In one bowl add in the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt then give it a good mix making sure there are know big lump of cocoa powder.

In the second mixing bowl add in the warm coffee, vinegar, olive oil, vanilla extract and 1 egg then whisk until all the ingredients are combined.

Add the wet ingredients to the bowl of dry ingredients and whisk until all the ingredients are well combined and you have a runny batter like mixture (don't over mix).

Divide the cupcake batter evenly between the 12 cupcake cases, fill each paper case 2/3 full, I use an ice cream scoop to make each portion even.

Bake in the middle of your preheated oven for 20 minutes, to test if the cupcakes are cooked simply stick a wooden cocktail stick into the center of your cupcake, if it comes out clean its done if there is a little batter stuck to it, pop them back into your oven and bake for a couple more minutes.

Once baked leave to cool for five minutes in their tin before transferring them to a wire rack to finish cooling.

Into a large mixing bowl or stand mixer add in your butter (room temperature) and cream it for a few minutes using the paddle attachment or wooden spoon.

While the butter is being creamed measure out and sieve your icing sugar and cocoa powder into a separate mixing bowl and set to one side.

Next add in your vanilla extract and give it a quick mix.

Add in your dry ingredients a little at a time and mix well. Continue mixing until the frosting is thick and creamy. Last but not least add in 1 tablespoon of milk and give it one more mix until it’s all incorporated.

Using a palette knife add a little chocolate buttercream to the top of each cupcake, making sure to reach the edges and smooth it off, Set the cupcakes to side once you have finished frosting them all.

Next open and scrape out the cream of 12 Oreo cookies, add the biscuit pieces into a zip lock bag and crush them with a rolling pin until they are in little crumbs and set to one side.

Now your ready to decorate and make your spiders, top each cake with the crushed Oreo cookies.

Add on two candy eyes to the front of each cake.

That’s its your creepy crawly spider cupcakes are ready to serve.