Make these spooky treats from chocolate and peanut spider sponges for a fun treat this Halloween. Fluffy chocolate sponge laced with crunchy peanut butter and topped with a chocolate, peanut treat and crunchy pretzel legs. Great for kids, these are sure to be a huge hit!
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Ingredients
- 120g unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing
- 120g golden caster sugar
- 1tsp vanilla extract
- 100g self raising flour
- 1tsp baking powder
- 50g cocoa powder
- 2 eggs
- 1tbsp milk
To decorate
- 300g chocolate spread
- 6 Reeses cups
- 12 edible eyes
- 24 pretzels
Method
Preheat your oven to 180°C/ 160°C Fan/ Gas Mark 4.
- In a bowl, cream together the butter, sugar and vanilla extract. In a separate bowl sieve together the flour, baking powder and cocoa powder.
- When the butter and sugar mixture is light and fluffy, crack in one of the eggs and add a tablespoon of the flour mixture. Whisk until the egg is well incorporated. Repeat again with the remaining two eggs.
- Once all the eggs are added, pour in the remaining flour along with the peanut butter and milk. Whisk until a smooth, thick batter forms.
- Take 6 ramekins (or petite casserole dishes) and grease with a little butter. Divide the cake batter between the ramekins, place on a baking tray and bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes until cooked through. Remove from the oven and allow to fully cool.
- To decorate, divide the chocolate spread between the cakes and smooth over the top of each using a palette knife. Stick one Reese’s cup in the middle of each iced cake and stick on two edible eyes using a little chocolate spread.
- Using pieces of pretzel, add 8 legs (4 either side) to the spider body and serve.
Cook’s Notes For These Spooky Treats
- The sponges will release effortlessly from the ramekins; if you are making a larger batch of spider sponges but don’t have the number of ramekins, simply bake, turn out when cool to touch, wash and re-grease the ramekins. You can then bake the remaining batter.
- Ensure you use plain or salted pretzels for these sweet treats.
