Bright and fragrant pumpkin has a delicate neutral taste, due to which it is widely used in cooking. It serves as an excellent basis for creating salads, soups, casseroles and homemade desserts. In today's article, we’ll show you how to make pumpkin cupcakes.
Option with milk
Baking made using the technology described below has an unusual pronounced aroma. Therefore, it is likely to be appreciated by lovers of spices. To prepare it you will need:
- 300 grams of white baking flour.
- A teaspoon of ground cinnamon.
- Half a standard packet of butter.
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground allspice, ginger and nutmeg.
- 200 grams of sugar.
- A tablespoon of baking powder.
- 75 grams of brown sugar.
- ½ teaspoon of crystalline salt and ground cloves.
- 180 milliliters of pasteurized cow's milk.
- 250 grams of pumpkin puree.
- 2 eggs.
All of these ingredients will be needed to knead the dough, which will serve as the basis for baking pumpkin cupcakes. To prepare a delicious cream you will need:
- 200 grams of soft cream cheese.
- A bag of vanillin.
- 350 grams of powdered sugar.
- ¼ packs of butter.
- A teaspoon of ground cinnamon.
Sequencing
Start the process of making pumpkin cupcakes with kneading dough. To do this, in a deep bowl combine soft butter, plain and brown sugar. All this is treated with a mixer until a light fluffy mass appears. Then eggs, milk and pumpkin puree are introduced there. Almost finished dough is mixed with spices and flour, and then laid out in oiled tins and sent for heat treatment. Bake products at 190 degrees for no longer than twenty-five minutes.
While tasty and healthy pumpkin cupcakes are in the oven, you can do cream. For its preparation, soft cream cheese, butter, icing sugar, cinnamon and vanillin are combined in one dish. All this is intensively whipped with a mixer, and then applied to the surface of the cooled cupcakes.
Walnuts
We draw your attention to another simple recipe for delicious homemade cakes. To play it you need:
- 110 grams of good butter.
- 100 milliliters of pumpkin puree.
- 150 grams of white wheat flour.
- 2 raw eggs.
- 150 grams of granulated sugar.
- ½ teaspoon baking powder.
- A pinch of salt.
- A handful of walnuts.
- Zest of half a lemon.
- Cinnamon (to taste).
All this will be needed to knead the dough, from which cupcakes will be baked later at home. The recipe for their preparation also involves the presence of carrot cream, which includes:
- 60 grams of butter.
- 2 carrots.
- 180 grams of fresh cream cheese.
- 100 g of powdered sugar with vanilla flavor.
The eggs are combined with sugar and processed using a mixer. In the resulting mass add baking powder, flour, salt, melted butter, pumpkin puree, chopped lemon zest, chopped nuts and cinnamon. All is well mixed and laid out in pre-prepared molds. Bake products at 180 degrees for twenty minutes. Ready pumpkin cupcakes are taken out of the oven and decorated with cream made from crushed boiled carrots, whipped with butter, powdered sugar and cream cheese.
Lenten option
This delicious and fragrant dessert will be a great addition to family gatherings over a cup of hot herbal tea. It is interesting in that it is prepared using simple technology and from budget, easily accessible ingredients. To bake these cupcakes you will need:
- 150 grams of flour.
- A teaspoon of baking powder.
- 250 grams of pumpkin puree.
- ½ teaspoon of salt.
- 200 grams of fine sugar.
- 2 fresh eggs.
- 100 milliliters of vegetable oil.
- A teaspoon of ground cinnamon.
- A pinch of clove and nutmeg.
In addition, this cupcake recipe at home involves the use of additional products necessary for the preparation of the cream. Therefore, before starting the process, make sure that you have at your fingertips:
- 175 grams of fresh cottage cheese.
- ½ pack of softened butter.
- 100 grams of powdered sugar.
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract.
Process description
Pumpkin puree is combined with sugar, eggs and vegetable oil. All mix well until smooth. All bulk ingredients and spices are introduced into the resulting mass. Finished dough is laid out in tins and placed on heat treatment.
While the cupcakes are in the oven, you can tackle the cream. To do this, in a deep container combine mashed cottage cheese, soft butter, powdered sugar and vanilla extract. All are thoroughly beaten until smooth and applied to the surface of the cooled baking. Such pumpkin cupcakes with creamy curd cream will probably often appear on your family’s menu.
Option with cocoa and apples
Dessert prepared using the method described below is not only very tasty, but also extremely useful. It almost does not taste like a pumpkin. Therefore, even those who do not like this orange vegetable will not refuse it. To bake pumpkin cupcakes you will need:
- 200 grams of good wheat flour.
- 2 raw eggs.
- 250 grams of pumpkin puree.
- 2 teaspoons of baking powder.
- 200 grams of granulated sugar.
- A teaspoon of cinnamon and vanilla.
- 30 grams of cocoa powder.
- 2-3 tablespoons of pasteurized milk.
- 300 grams of apples.
- A pinch of salt.
To make a delicious cream, you will have to additionally prepare:
- 300 grams of fresh cream cheese.
- 60 g of powdered sugar.
- 300 grams of good butter.
- A bag of vanilla sugar.
It is impossible to make such pumpkin cupcakes without eggs. Therefore, they are previously removed from the refrigerator and briefly left at room temperature. Then they are combined with oil, salt, pumpkin puree, sugar and vanilla. The resulting mass is mixed with bulk ingredients and slightly whisk with a whisk. They also add milk, cinnamon and chopped apples. The finished dough is laid out in molds and sent to the oven. Bake them at 180 degrees for no more than twenty-five minutes. The cooled products are covered with a cream consisting of butter, whipped with cream cheese, sweet powder and vanilla sugar.
Ginger variant
This fragrant and delicate dessert will surely appeal to lovers of homemade cakes. To prepare it, you will need:
- 6 teaspoons of low-fat cottage cheese.
- 80 grams of flour.
- 4 large spoons of natural yogurt.
- A small root of ginger.
- ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon, soda and baking powder.
- 50 grams of sugar.
- 1/8 teaspoon of salt and nutmeg.
- 50 grams of pumpkin puree.
- 2 teaspoons of skim milk and butter.
- The protein of one egg.
- 2 large spoons of powdered sugar.
- A pinch of vanillin.
In one bowl, butter and sugar are combined. All this is thoroughly ground and mixed with egg white, pumpkin puree, milk, chopped ginger root and vanilla. Salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, soda, baking powder and flour are introduced into the resulting mass. Finished dough is laid out in molds and baked at 170 degrees. After some time, the browned and cooled cupcakes are decorated with a cream made from cottage cheese, whipped with icing sugar and natural yogurt.