The Brain Food Recipe
hey guys, it’s ro! welcome to another nerdynummies! today we are gonna be making something i gotso many requests for! i got so many requests for something withjello! and, something indiana jones, and i thought, ok, we can combinethese 2 things, as long as it is super gory and bloody and gory! so weare gonna be making chilled monkey brain dessert. the things you will for the jello brain cakewill be: this brain mold, i found this online so i’ll put a link downbelow that you can go check out and get 1 if you like. you can also find themat halloween stores, they’re
very common at halloween stores. and thenyou’ll need a big mixing bowl, you’ll also need gelatin, raspberry jellomix, strawberry jello mix, and blueberry jello mix! and 1 cup of low fatevaporated milk. i also have 2 cups of hot boiling water onthe stove, and that’s just gonna sit there until we’re ready. the first thing we’re gonna do is addthe whole packet of the raspberry jello mix. oh this smells so good! there’sso much sugar! then you’re gonna open your strawberry mixand you’re just gonna use 1/2 of it. now you’re gonna add 1/2 ofthe blueberry, and the reason i’m
using these colors, 1/2 of this color, 1/2of that other color, is because it makes a really cool brain color, you’llsee what i’m saying! now you’re gonna add 3 teaspoons of gelatin,and the reason you add gelatin is to make your jello more thicker, so it’smore condensed. so when we cut into the brain it will actually hold itsshape really well. ok, you’re gonna mix ‘em together, ohyeah! now we’re gonna add the hot water, oooooooh! be careful, don’t burn yourself! and i’m just taking a wooden spoon and you’rejust gonna keep mixing it together until all
the crystals are dissolved. now we’re gonna add the evaporated milk,1 cup. and mix it again. before we pour this into our brain mold, you’rejust gonna spray it really quick with a little bit of vegetable spray.you can just use any kind of oil, canola oil is fine too. because thismold has so many little crooks and crannies, and little grooves in there,so you just want to make sure that it’s a little bit lubricated. so that it’seasy to come out when it’s ready. ok, now we’re gonna pour it in, just becareful when pouring in, it’s hot! and remember, you only want to fill this about1/2 way, because our cakes
are 6 inch cakes. and that’s about the rightsize, right on the 1/2 way mark, where the brain will line up really well withthe monkey skull. now you’re just gonna take this and putit in the fridge and let it sit overnight. now that the jello is in the fridge, we aregonna make our chocolate monkey cake! i got the idea for this recipe on areally cool blog called bubble and sweet. i’ll put a link down belowso you can go check it out. she made this really cool cake and it wason reddit and i was like, i gotta make 1 for me!
alright, so what you’re gonna need to dois make 4 small chocolate cakes, i used a 6 inch round cake pan, so they’repretty small, this is why we only fill the jello mold 1/2 way, because we wantthe brain to sit in the middle of this. so this is the perfect size, this isa 6 inch by 2 inch cake pan. and what i did is i pre-baked 4 chocolatecakes, and i already leveled them, using the cake level, but if you’venever used 1 of these before, all you do is line it up and walk it throughthe cake, mer-boo-boo-boo-boo! so after you’ve leveled the 4 cakes, you’rejust gonna take a big mixing bowl to put all the cake tops in. bewp!
which are so good! they’re like muffin tops,if you like to eat the tops of muffins, which i love that part, it’slike the best part! put ‘em all in here, eroop, and we’reactually going to use this later, so just set this aside, and now we are goingto stack these 4 flat cakes. as a base for this cake, i’m just usinga white plate, and then i’m flipping it over the other way, so it kind of curvesup, i like the look of that. so i’m just gonna take the first 1, putit down right in the middle. and then you’re just gonna take chocolatefrosting, this is chocolate buttercream frosting, and a little spatula,and just cover the whole top.
once that’s all frosted, you’re just gonnatake the next level, stick it on top and repeat, do this to the other 2cakes. once you got your 4 cakes stacked like this,you’re gonna put it in the freezer for about 10 minutes, so that it getsa little bit firm, and then we’re gonna carve the shape of the monkeyhead! we just took the cake out of the freezer,and now you’re gonna take a big knife, just make sure it’s a sharp knife,and we’re gonna carve our cake to look like a monkey head! the first thingi’m gonna do is on the first layer, right here, is cut out, a place forhis little eyeballs to sit!
just gonna cut, make a cut like this, makeanother cut like this. next thing you’re gonna do is carve thispart, right in the front, straight down, a little bit flat, because that’swhere we’re gonna attach his little mouth. ok, now we’re gonna shapethe sides of his head, and, in on the sides. once you got your monkey face carved, you are just gonna frost the entire cake. na-new-new-new, new-new-new! now we are gonna shape the monkey’s noseand his little mouth.
i like to use the muffin, the under the muffin,so i just pinch a little of that. and then, you’re just gonna takea little bit of chocolate frosting, just put a little bit of spoonfuls in there. now you’re gonna take your hands, mix ‘emaround. and then you’re gonna get a little ball,you’re gonna make a little nose shape. and then you’re gonna stick him onthe front, right underneath here. it’s really, really sticky, so it shouldstick to the frosting, it almost acts as a glue. alright, now we’re gonna go back and we’regonna make his little mouth.
and just press it down and shape it howeveryou’d like. now that you’ve got those on, just coverthem with frosting. now that we’ve got your little nose andmouth frosted, we are going to add the fondant! the fondant i’m using isthe brand duff, because i love it! it’s 1 of my favorite fondant recipes. there’slots of recipes online though if they don’t sell fondant in stores nearyou. i’ll put a link below for some marshmallow fondant that’s really,really yummy! ok, so first you’re gonna take black fondant,just a little piece, very very teeny, and this very smooth roller.
we’re rolling it on top of a piece of waxpaper so that it doesn’t stick to the table, so i’m just gonna roll,roll, roll, like that. then you’re just gonna peel it up, and you’rejust gonna put it in the center, of where his mouth is! now to get the gray fondant, what you’regonna do is you're gonna take 1/2 of this, this is 32 ounces, so you only need 16 ounces.and then you just take a little bit of the black fondant, and massage themtogether, until the color is all even. once you got your gray fondant all mixed,you’re just gonna take a
little bit, i got a little pinch here, andwe’re gonna roll it out again, just like the black. and this is gonna bethe bottom lip, of the monkey. and what i like to do, to give it a littlebit of definition. is roll the top back just a little bit.and then you’re gonna stick this part right there. now you go back and take your big piece ofgray fondant and you’re gonna roll it out, just remember that, not onlydoes it have to come to the top, but it has to come a little bit higher, about1/2 an inch taller, because you’re gonna want to make the brain cavityfor the brain to sit in. eraghh!
pick it up like so, and then i’m gonna line uphis lips, wrap it around right away. and here’s where you can takeyour time, and adjust it so that it looks just the way you want! to add some definition to his nose, youcan take a little q-tip or anything small, and you’re just goingto press in where you want his nostrils to be, merp! now you’re just gonna take scissors, andcut all the way around the top so that it’s level, because it’s goingto be our brain cavity. just remember you want to leave a little bitof room from the top
of the cake to the top of the fondant, sothat it will create the perfect brain cavity. i added little teeth, so i’ll show you howto do that, you just take a little bit of white fondant, and roll it ina little ball, and take a sharp knife and cut off one of the ends,then i’m just gonna stick it on there! now you’re gonna take a paintbrush and somefood coloring dye, this 1 is nude, and we’re just gonna paint theteeth to give him a little, kind of give him some cavities!
now i’m just gonna add a lot of definitionto the face. i’m taking this little roll-y tool, and i’m just runningit down his nose, you can do whatever you want, i just like to add a lotof definition. now i’m taking 2 little black balls of fondant,and they’re gonna be the eyeballs! now you’re gonna take gray fondant onceagain, the same color as your monkey, and you’re gonna make eyelids andhis angry eyebrow! dun-da-dun-dew, dew-da-dew! now that we got our eyebrow on there, youcan either take this roll-y device,
this little tool right here. or you can usea toothpick, doesn’t matter, anything to scratch the surface. we’re justgonna go and scratch his eyebrows up… add some definition. i’m just using my little toothpick to goall around the monkey’s skin, to kind of make his skin look a little leather-y. now that you’ve made the monkey’s skinvery textured, you’re gonna take a paintbrush and some black food coloringdye, and dip it in and you’re gonna paint his nostrils black. and i used foodcoloring powder, it’s just a powder form, and i took a brush and just shadedthe monkey face so that
it would look more like a dead monkey. now you’re just gonna take a little bitof chocolate frosting from before, i put it in a zip-lock bag, and i’m justtaking some scissors, snip the tip, bewp-bewp-bewp! and we’re just gonna put a little bit ofchocolate frosting on the top. and a butterknife and just spread it flat. alright, now the final step! we’re gonnatake our jelly brain mold that we made, it is the perfect color, it looks awesome! and we’re gonna put it in the top! oh, yeah,get in there!
oh yeah, oh gross! now that we got our brain in there, i’mjust gonna take the raspberry puree, and fill it in! ah, dessert! chilled monkey brains! it turned out so cool, thanks you guys forsuggesting this! i haven’t done something with jello beforeon nerdy nummies, so this was the perfect, bloody, gory thing to do fornerdy nummies! i’m pretty proud of it! thanks guys for watching and if you haveany other ideas for any other
nerdy nummies, please let me know, leave mea comment down below and i will do my best to make it happen! ok, bye-bye!
