Bleeding Brain Cupcakes
Indulge in a festive Halloween delight with these Bleeding Brain Cupcakes! These red velvet cupcakes, filled with luscious strawberry or raspberry jam, are topped with whimsical pink buttercream icing designed to mimic a brain. Perfect for Halloween gatherings, birthday parties, or any themed event, these cupcakes will leave your guests both amazed and satisfied. With their rich flavor and eye-catching appearance, they’re sure to be the highlight of your dessert table.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 150 g unsalted butter or baking spread (softened)
- 150 g caster sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 85 ml buttermilk
- 165 g self-raising flour
- 1 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 tsp red food coloring
- 200 g strawberry or raspberry jam
- 200 g unsalted butter (for frosting)
- 400 g icing sugar
- 2 tbsp milk
- pink food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 160°C (320°F). Line a cupcake tin with black cases.
- Cream softened butter and caster sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well.
- Blend in buttermilk, then add flour, cocoa powder, bicarbonate of soda, and red food coloring. Mix until smooth.
- Divide batter among cupcake cases and bake for 20–25 minutes until a skewer comes out clean. Let cool.
- Core each cupcake and fill with jam.
- For frosting, beat butter until creamy, then gradually add icing sugar, milk, and pink food coloring to desired shade.
- Pipe frosting onto cupcakes to create a brain design.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 330
- Sugar: 32g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 46g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
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