Gooey Brain Cupcakes

Time1h 10min
Makes24 servings

Ingredients

  • 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

Putting it together

  1. 1.
    Heat oven to 350°F.
  2. 2.
    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.
  3. 3.
    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.
  4. 4.
    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.

Tips and Tricks

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.

Nutrition Information

Calories:210
Total fat:11g
Saturated fat:3g
Cholesterol:25mg
Sodium:290mg
Total Carbohydrate:28g
Dietary fiber:1g
Total sugars:18g
Protein:3g
Calcium:6% DV
Iron:8% DV