Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing


Cupcake Ingredients
4 Eggs
1 2/3 Cup Sugar
1 Cup Oil
1 Can Pumpkin
2 Cups A.P. Flour
2 Tsp Baking Powder
2 Tsp Cinnamon
1 Tsp Salt
1 Tsp Baking Soda.
Baking Directions
  • Preheat oven to 350
  • Beat together Egg, Sugar, Oil and Pumpkin Mix.
  • In large bowl beat together Flour, Baking Powder, Cinnamon, Salt and Baking Soda.
  • Combine wet and dry ingredients, mix thoroughly.

Icing Ingredients
1 Package Cream Cheese (3 oz)
1/2 Stick Butter Softened
1 Tsp Vanilla
2 Cups Powdered Sugar

Icing Directions
  • Cream together Cream Cheese and Butter.
  • Stir Vanilla and Sugar in slowly.
  • Beat until smooth and fully incorporated.
  • Dip cupcakes in icing.

These were one of, if not the very first introduction to cupcake baking from scratch. At first I was freaking out about the icing being too thin, (Because at the time I kept confusing a frosting with an icing) But the cupcakes were met with rave reviews, so naturally I felt much better.


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