This week on her YouTube channel, "How To Cake It," Yolanda the cake-baking pro has given herself quite the chilling assignment — turning a delicious red velvet cake into a gooey edible human brain. Not only is this perfect for your next Halloween party, but anyone who enjoys "The Walking Dead" will appreciate this confection year-found.
The inside of the brain is a deep red velvet cake, iced lightly with Italian meringue buttercream and topped with fondant patterns that resemble brain tissue. "It’s amazing what a little raspberry jam can do," Yolanda says. "This human brain looks fresh from a skull!"
Red Velvet Cake Ingredients
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 1/4 cups sugar
- 3 eggs, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon burgundy gel colour
- 3 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon cocoa
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cider vinegar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
Buttercream Ingredients
- 14 oz sugar
- 8 large egg whites
- 1 lb unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup water
Seriously, how cool is this?! Watch the video below for the step-by-step tutorial on how to get creative and creepy this Halloween — and dig in if you dare!
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