Description
Indulge your spooky cravings with our delightful Bleeding Brain Cupcakes! Perfect for Halloween or any festive gathering, these red velvet cupcakes are filled with luscious strawberry or raspberry jam and topped with a creative brain-themed pink icing. Not only are they visually striking, but their rich flavor combined with a fruity surprise makes them an irresistible treat for guests of all ages.
Ingredients
Scale
- 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 icing)
- 400 g icing sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (for icing)
- 2 tbsp milk
- Pink food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 160C Fan/180C/350F/Gas Mark 4 and line a cupcake tin with black cupcake cases.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk the softened butter and caster sugar until fluffy using an electric mixer.
- Add the eggs and vanilla extract, mixing until well combined.
- Incorporate the buttermilk, cocoa powder, bicarbonate of soda, red food coloring, and self-raising flour. Mix gently until smooth.
- Divide the batter among the lined cupcake cases and bake for 20-25 minutes, checking for doneness with a skewer.
- Once cooled completely, fill each cupcake with strawberry or raspberry jam.
- For the icing, mix softened butter until creamy, then gradually add icing sugar, milk, vanilla extract, and pink food coloring to achieve desired consistency.
- Pipe the pink icing onto each cupcake in a brain pattern.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake (70g)
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 34g
- Sodium: 140mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 46g
- Fiber: <1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
Keywords: Experiment with different jam flavors like blueberry for unique variations. Ensure cupcakes cool completely before filling to maintain structure.