Pumpkin Pecan Cupcakes

The recipe Pumpkin Pecan Cupcakes can be made in about 4 hours and 20 minutes. One portion of this dish contains around 8g of protein, 33g of fat, and a total of 748 calories. This recipe serves 10. For $1.46 per serving, this recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Many people made this recipe, and 101 would say it hit the spot. Head to the store and pick up baking powder, ground nutmeg, salt, and a few other things to make it today. It works well as an affordable side dish. It is brought to you by The Baking Pan. It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet. Overall, this recipe earns a solid spoonacular score of 44%. Try Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting and Caramel Pecan Glaze, Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie Cupcakes with Butter Pecan Frosting, and Pumpkin Praline Cupcakes: Thanksgiving Cupcakes for similar recipes.

Servings: 10

Preparation duration: 240 minutes

Cooking duration: 20 minutes

 

Ingredients:

¼ teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1½ cups firmly packed light brown sugar

½ cup buttermilk

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature

2 large eggs

2 cups all-purpose flour

¼ teaspoon ground allspice

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

¼ teaspoon ground cloves

¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons grade B pure maple syrup

Orange and green Rolled Fondant for Pumpkin (or use white fondant tinted with orange Food Coloring for pumpkin and green food coloring for stem)

1 cup toasted pecans, coarsely chopped

1 cup fresh pumpkin puree or use 1 cup canned pumpkin

¼ teaspoon salt

2 cup confectioner's (powdered) sugar

½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature

6 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Equipment:

hand mixer

mixing bowl

spatula

whisk

bowl

muffin liners

frying pan

wire rack

wooden spoon

muffin tray

toothpicks

skewers

offset spatula

pastry bag

butter knife

Cooking instruction summary:

In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, baking soda, Baking powder, salt, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, and cloves; sift or whisk together to mix. Set aside.In a small mixing bowl, stir the buttermilk and vanilla together. Set aside.In a large bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Tip: To cream, start by placing the butter in the bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed begin by beating the butter about 1 minute until it is smooth and light in color. With the mixer still on medium speed, slowly add the sugar to the butter, either one tablespoon at a time, or in a very slow steady stream, taking from 4 to 8 minutes to add all of the sugar, and beating until the butter and sugar are fully incorporated and the mixture has a fluffy texture. While adding the sugar, stop the mixer occasionally to scrape the mixture off the paddle and scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula so the mixture blends evenly.Add eggs one at a time, beating until thoroughly mixed. Tip: For each egg, crack the egg into a small bowl and whisk with a fork to thoroughly break up the egg before adding to the creamed mixture. Start with the mixer on low speed so the liquid from the egg doesnt splatter, once the egg is partially mixed increase the speed to medium. Each egg should be fully incorporated into the mixture before adding the next egg, taking about one minute to blend in each egg.With the mixer on low speed, add about one third of the flour mixture, mix just until the flour is almost completely blended. Scrape the bowl down, and add about one half of the buttermilk mixture, blending just until mixed. Scrape the bowl down again and continue alternating with the flour mixture and buttermilk mixture, ending with the last portion of the flour, and stirring just until blended.Remove the bowl from the mixer. Using a large rubber spatula, gently fold the pumpkin and pecans into the batter.Spoon the batter into the cupcake liners. Fill about full, using about cup of batter per cup. Tip: Avoid over-filling the liners which may cause the batter to run-over the sides when baking. It is better to bake any remaining batter separately after the first pan of cupcakes has finished baking.Bake: Bake, rotating pan halfway through, 20 minutes, or until the cakes are just firm and spring back when gently pressed, and a toothpick, wooden skewer, or cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool slightly in cupcake pan on a wire cooling rack, and turn out of pan when cool enough to handle. Repeat process with any remaining batter. Cool cupcakes completely on the wire cooling rack before frosting.In a medium mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, butter, and maple; use an electric hand mixer or wooden spoon and beat together until mixture is smooth. Add powdered sugar; beat until frosting is smooth and creamy.Use a small offset spatula to frost the top of each cupcake, or use a pastry bag and decorating tip to pipe the frosting. Tip: If frosting seems too soft for piping, refrigerate 30 minutes or longer for the desired consistency.Plan on making the pumpkins at least a day in advance so they will be ready when time to use. Use Rolled Fondant and tint the fondant with orange food coloring for the pumpkins and just a very small amount tinted green for the stems. Shape pieces of orange fondant into small to 1 inch balls. Use a toothpick or back of a butter knife to press creases around the outer edges from top to bottom. Roll a tiny bit of green onto the top for the stem. Set aside to dry.Place a pumpkin on top of each frosted cupcake.

 

Step by step:


1. In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, baking soda, Baking powder, salt, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, and cloves; sift or whisk together to mix. Set aside.In a small mixing bowl, stir the buttermilk and vanilla together. Set aside.In a large bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Tip: To cream, start by placing the butter in the bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed begin by beating the butter about 1 minute until it is smooth and light in color. With the mixer still on medium speed, slowly add the sugar to the butter, either one tablespoon at a time, or in a very slow steady stream, taking from 4 to 8 minutes to add all of the sugar, and beating until the butter and sugar are fully incorporated and the mixture has a fluffy texture. While adding the sugar, stop the mixer occasionally to scrape the mixture off the paddle and scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula so the mixture blends evenly.

2. Add eggs one at a time, beating until thoroughly mixed. Tip: For each egg, crack the egg into a small bowl and whisk with a fork to thoroughly break up the egg before adding to the creamed mixture. Start with the mixer on low speed so the liquid from the egg doesnt splatter, once the egg is partially mixed increase the speed to medium. Each egg should be fully incorporated into the mixture before adding the next egg, taking about one minute to blend in each egg.With the mixer on low speed, add about one third of the flour mixture, mix just until the flour is almost completely blended. Scrape the bowl down, and add about one half of the buttermilk mixture, blending just until mixed. Scrape the bowl down again and continue alternating with the flour mixture and buttermilk mixture, ending with the last portion of the flour, and stirring just until blended.

3. Remove the bowl from the mixer. Using a large rubber spatula, gently fold the pumpkin and pecans into the batter.Spoon the batter into the cupcake liners. Fill about full, using about cup of batter per cup. Tip: Avoid over-filling the liners which may cause the batter to run-over the sides when baking. It is better to bake any remaining batter separately after the first pan of cupcakes has finished baking.


Bake

1. Bake, rotating pan halfway through, 20 minutes, or until the cakes are just firm and spring back when gently pressed, and a toothpick, wooden skewer, or cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool slightly in cupcake pan on a wire cooling rack, and turn out of pan when cool enough to handle. Repeat process with any remaining batter. Cool cupcakes completely on the wire cooling rack before frosting.In a medium mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, butter, and maple; use an electric hand mixer or wooden spoon and beat together until mixture is smooth.

2. Add powdered sugar; beat until frosting is smooth and creamy.Use a small offset spatula to frost the top of each cupcake, or use a pastry bag and decorating tip to pipe the frosting. Tip: If frosting seems too soft for piping, refrigerate 30 minutes or longer for the desired consistency.Plan on making the pumpkins at least a day in advance so they will be ready when time to use. Use

3. Rolled Fondant and tint the fondant with orange food coloring for the pumpkins and just a very small amount tinted green for the stems. Shape pieces of orange fondant into small to 1 inch balls. Use a toothpick or back of a butter knife to press creases around the outer edges from top to bottom.

4. Roll a tiny bit of green onto the top for the stem. Set aside to dry.

5. Place a pumpkin on top of each frosted cupcake.


Nutrition Information:

Quickview
749k Calories
7g Protein
32g Total Fat
111g Carbs
5% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
749k
37%

Fat
32g
50%

  Saturated Fat
15g
98%

Carbohydrates
111g
37%

  Sugar
87g
97%

Cholesterol
105mg
35%

Sodium
280mg
12%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
7g
15%

Vitamin C
49mg
59%

Manganese
0.92mg
46%

Vitamin A
2068IU
41%

Vitamin B1
0.37mg
24%

Vitamin B2
0.4mg
23%

Folate
85µg
21%

Selenium
14µg
20%

Fiber
3g
16%

Phosphorus
139mg
14%

Calcium
138mg
14%

Copper
0.25mg
12%

Iron
2mg
12%

Potassium
410mg
12%

Vitamin B3
2mg
10%

Magnesium
37mg
9%

Vitamin B5
0.85mg
8%

Zinc
1mg
7%

Vitamin E
1mg
7%

Vitamin B6
0.14mg
7%

Vitamin D
0.79µg
5%

Vitamin B12
0.23µg
4%

Vitamin K
2µg
3%

covered percent of daily need
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