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Spooky Halloween Brain Cupcakes Recipe

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Spooky Halloween Brain Cupcakes are creepy, fun, and delicious treats made with chocolate or red velvet cake, filled with raspberry jam, and topped with realistic pink frosting shaped like a brain. Perfect for Halloween parties and spooky gatherings, these cupcakes are both shocking and sweet.

Ingredients

  • 1 batch chocolate or red velvet cupcake batter (homemade or boxed mix)
  • 1/2 cup raspberry or strawberry jam (for filling)
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2–3 tablespoons heavy cream or milk
  • Pink or red food coloring
  • Optional: corn syrup or edible fake blood for decoration

Instructions

  1. Prepare the cupcakes according to recipe or box instructions. Bake and cool completely.
  2. Core the center of each cupcake using a knife or cupcake corer.
  3. Fill each cupcake with about 1 teaspoon of raspberry or strawberry jam and replace the cake top to cover the filling.
  4. Make frosting by beating butter until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar, vanilla, and cream until light and fluffy.
  5. Tint frosting with pink or a mix of red and white food coloring to achieve a brain-like color.
  6. Transfer frosting to a piping bag fitted with a small round tip or a zip-top bag with a corner snipped off.
  7. Pipe squiggly lines down the center and sides of each cupcake to mimic the folds of a brain.
  8. Optional: Drizzle cupcakes with jam, corn syrup, or edible fake blood for extra gore.
  9. Chill or serve immediately for best presentation and texture.

Notes

Use red velvet cupcakes for a dramatic blood-red interior.Chill frosting before piping if too soft.Black cupcake liners and candy eyeballs add extra Halloween flair.Great Halloween activity for kids to help decorate.Cupcakes can be made in advance and stored in the fridge

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