only a few weeks away making now the ideal time to pick up those ghoulish goodies ready to transform your home into a spooky haunted house!

Party Pieces provide a wide selection of party supplies including a huge variety of decorations, treats and games for Halloween. We were kindly sent 3 items from their range to review and we have another set up for grabs to help make your party, perfect.

Moshi Monsters Surprise Pack

This is the ideal treat for your little Moshi fans this Halloween. Our pack contained a puzzle and colouring book, stickers, a multi crayon, sweets, a ball and a badge. They would make a great party bag or prize for the little monsters that came to play or to give out as gifts to those that come knocking. I also think these would be fab for travelling to keep the kids entertained! The Mini Mes really liked it and it is good value too at £3.99.

Boo! Halloween Cake Pop Stand

Store cake, cookie and lolly pops with ease on this spooky spider stand that will look great on your party table. The legs and dishes slot together quickly; it can be assembled within a few minutes, and it can be taken apart and stored for use year after year. Also supplied with the stand are 24 long sticks to place your cakes and bakes on. It's sturdy and a nice way to make your food look even more fab for guests.

Boo! Halloween Centrepiece
This Haunted house centrepiece is made from thick, flexible card which would look amazing in the middle of your buffet or lit up on your windowsill. It can be used as a play house too after Halloween - ideal for Moshi Monsters and Monster High dolls! The instructions provided are well detailed with coloured photos so constructing the house is simple. The battery operated tea light illuminates the house and creates a fun yet spooky setting.

The house comes with 4 card figures, a tree with bats, a fence, tables, wardrobe, cauldron and more.

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The competition closes at the end of 28th October 2012.

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