Spooky Halloween treats always make fun party food and gifts!
It’s almost Halloween, so… Surprise!!
I made you Brains in a Jar!! Isn’t that just what you’ve been wanting?
Obviously these are not real brains (much to the disappointment of my 7 year old son), but they’re close enough and are the perfect combination of creepy and gross. They can be put together ahead of time, and would be great for a Halloween party dessert table or class party.
Or you can do what I do and take one to your child’s teacher and say, “here’s a Brain in a Jar…and I look forward to my kid getting A’s on his work for the rest of the year…” and give a giant awkward *WINK*.
Anyway…
These treats are seriously easy to put together. You’ll need:
- Small jars –I buy a box of half pint canning jars at Wal Mart, but you can buy bigger ones if that’s what suits your fancy
- Seedless Raspberry Jam–Because blood doesn’t have seeds in it, mmmkay?
- Pink cake–I used strawberry but you could color white batter if you prefer. I baked mine in a large jelly roll pan so it would be thin, but you could bake it in 9 x13 or do cupcakes and cut them in half.
- Frosting–I made my own using THIS easy recipe. Just add a few drops of pink and a tiny drop of black to get that pinky grey color
- Piping bag fitted with a #5 round tip (You can buy these at Michaels or Walmart)
Once your cake is cooled, cut a circle of cake the size of your jar. I used a round biscuit cutter, but you could also use another jar or a small glass.
Spoon some raspberry jam over the cake, covering the surface and making sure it reaches the edges of the jar.
Put some frosting in your piping bag. Hold the bag at a 90 degree angle and squiggle the frosting along the edges of the jar. It doesn’t have to be perfect, just squeeze and make a zig zag motion along the inside of the glass.
It should look like this.
With a smaller glass or cutter, cut a piece of cake small enough to rest in the center of the “brain frosting”. Place the piece of cake in the middle.
See? That way you don’t go hurting your hand trying to pipe frosting all in the center.
Holding the piping bag at a 90 degree angle again, loosely squeeze frosting all over the top of the cake. Just let it squiggle all over.
It should look like a gross brain in a jar.
Isn’t that totally disgusting?
But it tastes good, I promise. I even tried a few one for quality control.
All that is left to do is attach the cute printable tags that Amy made to go with!!
How easy and cool is that? We practically did all the work for you!!
Halloween Brains in a Jar Free Printable Tags
Download the Free PartyPrintables here:
Halloween Brains in Jar Labels & Tags
We hope you are disgusted by these in a good way. Enjoy your Halloween!!
About Kristan
Kristan is a fun mom from rural Arkansas with an amazing talent for creating cute recipes along with humorous stories. Find her on Confessions of a Cookbook Queen, Twitter & Facebook.
I know this is a Halloween recipe but it would go along great with lessons on the brain!! <3 http://t.co/JG83WJ06
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What a great idea for Halloween. My zombie loving teenagers will think it is awesome, thanks!
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So gross. I love it!! RT @mountie9: I love @natashaw1 – look what she found for me http://t.co/Mw2tYgGo
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I love @natashaw1 – look what she found for me http://t.co/PdBYCrNG
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I've got to make these just because they're awesome. || Halloween Recipe – Brains in a Jar Cupcakes {Free Printables}: http://t.co/cF6B0ds6
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This is the best idea ever!!! Thanks for sharing it, and for the wonderful printables to go along with it!
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Wonderful!!! May I link to this from my blog?
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Awesome.
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These are sooo cool. I had the jars and was wondering what to make for my friends, that would gross them out! This is perfect! Thanks
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This is the BOMB!!! I’m totally making these for my family and friends. Thanks soooo much for sharing this grossness
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Totally freaking awesome, Amy! I’ve actually baked cake right in the mason jars – it works fantasically well. I found the idea on Pinterest (of course) and made them with 6 different colored batters for a rainbow effect. Could totally work for this as well.
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So spooky! Love it!
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Love Kristan, Love these! Just posted a link on EdibleCrafts.CraftGossip
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Will eating brains in a jar help me remember what I’m supposed to do today? Cute idea!!
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OMG! I found my daughter’s classroom treats this year! These are incredible!!! Love, love, love them and I’m sure her classmates are going to go gah-gah over them! Thank You for yet another awesome cupcake recipe! You Rock Kristan!
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Don't miss these #Halloween Treats by @bakescupcakes – Creepy Brains in a Jar Cupcakes!! #Free Printable labels too. http://t.co/rV7gIiaO
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Fabulous! RT @jenjentrixie: Here's a creepy one — make Brains in a Jar with free printables from Amy @LivingLocurto! http://t.co/4SipNcL2
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Don't miss these #Halloween Treats by @bakescupcakes – Creepy Brains in a Jar Cupcakes!! #Free Printable labels too. http://t.co/rV7gIiaO
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Brilliant!! What a fun idea!!
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Ghoulishly wonderful, but why not bake the cake in the jars?
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This is great…love it! Kristan is amazing!!!
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What a fun/creepy idea. The kids will love these. The printables are great to go along with the brains.
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creepy and fun! RT @livinglocurto: Halloween Recipe – Brains in a Jar Cupcakes {Free Printables} http://t.co/kLJ0k4bY
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That is AWESOME!!!
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Creepy and totally awesome!!! Love the printables, too! You guys make a good team!
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