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Bleeding Brain Cupcakes

Bleeding Brain Cupcakes
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Bleeding Brain Cupcakes are the ultimate spooky treat for your Halloween celebrations! These enchanting red velvet cupcakes, filled with luscious strawberry or raspberry jam and topped with whimsical pink buttercream icing, are both delicious and visually striking. Their brain-inspired design adds a fun twist, making them perfect for Halloween parties, themed events, or an enjoyable dessert during the haunting season. Easy to make and sure to impress guests of all ages, these cupcakes will be the highlight of any festive gathering.

Ingredients

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  • 150 g softened 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
  • 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 tsp red food coloring
  • 200 g strawberry or raspberry jam
  • 200 g softened unsalted butter for buttercream
  • 400 g icing sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract for buttercream
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • pink food coloring

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 160C Fan/180C/350F/Gas Mark 4. Line a cupcake tin with black cases.
  2. Whisk together butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well.
  3. Combine buttermilk, cocoa powder, baking soda, red food coloring, and flour; mix until just blended.
  4. Divide batter into cases and bake for 20-25 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.
  5. Once cooled, use a knife or corer to fill each cupcake with jam.
  6. For buttercream: Beat butter until creamy; add icing sugar gradually. Mix in milk and food coloring.
  7. Pipe buttercream onto cupcakes to create the brain effect.

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