Pumpkin passion cupcakes

Pumpkin passion cupcakes

Use grated pumpkin or butternut squash for these gorgeous, spiced cupcakes

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 12

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 25 mins

Freezable

before icing

Method

  1. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line a 12-hole muffin tray with paper cases. Pour the oil into a large bowl and add the sugar, eggs and vanilla. Beat together, then add the grated pumpkin, sultanas and orange zest.
  2. Stir in the cinnamon, flour and bicarbonate of soda, the mixture will be quite wet. Spoon into the cases. Bake for 25 mins until firm and springy to the touch and a skewer inserted in the centre of a cupcake comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack. At this stage you can freeze the cakes for 4 months.
  3. To make the frosting, beat the cream cheese and sugar together until smooth then spread on top of the cupcakes. Leave plain or decorate with toasted pecans. Store in the fridge, but return to room temperature to serve for the best flavour and texture.
Try

Grated pumpkin

If the flesh of your pumpkin is quite wet when grated, give it a good squeeze before using it.

Per serving

386 kcalories, protein 4.3g, carbohydrate 43g, fat 23 g, saturated fat 7g, fibre 1g, sugar 30g, salt 0.45 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2011.

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  • 30 September 2011

    Harry phillips commented on this recipe

    It looks a really nise recipe one I would try

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  • 01 October 2011

    sarahaw24 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    nice recipe! added extra zest and lest cinnamon. I also added some freshly grated ginger, and put some white chocolate chips just before putting them in the oven. The chocolate works really well. I did a cream cheese buttercream frosting and decorated them with white chocolate buttons! they were amazing!!

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  • 06 October 2011

    Mrs Milton commented on this recipe

    I was a bit sceptical but wanted to try something new so tested it out on my colleagues at work and had rave reviews! They all wanted a copy of the recipe. I left out the sultanas as a personal preference and it still worked just as well!

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  • 06 October 2011

    Mrs Milton rated this recipe

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  • 17 October 2011

    Goldengirl79 rated and commented on this recipe

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    Absolutely gorgeous. Just as nice without the frosting, if you're after a lighter version!

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  • 18 October 2011

    jane rated and commented on this recipe

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    Lovely recipe and excellent flavor. Our Sweet Meat squash were prolific this year and I used that in this recipe. The next batch will be modified for cranberries rather than sultanas and a dab of grated ginger.

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  • 23 October 2011

    laxtitute rated and commented on this recipe

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    What a treat! These were so easy to make and turned out beautifully! They tasted exceptionally good and were moist and delicious! A lovely change to the usual flavours of muffins/fairy cakes.

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  • 24 October 2011

    Lynne Godden rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Made this exactly as per the recipe as 1 granddaughter can't have dairy or soya and they all loved it. Next time I'll make it in a tin and serve it as a pudding with custard. A nice change to carrot cake.

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  • 27 October 2011

    Susanann commented on this recipe

    Used butternut squash instead of pumpkin and added a little more zest - they were absolutely delicious. Will definitely be making again.

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  • 27 October 2011

    Susanann rated this recipe

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  • 30 October 2011

    melteaser commented on this recipe

    I used smaller baking cases, this mix made about 35 fairy cake size. Quite nice. Very simple and quick to make. If you have no pumpkin or butternut squash, I would think you could use carrot. This recipe is very similar to one I use for carrot cake

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  • 30 October 2011

    Neil rated and commented on this recipe

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    So easy to make and they taste great.

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  • 31 October 2011

    Cazza commented on this recipe

    I made these last night and took them into work today. They've gone down a treat. Tasting the mix I thought there might be too much cinnamon, but they tasted fine. An easy way to transport them is to put the topping in a tub, and put it on at your destination!

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  • 31 October 2011

    Cazza rated and commented on this recipe

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    And here's my rating!

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  • 04 November 2011

    Kirstie rated and commented on this recipe

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    Gorgeous - really moist and good flavour. I was using pumpkin left over from another recipe and only had about 100g so topped it up with grated carrot to make the 200g.

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  • 05 November 2011

    emma rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    i made these tonight and i love them ,my partner wasent so sure but then hes a tipical farmer, meat and two veg man ,ill defo be making them again though

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  • 07 November 2011

    sullie rated and commented on this recipe

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    Deliciously moist cupcakes great recipe will be making again.

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  • 07 November 2011

    sullie commented on this recipe

    Deliciously moist cupcakes great recipe will be making again.

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  • 07 November 2011

    Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

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    Wow! These were fabulous - gorgeous and moist and fruity and spicy - just yummy!! I used butternut squash and topped with the cream cheese frosting and pecans.

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  • 11 November 2011

    Peanut commented on this recipe

    These are fab, I followed the recipie to the letter & didn't add anything (unusual for me). Made them to take to a bonfire party and they went down a treat.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 12

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 25 mins

Freezable

before icing

Ingredients

FOR THE FROSTING

  • 200g tub full-fat cream cheese
  • 85g icing sugar
  • toasted chopped pecans to decorate (optional)
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Per serving

386 kcalories, protein 4.3g, carbohydrate 43g, fat 23 g, saturated fat 7g, fibre 1g, sugar 30g, salt 0.45 g

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