Description
Get ready to impress your guests with this Spooky Fun Halloween Brain Cake! Perfectly eerie and delicious, this cake is designed to look like a brain, complete with luscious buttercream frosting that oozes charm. With rich flavors and a fun presentation, it’s the ultimate centerpiece for your Halloween festivities. Gather your friends or family for a delightful baking experience, and create unforgettable memories as you whip up this frightfully delicious treat!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box chocolate or vanilla cake mix
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup water (room temperature)
- 1 cup buttercream frosting (homemade or store-bought)
- 5 drops red food coloring
- Edible glitter (for decoration)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease two round cake pans.
- In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, eggs, vegetable oil, and water; whisk until smooth.
- Pour the batter evenly into prepared pans and bake for 25-30 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes in pans before transferring to wire racks.
- Prepare the buttercream frosting by beating softened butter with powdered sugar until creamy; add milk if needed.
- Once cooled, stack the layers with frosting in between; frost the entire cake to resemble a brain.
- Drizzle red food coloring on top for a bloody effect and sprinkle edible glitter.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 45mg