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.

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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.