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
Easy Pumpkin Decorated Cupcakes Directions
For the cupcakes:
- 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.
For the 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.
For the decoration:
- 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.
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.
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
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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