Gooey Brain Cupcakes

Name: Gooey Brain Cupcakes
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 1 pkg. chocolate cake mix; 14 OREO Cookies, coarsely chopped; 1 pkg. vanilla instant pudding mix; 1 cup milk; ¼ cup powdered sugar; 2 cups frozen whipped topping; 2 drops food coloring

You don't have to be a genius to know that kids will go crazy over this brainy idea for Halloween treats. OREO Cookies give the cupcakes extra chocolate flavor!

Prep time:

0 min

Total time:

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Servings:

Makes 24 servings.

Ingredient list

1 pkg. (2-layer size) chocolate cake mix
14 OREO Cookies, coarsely chopped
1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) vanilla instant pudding mix
1 cup cold milk
¼ cup powdered sugar
2 cups thawed frozen whipped topping
2 drops red food coloring

Directions

Heat oven to 350°F.

Prepare cake batter as directed on package; stir in cookies. Spoon into 24 paper-lined muffin cups. Bake 20 to 25 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool cupcakes in pans 10 min.; remove to wire racks. Cool completely.

Beat pudding mix, milk and sugar in large bowl with whisk 2 min. Stir in whipped topping and food coloring; spoon into pastry bag fitted with round tip.

Pipe pudding mixture in zigzag pattern on tops of cupcakes to resemble brains, starting in center of each cupcake before filling in sides. Keep refrigerated.

Recipe Tips

Make Ahead
Decorated cupcakes can be stored in refrigerator up to 8 hours before serving.
If You Don't Have a Piping Bag
Fill a resealable plastic food storage bag with pudding mixture; seal bag. Cut corner off bottom of bag, then squeeze pudding mixture from bag onto cupcakes.