Hey guys, it’s Ro! Welcome to another Nerdy Nummies!
Today we are gonna be making something I got so many requests for!
I got so many requests for something with Jello! And, something
Indiana Jones, and I thought, OK, we can combine these 2 things, as long as
it is super gory and bloody and gory! So we are gonna be making chilled
Monkey Brain Dessert.
The things you will for the Jello Brain Cake will be: this brain mold, I
found this online so I’ll put a link down below that you can go check out
and get 1 if you like. You can also find them at halloween stores, they’re
very common at halloween stores. And then you’ll need a big mixing bowl,
you’ll also need gelatin, raspberry jello mix, strawberry jello mix, and
blueberry jello mix! And 1 cup of low fat evaporated milk.
I also have 2 cups of hot boiling water on the stove, and that’s just gonna
sit there until we’re ready.
The first thing we’re gonna do is add the whole packet of the raspberry
jello mix. Oh this smells so good! There’s so much sugar!
Then you’re gonna open your strawberry mix and you’re just gonna use
1/2 of it. Now you’re gonna add 1/2 of the blueberry, and the reason I’m
using these colors, 1/2 of this color, 1/2 of that other color, is because it
makes a really cool brain color, you’ll see 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’s more condensed. So when we
cut into the brain it will actually hold its shape really well.
OK, you’re gonna mix ‘em together, oh yeah!
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’re just 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’re just 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 this mold 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’s easy to come out when it’s ready.
OK, now we’re gonna pour it in, just be careful when pouring in, it’s hot!
And remember, you only want to fill this about 1/2 way, because our cakes
are 6 inch cakes. and that’s about the right size, right on the 1/2 way mark,
where the brain will line up really well with the monkey skull.
Now you’re just gonna take this and put it in the fridge and let it
sit overnight.
Now that the jello is in the fridge, we are gonna make our chocolate monkey
cake! I got the idea for this recipe on a really cool blog called
bubble and sweet. I’ll put a link down below so you can go check it out.
She made this really cool cake and it was on Reddit and I was like, I
gotta make 1 for me!
Alright, so what you’re gonna need to do is make 4 small chocolate cakes,
I used a 6 inch round cake pan, so they’re pretty small, this is why we only
fill the Jello mold 1/2 way, because we want the brain to sit in the middle
of this. So this is the perfect size, this is a 6 inch by 2 inch cake pan.
And what I did is I pre-baked 4 chocolate cakes, and I already leveled
them, using the cake level, but if you’ve never used 1 of these before,
all you do is line it up and walk it through the cake, mer-boo-boo-boo-boo!
So after you’ve leveled the 4 cakes, you’re just 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’s like the best part!
Put ‘em all in here, eroop, and we’re actually going to use this later, so
just set this aside, and now we are going to stack these 4 flat cakes.
As a base for this cake, I’m just using a white plate, and then I’m flipping
it over the other way, so it kind of curves up, I like the look of that.
So I’m just gonna take the first 1, put it down right in the middle.
And then you’re just gonna take chocolate frosting, this is chocolate
buttercream frosting, and a little spatula, and just cover the whole top.
Once that’s all frosted, you’re just gonna take the next level, stick it
on top and repeat, do this to the other 2 cakes.
Once you got your 4 cakes stacked like this, you’re gonna put it in the
freezer for about 10 minutes, so that it gets a little bit firm, and then
we’re gonna carve the shape of the monkey head!
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 thing I’m gonna do is on the first
layer, right here, is cut out, a place for his little eyeballs to sit!
Just gonna cut, make a cut like this, make another cut like this.
Next thing you’re gonna do is carve this part, right in the front, straight
down, a little bit flat, because that’s where we’re gonna attach his
little mouth. OK, now we’re gonna shape the 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 nose and 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 take a little bit of chocolate frosting,
just put a little bit of spoonfuls in there.
Now you’re gonna take your hands, mix ‘em around.
And then you’re gonna get a little ball, you’re gonna make a little nose
shape. And then you’re gonna stick him on the front, right underneath here.
It’s really, really sticky, so it should stick to the frosting,
it almost acts as a glue.
Alright, now we’re gonna go back and we’re gonna make his little mouth.
And just press it down and shape it however you’d like.
Now that you’ve got those on, just cover them with frosting.
Now that we’ve got your little nose and mouth frosted, we are going to
add the fondant! The fondant I’m using is the brand Duff, because I love it!
It’s 1 of my favorite fondant recipes. There’s lots of recipes online though
if they don’t sell fondant in stores near you. 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 wax paper 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’re just gonna put it in the
center, of where his mouth is!
Now to get the gray fondant, what you’re gonna 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 them together, 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, and we’re gonna roll it out again,
just like the black. And this is gonna be the bottom lip, of the monkey.
And what I like to do, to give it a little bit 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 of gray fondant and you’re gonna
roll it out, just remember that, not only does it have to come to the top,
but it has to come a little bit higher, about 1/2 an inch taller, because
you’re gonna want to make the brain cavity for the brain to sit in. ERAGHH!
Pick it up like so, and then I’m gonna line up his lips, wrap it around
right away. And here’s where you can take your time, and adjust it so that
it looks just the way you want!
To add some definition to his nose, you can take a little Q-tip
or anything small, and you’re just going to press in where you want his
nostrils to be, merp!
Now you’re just gonna take scissors, and cut all the way around the top
so that it’s level, because it’s going to be our brain cavity.
Just remember you want to leave a little bit of room from the top
of the cake to the top of the fondant, so that it will create the perfect
brain cavity.
I added little teeth, so I’ll show you how to do that, you just take a
little bit of white fondant, and roll it in a 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 some food coloring dye, this
1 is nude, and we’re just gonna paint the teeth to give him a little,
kind of give him some cavities!
Now I’m just gonna add a lot of definition to the face. I’m taking this
little roll-y tool, and I’m just running it down his nose, you can do
whatever you want, I just like to add a lot of 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 once again, the same color as your
monkey, and you’re gonna make eyelids and his angry eyebrow!
Dun-da-dun-dew, dew-da-dew!
Now that we got our eyebrow on there, you can either take this roll-y device,
this little tool right here. Or you can use a toothpick, doesn’t matter,
anything to scratch the surface. We’re just gonna go and scratch
his eyebrows up… Add some definition.
I’m just using my little toothpick to go all around the monkey’s skin, to
kind of make his skin look a little leather-y.
Now that you’ve made the monkey’s skin very textured, you’re gonna take
a paintbrush and some black food coloring dye, and dip it in and you’re gonna
paint his nostrils black. And I used food coloring powder, it’s just a
powder form, and I took a brush and just shaded the monkey face so that
it would look more like a dead monkey.
Now you’re just gonna take a little bit of chocolate frosting from before,
I put it in a zip-lock bag, and I’m just taking some scissors,
snip the tip, bewp-bewp-bewp!
And we’re just gonna put a little bit of chocolate frosting on the top.
And a butterknife and just spread it flat.
Alright, now the final step! We’re gonna take 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’m just gonna take the raspberry puree,
and fill it in!
Ah, dessert! Chilled Monkey Brains!
It turned out so cool, thanks you guys for suggesting this!
I haven’t done something with Jello before on Nerdy Nummies, so this was
the perfect, bloody, gory thing to do for Nerdy Nummies!
I’m pretty proud of it!
Thanks guys for watching and if you have any other ideas for any other
Nerdy Nummies, please let me know, leave me a comment down below and I
will do my best to make it happen!
OK, bye-bye!