Brain CupcakesEric Staudenmaier
Recipe information
Yield
Makes approximately 14-18 cupcakes
Ingredients
Pink or white paper cupcake liners
1
recipe batter for Red Velvet Cupcakes
1
Red and black food coloring
Pastry bag and large round tip
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Preparation
Step 1
1. Line cupcake tins with the liners. Fill the cupcake liners two-thirds full with the batter and bake the cupcakes as directed in the recipe .
Step 2
2. Mix a drop of red and black food coloring into the frosting to make it a pinkish gray brain color.
Step 3
3. Using the pastry bag, pipe the frosting in a squiggly pile on half of each cupcake top (brains have two hemispheres, you know). Now pipe the frosting in a squiggly pile on the other half of the cupcake top.
From Hey There, Cupcake! 35 Yummy Fun Cupcake Recipes for All Occasions. Published by Melcher Media. Reprinted with permission from Melcher Media.