Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

Name: Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes
Prep time: PT1hour
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 22 serves
Ingredients: Pumpkin spice cupcakes; 1 cup plain flour; 1 cup self raising flour; ¾ tsp bicarb soda; 1 tsp cinnamon; 2 tsp mixed spice; ½ tsp ground ginger; ½ tsp nutmeg; 1 cup vegetable oil; 4 eggs, lightly beaten; 1 ¼ cups brown sugar; 2 cups mashed pumpkin; Cream cheese frosting; 250g cream cheese, softened; 90g unsalted butter, softened; 2 tsp vanilla essence; 4 cups sifted icing sugar

Perfect for the young and young at heart, these pumpkin spice cupcakes are an essential for any Halloween party or spring-time picnic. These cupcakes combine the classic flavours associated with pumpkin – cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg – creating a tantalising taste that will leave you and your guests wanting more. The sweetness of the pumpkin is balanced out by the aromatic and grounding flavours of the spices.

Preparing your pumpkin for these cupcakes is a breeze with NEFF’s FullSteam oven. By steaming the pumpkin, you can keep its vibrant colour and sweet flavours intact. The CircoTherm^®, meanwhile, helps give the cupcakes an even bake, keeping them firm but not too hard and golden but not burnt. And the best part is that cooking these cupcakes in your NEFF oven can create a beautifully aromatic scent in your home.

Function: Circo Therm®

Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

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Prep: 1 hour

Cooking: 25 minutes

difficulty: Easy

Serves: 22

Ingredients

Pumpkin spice cupcakes

1 cup plain flour
1 cup self raising flour
¾ tsp bicarb soda
1 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp mixed spice
½ tsp ground ginger
½ tsp nutmeg
1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1 ¼ cups brown sugar
2 cups mashed pumpkin

Cream cheese frosting

250g cream cheese, softened
90g unsalted butter, softened
2 tsp vanilla essence
4 cups sifted icing sugar

Method

Pumpkin spice cupcakes

Preheat oven on CircoTherm to 180˚C. Arrange wire racks on shelf positions 1 and 3.

Line standard muffin pans with liners.

Sift the flours, bicarb soda and spices into a large mixing bowl and make a well in the centre.

In a separate bowl, combine the remaining ingredients and mix well. Add mixture to the dry ingredients and using a large whisk, mix until completely combined. Be careful not to over mix. Spoon mixture into muffin pans.

Bake for 22 to 25 minutes or until cooked and golden.

Allow to cool before icing and decorating.

Icing

Place the cream cheese, butter & vanilla essence into a mixing bowl & mix with electric beaters until light & creamy.

Gradually beat in the icing sugar & mix well.

Notes

You will need 600g – 700g pumpkin for this recipe. This can be peeled, diced & cooked on FullSteam 100˚c for 20 minutes or till cooked. Cool and mash.

Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

Ingredients

Method

Pumpkin spice cupcakes

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