Description
Get ready to impress your guests with Bleeding Brain Cupcakes, the ultimate Halloween treat! These whimsical red velvet cupcakes are filled with sweet jam and topped with a creatively crafted pink icing that resembles brains. Perfect for any spooky celebration, these cupcakes offer a delightful combination of rich flavor and eye-catching presentation. Easy to make and fun to decorate, they are a fantastic activity for both novice bakers and families. Whether you’re hosting a Halloween party or looking for a unique dessert for any themed event, these spooky yet delicious cupcakes will steal the show!
Ingredients
Scale
- 150 g unsalted butter
- 150 g caster sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 85 ml buttermilk
- 165 g self-raising flour
- 1 ½ tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tsp red food coloring
- 200 g strawberry or raspberry jam
- 200 g unsalted butter (for buttercream)
- 400 g icing sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (for buttercream)
- 2 tbsp milk
- pink food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 160C (fan) or 180C (conventional).
- Line a cupcake tin with black cases.
- Cream together softened butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Add eggs and vanilla; mix well.
- Combine dry ingredients with buttermilk and red food coloring; stir.
- Fill each cupcake case with batter evenly.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.
- Let cool completely before coring and filling with jam.
- Prepare buttercream by mixing softened butter before adding icing sugar, milk, and pink food coloring; pipe onto cooled cupcakes.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 45mg