Description
Moist spiced cupcakes with rich chocolate ganache, orange frosting, and a cute pumpkin topper sitting in a cookie crumb ‘patch.’
Ingredients
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- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- ½ cup heavy cream (for ganache)
- Orange-tinted buttercream
- 1 cup crushed chocolate cookies (for ‘soil’)
- Fondant or marzipan pumpkin toppers
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
- Cream butter and sugar, then beat in eggs and pumpkin puree.
- Stir in flour, baking agents, and spices until smooth.
- Bake for 18–20 minutes, then cool completely.
- Make chocolate ganache by heating cream and pouring over chocolate, then drizzle on top of each cupcake.
- Pipe orange frosting swirls and sprinkle crushed cookies for a soil effect.
- Add fondant pumpkins and candy decorations to finish the pumpkin patch look.
Notes
- Ensure cupcakes are completely cool before adding ganache and frosting.
- Use high-quality chocolate for the ganache for the best flavor.
- Store cupcakes in an airtight container to maintain freshness.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 40mg