18 ¼ ounces chocolate cake mix

1 pound shoestring black licorice

16 ounces chocolate frosting

48 candy corn

48 cinnamon red hot candies

¼ cup orange decorator’s sugar

Prepare cupcakes according to package directions.  Let cool completely.  Cut licorice into 3 inch pieces.  Working with one or two cupcakes at a time, so the frosting doesn’t set before decorating, frost the cupcakes with the chocolate frosting.  Insert licorice pieces into the outer edges of the cupcakes to make the legs of the spider, 3 legs on each side.  Arrange two pieces of candy corn on the front of the cupcake for fangs and use two red hots as eyes.  Sprinkle with decorator sugar.  Repeat with remaining cupcakes.