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Halloween is just around the corner! That means it’s time to start thinking about spooky treats. This easy to make vegan cupcake recipe is sure to be a hit at any Halloween party. They may look gross, but they’re actually incredibly tasty.

What do vegan zombies eat?

GRAINS!

… I’ll see myself out…

Do you love Halloween? I do! It’s probably my favorite holiday.

It’s fun to dress up, go to costume parties, trick-or-treat, watch scary movies, and make spooky snacks.

These raspberry, lemon, jam-filled zombie brain cupcakes are a great scary treat for your next Halloween party!

They are

delightfully scary

easy to make

and super tasty

The cupcake recipe is pretty straight forward and would work well any time of the year. The frosting is what really gives them their charm.

For the filling, simply add raspberry jam to a pastry bag with a medium sized round decorating tip.

Press the tip about halfway down the cupcake a gently squeeze in the jam.

Don’t worry if some of the jam get onto the top of the cupcakes since they’ll be covered in frosting.

Apply a base layer of frosting to each cupcake, making it a bit thicker in the middle to create a dome shape.

To make them look like brains use the same medium-sized round decorating tip to pipe to start piping on brain squiggles.

That’s the technical term.

Start from the middle and work outward to create the two hemispheres.

I made the inner squiggles the largest, the second a little smaller, and the third smaller still.

It’s okay if there are small gaps since they’ll get filled in with jam.

Place the cupcakes in the refrigerator for 20 minutes to allow the frosting to harden before applying the raspberry brain goo.

Another technical term.

If you can’t find seedless raspberry jelly (I couldn’t) just take regular jam and press it through a fine strainer or jelly bag.

Apply the goo gently with a pastry brush, making sure to get in all the nooks and crannies.

Want More Easy Vegan Halloween Recipes?

Check out Vegan Monster Cake Pops.