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Pumpkin Cupcake with pumpkin fondant

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Looking for the best way to decorate your tables this Halloween? We bring you the best Pumpkin Cupcake with pumpkin fondant recipe.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Cupcakes
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tube of orange fondant
  • 1 tube of green cake frosting
  • 1 disposable piping bag fitted with a number 66 tip
  • 1 cutting board
  • 1 wooden skewer

Cupcake Ingredients :

  • 1 box Spice Mix
  • 1 tbsp Pumpkin Pie Spice
  • 15 oz Pumpkin Puree
  • 3 Eggs
  • 1/2 cup Applesauce or oil
  • 1/3 cup Milk
  • 2 tsp Vanilla Extract

Cinnamon Frosting ingredients:

  • 1 cup Unsalted Sweet Cream Butter Softened
  • 3 cup Powdered Sugar
  • 2 tsp Cinnamon
  • 5 tbsp Heavy whipping cream
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • Fall Themed sprinkles

Instructions
 

  • Begin by rolling a small 1/3 oz piece of orange fondant into a ball. Dust your work surface with powdered sugar/corn-starch to prevent the fondant from sticking.
  • Place the fondant ball onto the cutting board
  • Lightly push the fondant ball down into a thick disk
  • Using the pointy side of the skewer, make a indent in the center of the of the fondant ball
  • Using the wooden skewer, take the rounded end of the skewer and using the rolling motion from bottom to top make 4 indents like an X
  • Repeat step to make 4 more indents in between the first 4 indents
  • Squeeze the icing into the disposable bag and pipe a leaf onto the top of the pumpkin
  • Set aside to dry while you make the cupcake
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line pans with cupcake liners.
  • In a medium bowl, combine spice cake mix and pumpkin pie spice, set aside
  • In a large bowl, combine pumpkin puree , eggs, applesauce, milk and vanilla extract and whisk until combined whisk in dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until combined
  • Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full and bake for 22 minutes or until an inserted knife comes out clean.
  • Combine all ingredients into a standing mixer and mix on low speed until combined and stiff peaks form
  • Scoop frosting into a piping bag fitted with a star tip
  • Frost cooled cupcakes and sprinkle with some fall sprinkles
  • Place the pumpkin into the center of the frosting
Keyword Pumpkin Cupcake with pumpkin fondant