125 g soft margerine<br />
125 g caster sugar<br />
2 large eggs<br />
125 g self-raising flour<br />
1 tsp vanilla essence1 tub creamy vanilla frosting (available in large supermarkets)<br />
green, red & black food colourings<p>To make the Cupcakes:</p>
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<li>Cream the margarine and sugar together until light and fluffy, then beat in the eggs one at time together with a tablespoon of flour.</li>
<li>Add the vanilla essence and fold in the remaining flour.</li>
<li>Line a bun tin with paper cases and half fill each case with the mixture.</li>
<li>Bake in an oven preheated to 180C/350F for 12 minutes.</li>
<li>You can tell they are done when they have risen up, are golden in colour and spring back into shape when pressed with your finger. Remove and cool on a wire rack</li>
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<p>To make the Frosting</p>
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<li>Add a little red and black food colouring to the vanilla frosting to make the brain pinkish grey.</li>
<li>Pipe the frosting on top of the cupcakes and using red food colouring and a toothpick, draw red veins on the icing.</li>
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Brain Cakes
Making cupcakes that look like brains is fun for Halloween parties for your spooky guests.
