Pumpkin Cupcakes!

Autumn has rolled into Heidelberg and I’m excited to bake with pumpkin.  The first order of business was finding and/or developing a delicious Pumpkin Cake recipe as the base for a season of deliciousness.  I’ve adapted a terrific find from allrecipes.com – it’s crazy moist with plenty of flavor.

My idea was to revisit a pumpkin-shaped cake with a delightful orange-tinted cream cheese drizzle.  Again, it was a failure.  It was an improvement, but far from what I like producing. 

The upside, today was definitely a Test Kitchen day and that’s fine by me.  I’m still trying new techniques and learning all the time.

I believe I’ve dialed in the cream cheese frosting on this one… and love the orange tint.  I’m very happy with results of the cupcakes; they look quite charming with a flavor to match. 

 

This will be a good base to jump off into cupcake autumn/Halloween/Thanksgiving designs – I can’t wait to try some of these ideas when I visit our oldest daughter next month.  We’re going to have some fun times when The Sugary Shrink Goes to Utah!  (That almost reads like a Nancy Drew title.)

I’m really diggin’ the way my Fiesta Ware 15″ Persimmon Jack-O-Lantern platter looks sitting on top of an upturned $2 wire candy basket.  They’re perfect together.  Though I think it’s still early for Halloween decorations, some people just can’t wait.  Go ahead and be Boo!tastic.