#GreatHallowTweet – Pumpkin Cupcakes
October 31, 2009 | Print | E-mail | Filed under cake, cupcakes, flavor of the month, pumpkin
Happy Halloween! My final post for the #GreatHallowTweet bloghop also doubles as my post for this month’s Flavor of the Month, which is pumpkin. So, I give you these pumpkin cupcakes, all dressed up for Halloween! I took a tray of these to work on Thursday, and they were gone in an instant. You can make these for your Halloween party this weekend, get your kids to help you decorate them, or make them and hand them out to trick-or-treaters. And if you’re left with any, they’re perfect for breakfast the next day. Be safe, and enjoy the holiday!
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp cloves
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
- 4 eggs
- 1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin puree
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 cupcake pans (24 cupcakes) with paper liners. In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
In a large bowl, cream together the brown sugar, granulated sugar, and butter.
Add in the eggs and beat until smooth.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, beating until smooth. Beat in the pumpkin.
Spoon the batter into the cupcake liners. Bake 20-25 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
Remove to wire rack to cool completely before frosting.
Frost with your favorite frosting (I used buttercream), and go crazy with the decorations!
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October 31st, 2009 at 12:32 am
I like your pumpkin cupcakes, as they are both flavor and color specific to our hallowed halloween season.
October 31st, 2009 at 8:48 am
Pumpkin CUPCAKES!!! I am trick-or-treating at your house!!! And they are decorated so cute!!! Love the eyeballs & the spiders especially!
October 31st, 2009 at 9:47 am
Cute! I love the cupcake papers and the frosting decorations.
October 31st, 2009 at 9:49 am
How cute! are those! And they sound scrumptious, too! If we’re picking favorites, I have to go with the cats, of course.
Thanks for playing #GreatHallowTweet, Tracy. You’ve been an awesome contributor, all week long! Mmwwah!
October 31st, 2009 at 10:22 am
Cute and yummy!! PERFECT!!
Thanks for sharing!?
October 31st, 2009 at 11:09 am
These are gorgeous! I would almost hate to eat one, they are so pretty. But, as they sound delicious, too, perhaps it wouldn’t be so hard to do afterall. Had to laugh at your name change for the GreatHallowTweet bloghop…I just did the same to TasteStopping (just for today). It has been a lot of fun to participate. Can’t wait until next Halloween!
Best,
Casey
October 31st, 2009 at 11:41 am
Great effort & beautiful cupcakes. This is a gorgeous post. PERFECT!!
October 31st, 2009 at 11:47 am
Everything you’ve made for the #GreatHallowTweet has been amazing and looks absolutely DECADENT!
Great to “meet” you through the tweet. 
October 31st, 2009 at 8:33 pm
those are just the cutest thing! I bet my girls would love pumpkin cupcakes
November 2nd, 2009 at 9:20 am
Ohh, what a beautiful blog! You’re gettin’ added to my list!
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:48 am
Would you believe we STILL haven’t purchased any pumpkin this year? I’m dying here. Next year I’m just going to have to grow pumpkins.