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A Spooky Fun Halloween Brain Cake Recipe

October 21, 2019 by Jenn Leave a Comment

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This Spooky Fun Halloween Brain Cake Recipe was fun to make! Now, I will admit that this Halloween Brain Cake is not too big. It is more of a decorative treat for your Halloween party, not a main dessert! So if you make one…just make two! Don’t worry, you can easily make two cakes with just one box of cake mix. This is a really fun accent piece for your Halloween dessert table AND it is absolutely delicious to boot!

A Spooky Fun Halloween Brain Cake Recipe

A Spooky Fun Halloween Brain Cake

This Spooky Fun Halloween Brain Cake is so cool! While it does take a while to make, as you are literally “creating” the brain pattern, it is so tasty and just plain old fun! 

A Spooky Fun Halloween Brain Cake

How to Make This Spooky Fun Halloween Brain Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1 box red velvet cake mix, and ingredients to make cake (usually oil, water and eggs)
  • 1 cup vanilla frosting
  • 1 package, 12 oz, bright white candy melts
  • 1/4 cup corn syrup
  • cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons strawberry jam (not jelly)
  • Wilton burgundy color gel food coloring

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 6 cup/1.5 L glass mixing bowl with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.

Prepare cake mix in a mixing bowl according to package directions. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool completely.

A Spooky Fun Halloween Brain Cake Recipe

After cake is cooked, make candy clay.

Melt white candy melts according to package directions. Stir in corn syrup until a clay forms. Drop onto a large piece of plastic wrap and wrap tightly. Cool and refrigerate for an hour or overnight.

Remove candy clay from refrigerator and remove a small portion by breaking it off. Candy clay is very hard so use a small section. Knead in your hands until smooth. Use cornstarch dusted on a cutting board or your hands if the candy clay begins to stick.

A Spooky Fun Halloween Brain Cake Recipe

Remove cake from bowl and use a bread knife to saw off the top cake and even it up. Use a bread knife to shave off small parts and pieces of the cake to create a brain shape.

A Spooky Fun Halloween Brain Cake Recipe

Place a small dollop of frosting onto a serving plate and place cake, flat side down onto the plate. Frost the cake with a thin layer of frosting.

A Spooky Fun Halloween Brain Cake Recipe

Roll about a 1″ piece of candy clay into a long snake about 1/4″ thick. Attach to one side of the frosting and wrap it around to resemble a brain.

A Spooky Fun Halloween Brain Cake Recipe

Repeat, until the entire cake is covered.

A Spooky Fun Halloween Brain Cake Recipe

In a small bowl, add honey, strawberry jam and coloring. Mix well until you have a deep, dense blood like color.

A Spooky Fun Halloween Brain Cake Recipe

Use a pastry brush to spread onto the brain to create blood.

A Spooky Fun Halloween Brain Cake Recipe

Gently filling the gaps and spaces of the brain.

A Spooky Fun Halloween Brain Cake Recipe

I love the idea of placing a knife into the brain cake – and then it’s even easier to simply slice and serve once you are ready!

A Spooky Fun Halloween Brain Cake Recipe

This A Spooky Fun Halloween Brain Cake Recipe serves 8 small pieces, so as I mentioned above, go ahead and make two cakes if you are having a large gathering!

A Spooky Fun Halloween Brain Cake Recipe

A Spooky Fun Halloween Brain Cake Recipe
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Spooky Fun Halloween Brain Cake Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 box red velvet cake mix and ingredients to make cake (usually oil, water and eggs)
  • 1 cup vanilla frosting
  • 1 package 12 oz, bright white candy melts
  • 1/4 cup corn syrup
  • cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons strawberry jam not jelly
  • Wilton burgundy color gel food coloring

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 6 cup/1.5 L glass mixing bowl with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
  2. Prepare cake mix in a mixing bowl according to package directions. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool completely.
  3. After cake is cooked, make candy clay.
  4. Melt white candy melts according to package directions. Stir in corn syrup until a clay forms. Drop onto a large piece of plastic wrap and wrap tightly. Cool and refrigerate for an hour or overnight.
  5. Remove candy clay from refrigerator and remove a small portion by breaking it off. Candy clay is very hard so use a small section. Knead in your hands until smooth. Use cornstarch dusted on a cutting board or your hands if the candy clay begins to stick.
  6. Remove cake from bowl and use a bread knife to saw off the top cake and even it up. Use a bread knife to shave off small parts and pieces of the cake to create a brain shape. Place a small dollop of frosting onto a serving plate and place cake, flat side down onto the plate. Frost the cake with a thin layer of frosting.
  7. Roll about a 1" piece of candy clay into a long snake about 1/4" thick. Attach to one side of the frosting and wrap it around to resemble a brain. Repeat, until the entire cake is covered.
  8. In a small bowl, add honey, strawberry jam and coloring. Mix well until you have a deep, dense blood like color. Use a pastry brush to spread onto the brain to create blood. Gently filling the gaps and spaces of the brain.
  9. Slice and serves.

If you enjoyed this Spooky Fun Halloween Brain Cake Recipe, please take a moment to share it on Pinterest for me!

Spooky Fun Halloween Brain Cake Recipe

Are you looking for other Halloween treats and goodies? Do you just love all things Halloween? Check out some of my other Halloween recipes!

Vampire Bats Cupcakes Recipe

Halloween Breakfast Pumpkin Bagel Recipe

Googly Eye Halloween Fudge Recipe

Googly Eyed Halloween Fudge Recipe

Halloween Pumpkin Cookies Recipe

Halloween Chocolate Wafer Mummy Cookies Recipe

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Browned Butter Sugar Cookies With Candy Corn Sprinkles Recipe 

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Spider Cinnamon Rolls for Halloween 

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Jenn, AKA "The Rebel Chick," is a single woman who strives to help her readers live their best lives possible. Whether it be through sharing new recipes, sharing her dating stories, or encouraging people to embrace adventure and travel, she aims to inspire people to live full, happy and authentic lives.

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