Pumpkin flavor Cupcakes With brown Sugar Pecans and cream Cheese Frosting

This recipe is one of my favorite things to make and eat during the holidays. I hope you give it a try!

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Let’s talk about the struggle.

The eternal Thanksgiving struggle.

You see, it’s real, it’s completely legit, and it’s deadly serious.

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It usually manifests toward the end of the meal (when your t-shirt is covering the top of your jeans because you’ve just unbuttoned them), and you’re sitting there wondering, “Hmm…do I conclude this carbfest with a slice of pumpkin pie, or do I choose the pecan?”

Truly, it is one of life’s many challenging decisions…

If you, too, have faced this challenging predicament, then this cupcake recipe is for you. It’s a Frankenstein of fall flavors that combines the beautifully balanced spiciness of a ideal pumpkin pie, with the marvelous greatness of brown sugar pecans — toasted first, then incorporated into the batter.

And as if that weren’t tantalizing enough, a cream cheese frosting tops it all off!

Also, as a full-time employee in the crazy cat lady Department, I decorated mine with sprinkles and cute kitty fondant cutouts, but you could sub the cats for leaves or turkey shapes (that ought to also work).

In the cupcake world, there are two major categories of cupcake batter — oil-based and butter-based. Butter-based batters tend to be a little much more complicated and finicky (mainly with regard to how far you’ve melted your butter) than oil-based batters. Basically, with oil-based batters, you just dump and mix! Also, oil makes it easy to end up with a melt-in-your mouth texture. No dry cake here! So, this recipe uses an oil-based batter.

You don’t need any special equipment either. just a couple of mixing bowls and a whisk, and heck, if you don’t have a whisk, you can use a fork.

If you want to bake Thanksgiving cupcakes but don’t want something too complicated, this is the recipe for you.

Pumpkin flavor Cupcakes With brown Sugar Pecans

BESKRIVNING
This melt-in-your mouth pumpkin cupcake has a subtle kick of flavor for a festive addition to your Thanksgiving table! Studded with brown sugared pecans and finished with a cream cheese frosting.

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 3 hours

Yield: 12 cupcakes

INGREDIENSER

For the brown sugar pecans:

1 cup finely chopped pecans

2 tablespoons salted butter, melted

3 tablespoons light brown sugar

Dry ingredients for the batter:

1 cup (125g) cake flour (spoon & leveled)

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Wet ingredients for the batter:

1 and 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

1/2 cup (120ml) grapeseed oil (any neutral tasting oil, like canola or vegetable oil, works too)

2 large eggs

3/4 cup (150g) packed light brown sugar

1 cup (225g) canned pumpkin puree

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

For the frosting:

8 ounces (224g) full-fat block cream cheese, softened to room temperature

1/2 cup (115g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature

3 cups (360g) confectioners’ sugar (you may need to add a 1/4 cup if you choose a stiffer frosting)

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1/8 teaspoon salt

For the decorations:

Fall-colored sprinkles (I got mine at Micahels)

Orange or other fall-colored fondant (I purchased premade fondant at Michaels)

Cat shaped cookie cutter

INSTRUKTIONER:

1. steps to prep
Preheat your oven to 350°F (176°C). Line 12-cup muffin pan with cupcake liners, and set aside. Roll out your orange fondant, and then cut out 12 cat shapes with your cookie cutter. allow to air dry for at least 30 minutes, or take a blow dryer and dry them using the amazing setting until they harden; set aside for later.

2. toast the pecans
Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Chop pecans into small pieces. In a medium-sized bowl, combine the melted butter, brown sugar and chopped pecans. toss to coat. spread the pecans evenly on the cookie sheet, and bake for about 7 minutes, or until they’re toasted. set aside to cool.

3. gather your batter
In a large mixing bowl, whisk the cake flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice; set aside (these are your dry ingredients). In a second mixing bowl, add oil, eggs, brown sugar, pumpkin puree and vanilla extract, and whisk until fully combined (these are your wet ingredients). pour the dry ingredients into your wet ingredients, then whisk thoroughly until a thick batter forms.

Fill cupcake liners to about 2/3 full, then place muffin tin in the oven for 12 minutes. remove muffin tin from oven and rotate it 180 degrees so the cupcakes that are in the back are now in the front (this helps to promote an even bake on all of the cupcakes). Bake for an additional 10 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. once baked, completely amazing the cakes before frosting och dekorera.

4. Forge att frosting
I en stativ mixer försedd med en paddlafäste, eller i en stor skål med hjälp av en handhållen mixer, slå gräddeost och smör tills det är smidigt och krämigt. Lägg till 3 koppar konditori socker, vanilj extrakt och salt.

För att undvika sockret från att flyga över hela freakin ‘plats (lita på mig, vill du inte att det ska hända), du vill blanda sockret i gräddeost / smör tills det bara är införlivat. Du kan göra det genom att antingen blanda det med hand med en spatel, eller börja med en mycket låg hastighet med din handhållna mixer eller en stativblandare.

När sockret är mestadels blandat i, stöta på hastigheten till medium och slå tills frostningen verkar ljus och fluffig; Detta tar mellan 1-2 minuter, beroende på hur varmt det är i ditt kök. Låt det inte välja för länge, men; Annars kommer din frostning att tunna för mycket.

Om du väljer frostning som är lite tjockare, blanda i ytterligare 1/4 kopp konditori socker. Och om det fortfarande är för tunt för dig, lägg till mycket mer konditor socker i 1/4 kopp steg tills du når önskad konsistens.

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5. Skapa och dekorera
Frost dina kylda muffins med grädde ost frosting (du kan använda en rörväska med ett tips, vilket är vad jag gjorde, eller smita frosten på med en spatel. Dekorera topparna med dina fallfärgade sprinkles och topp med orange katt fondant cutouts. Njut av!

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