Description
Brain Cupcakes are a fun and spooky treat perfect for Halloween celebrations. These cupcakes are decorated with vanilla buttercream tinted in brain-like colors and piped with intricate squiggles to resemble a realistic brain, making them a creepy and creative dessert to impress guests and delight kids.
Ingredients
Scale
Cupcakes
- Your favorite cupcake recipe (enough for desired number of cupcakes)
Frosting
- Vanilla buttercream
- 2 drops Americolor Soft Gel Paste Warm Brown
- 1 drop Americolor Soft Gel Paste Ivory
Instructions
- Color the frosting: In a small bowl, add vanilla buttercream and mix in 2 drops of warm brown gel paste and 1 drop of ivory gel paste to create a brain-colored frosting that looks natural and realistic.
- Apply base frosting layer: Using a knife or spatula, spread a thin layer of the colored buttercream evenly over each cupcake to cover all visible surfaces. This base layer provides a smooth foundation for the detailed piping.
- Pipe center line: Fit a piping bag with a No. 12 round decorating tip, fill it with the colored buttercream, and pipe a single line straight down the center of each cupcake. This line acts as a starting point for the brain-like design.
- Create squiggles – first layer: Pipe continuous “s” shaped squiggles on each side of the center line by moving the piping bag back and forth smoothly. These squiggles form the folds of the brain’s surface texture.
- Create squiggles – second layer: Pipe a second set of continuous “s” shaped squiggles overlapping the first layer to add dimension and a realistic brain appearance.
Notes
- Release your inner zombie with these creepy Halloween cupcakes piped with buttercream frosting to look like brains.
- You can use any cupcake flavor as the base; chocolate or red velvet works especially well for added visual effect.
- Use a steady hand when piping the squiggles for a more realistic brain pattern.
- Consider chilling the cupcakes after frosting so the buttercream firms up before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
