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Bleeding Brain Cupcakes

Bleeding Brain Cupcakes
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Create spooky and delicious Bleeding Brain Cupcakes with red velvet and jam filling! Perfect for Halloween parties—try this fun recipe today!

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
  • 1.5 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
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • Pink food coloring

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 160°C Fan/180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4. Line a cupcake tin with black cases.
  2. In a mixing bowl, whisk together softened butter and caster sugar until fluffy using an electric mixer.
  3. Add eggs and vanilla extract; mix until combined.
  4. Stir in buttermilk, cocoa powder, bicarbonate of soda, red food coloring, and self-raising flour until just mixed.
  5. Fill cupcake cases two-thirds full and bake for 20-25 minutes until a skewer comes out clean. Cool on a rack.
  6. Core each cupcake and fill with jam.
  7. For buttercream, beat softened butter until creamy, then add icing sugar, milk, vanilla extract, and pink food coloring; mix until smooth.
  8. Pipe the buttercream onto cupcakes to create a brain effect.

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