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.
E para a sobremesa… CÉREBRO! http://t.co/H0rMXj41 …ok, é só um bolo.
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http://t.co/6VcNX0iy aaaaaah hjerne på glass!!! (kake)
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?????????????????Halloween Recipe – Brains in a Jar Cupcakes {Free Printables}: http://t.co/kAiMH7kl
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Never thought of brains as cute before:) GREAT idea, Kristan!
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Halloween Recipe – Brains in a Jar Cupcakes
http://t.co/DyTic52N
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I'm the person that says "this stinks" then makes you smell it; this is SO gross, look: http://t.co/8hZ6a2ba
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Whyyyy didn't I discover this #recipe before halloween? It's not too late, right?
Brains in a Jar: http://t.co/en0jWGtV #zombies
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Can't get enough of Halloween. http://t.co/1Ul4KDvl
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TY @chuck_hebert for the tip: Brains in a Jar Cupcakes {Free Printables}: http://t.co/VcTGCI2H
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BRAINS . . . . . inna jar http://t.co/d2t23AdI
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@scurvygirl Look! Mad Science Baking! http://t.co/DhPnw3NA
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Not too late for Brain cupcakes in a Jar! Halloween Recipe via @livinglocurto http://t.co/qYh9g8lF
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Cerebros en frasco… ¡Mmmmm, yumi! http://t.co/z1SkPPwa
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Pour #Halloween on mange des cupcakes goût cerveau http://t.co/suhflnHP Huuuum ! #fb
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??? ???????! http://t.co/c3mK85L4
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RT @livinglocurto: Halloween Recipe – Brains in a Jar Cupcakes {Free Printables} http://t.co/GWUUPndW this is Great! can't wait to make it!
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Pour #Halloween on mange des cupcakes goût cerveau http://t.co/suhflnHP Huuuum ! #fb
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Making these for my son’s Mad Scientist bday party, in July!! lol
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We’ll be making these tomorrow at our after school Halloween party! Great idea!
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I made these for a Halloween party(ies) I attended last evening. I used strawberry cake mix, strawberry jelly, and strawberry frosting (with a couple drops of blue food coloring added). I would not recommend going with a “strawberry” theme…all my hard work and they weren’t touched because they were “too sugary” and “too sweet.” I came home with almost all of them. Looked marvy though.
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Hey! I was hoping it would be alright if I featured this on an article on Halloween DIY projects on my site, geeksinsheepsclothing.com? I’d like to use a few pictures for the article, and I’ll be sure to link back to this page. c:
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http://www.livinglocurto.com/2011/10/halloween-recipe-brains/
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Brain cake in a jar: so gross, yet so, so awesome! http://t.co/K2OheIes via@livinglocurto ^JA
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RT @livinglocurto: Halloween Recipe – Brains in a Jar Cupcakes {Free Printables} http://t.co/1hXyoX6f
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