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1. Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4 and line a muffin tin with 12 cases, preferably brown ones. Put the butter, sugar and flour in a mixing bowl. Break the eggs into a smaller bowl, taking care not to get any shell into it, then tip on top of the butter mixture.
2. Add the baking powder and vanilla to the larger bowl, then beat with an electric hand whisk until smooth and creamy. Stir in the chocolate drops or chocolate. Spoon the cake mixture evenly into the cases and bake for 20-25 mins until golden - a cocktail stick pushed into the middle of one of the cakes should come out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
3. To decorate the cakes, unravel the liquorice wheels and cut into lengths with scissors to make dangly legs. Stick 8 into the top of each cake, making small cuts with the tip of a sharp knife so they push in really securely.
4. Spoon the chocolate spread on top and spread lightly within the liquorice legs to make a round spider's body. Now cut the Allsorts to make eyes and the red bootlaces to make mouths, then stick them onto the cakes and dot on the icing to make eyeballs. Will keep for up to 2 days in a cool place.

PER SERVING

481 kcalories, protein 6g, carbohydrate 63g, fat 24 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 0g, sugar 45g, salt 0.64 g

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Ingredients

• 200g butter , at room temperature
• 200g golden caster sugar
• 200g self-raising flour
• 4 eggs
• tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 6 tbsp chocolate chips or chopped chocolate

TO DECORATE

• 2 packs liquorice Catherine wheels
• 12 tbsp Nutella or other chocolate spread
• liquorice allsorts (the black ones with the white centre)
• tube black writing icing
• 1 length red bootlace

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Difficulty and servings

12

Easily doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 40 mins

Cook 25 mins

Vegetarian

Can be frozen before decorating

Ingredients

• 200g butter , at room temperature
• 200g golden caster sugar
• 200g self-raising flour
• 4 eggs
• tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 6 tbsp chocolate chips or chopped chocolate

TO DECORATE

• 2 packs liquorice Catherine wheels
• 12 tbsp Nutella or other chocolate spread
• liquorice allsorts (the black ones with the white centre)
• tube black writing icing
• 1 length red bootlace

PER SERVING

481 kcalories, protein 6g, carbohydrate 63g, fat 24 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 0g, sugar 45g, salt 0.64 g

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