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Easy Pumpkin Decorated Cupcakes


Even if you're not a pumpkin spice fan you can enjoy these cupcakes this fall. It's easy to decorate these tasty vanilla cupcakes with vanilla buttercream frosting to look like pumpkins. Get the recipe and directions today.

If you’re looking for a cupcake with some fall wow factor, today’s Easy Pumpkin Decorated Cupcakes recipe is for you. While fall seems to be a season of all things pumpkin spice, believe it or not everybody is a fan of the flavor. Shocking, I know! Everyone can enjoy these cupcakes because they are a delicious vanilla cupcake with to-die-for vanilla buttercream frosting. It’s super simple to decorate these cupcakes to look like a pumpkin. In fact, you can do it in just 3 easy steps. Let me show you!

Easy Pumpkin Decorated Cupcakes Ingredients

For the cupcakes:

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the frosting:

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 3-4 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • pinch salt
  • 2-3 tablespoons milk or heavy cream
  • Orange food coloring

For the decoration:

  • 6 large pretzel sticks
  • 12-24 green jelly beans

Even if you're not a pumpkin spice fan you can enjoy these cupcakes this fall. It's easy to decorate these tasty vanilla cupcakes with vanilla buttercream frosting to look like pumpkins. Get the recipe and directions today.

Easy Pumpkin Decorated Cupcakes Directions

For the cupcakes:

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a muffin tray with cupcake liners.
  2. Cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
  3. Beat in eggs one at a time, then vanilla. Set aside.
  4. In a small bowl, mix the flour, baking powder and salt.
  5. Add half of the flour mixture to the butter-sugar mixture, then the milk, then the remaining flour mixture, beating well after each addition.
  6. Portion out into the cupcake liners, about 1/2 cup each liner.
  7. Bake for 18-22 minutes until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

For the frosting:

  1. Place softened butter into a bowl and beat in 2 cups of powdered sugar.
  2. Add 2 Tablespoons heavy cream and vanilla.
  3. Add the remaining powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time until you reach your desired consistency.
  4. Add orange food coloring until you reach a pumpkin color you like.

For the decoration:

  1. Spoon the frosting into a piping bag with no tip or a circular tip. Swirl the frosting onto the cooled cupcakes.
  2. Break the large pretzel sticks into 3-4 pieces and insert one piece in the center of each cupcake.
  3. Add a jelly bean (or half a jelly bean) to create a small vine garnish.

Even if you're not a pumpkin spice fan you can enjoy these cupcakes this fall. It's easy to decorate these tasty vanilla cupcakes with vanilla buttercream frosting to look like pumpkins. Get the recipe and directions today.

See? I told you it would be easy to turn these cupcakes into pumpkins! I hope you’ll enjoy these cute pumpkin decorated pumpkins this fall. They would be a perfect treat for fall themed parties and celebrations. Print out the recipe below and give the easy recipe a try today.

Even if you're not a pumpkin spice fan you can enjoy these cupcakes this fall. It's easy to decorate these tasty vanilla cupcakes with vanilla buttercream frosting to look like pumpkins. Get the recipe and directions today.
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Easy Pumpkin Decorated Cupcakes

Servings: 24

Ingredients

For the cupcakes:

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the frosting:

  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 3-4 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • pinch salt
  • 2-3 tablespoons milk or heavy cream
  • Orange food coloring
  • For the decoration:
  • 6 large pretzel sticks
  • 12-24 green jelly beans

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Line a muffin tray with cupcake liners.
  • Cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
  • Beat in eggs one at a time, then vanilla. Set aside.
  • In a small bowl, mix the flour, baking powder and salt.
  • Add half of the flour mixture to the butter-sugar mixture, then the milk, then the remaining flour mixture, beating well after each addition.
  • Portion out into the cupcake liners, about 1/2 cup each liner.
  • Bake for 18-22 minutes until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
  • To make frosting, place softened butter into a bowl and beat in 2 cups of powdered sugar.
  • Add 2 Tablespoons heavy cream and vanilla.
  • Add the remaining powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time until you reach your desired consistency.
  • Add orange food coloring until you reach a pumpkin color you like.
  • Spoon the frosting into a piping bag with no tip or a circular tip. Swirl the frosting onto the cooled cupcakes.
  • Break the large pretzel sticks into 3-4 pieces and insert one piece in the center of each cupcake.
  • Add a jelly bean (or half a jelly bean) to create a small vine garnish.

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