Easy Pumpkin Decorated Cupcakes

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If you’re looking for a cupcake with some fall wow factor, today’s Easy Pumpkin Decorated Cupcakes recipe is for you. While fall seems to be a season of all things pumpkin spice, believe it or not everybody is a fan of the flavor. Shocking, I know! Everyone can enjoy these cupcakes because they are a delicious vanilla cupcake with to-die-for vanilla buttercream frosting. It’s super simple to decorate these cupcakes to look like a pumpkin. In fact, you can do it in just 3 easy steps. Let me show you!

Easy Pumpkin Decorated Cupcakes Ingredients

For the cupcakes:

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the frosting:

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3-4 cups powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• pinch salt
• 2-3 tablespoons milk or heavy cream
• Orange food coloring

For the decoration:

• 6 large pretzel sticks
• 12-24 green jelly beans

Easy Pumpkin Decorated Cupcakes Directions

For the cupcakes:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a muffin tray with cupcake liners.
2. Cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
3. Beat in eggs one at a time, then vanilla. Set aside.
4. In a small bowl, mix the flour, baking powder and salt.
5. Add half of the flour mixture to the butter-sugar mixture, then the milk, then the remaining flour mixture, beating well after each addition.
6. Portion out into the cupcake liners, about 1/2 cup each liner.
7. Bake for 18-22 minutes until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

For the frosting:

1. Place softened butter into a bowl and beat in 2 cups of powdered sugar.
2. Add 2 Tablespoons heavy cream and vanilla.
3. Add the remaining powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time until you reach your desired consistency.
4. Add orange food coloring until you reach a pumpkin color you like.

For the decoration:

1. Spoon the frosting into a piping bag with no tip or a circular tip. Swirl the frosting onto the cooled cupcakes.
2. Break the large pretzel sticks into 3-4 pieces and insert one piece in the center of each cupcake.
3. Add a jelly bean (or half a jelly bean) to create a small vine garnish.

See? I told you it would be easy to turn these cupcakes into pumpkins! I hope you’ll enjoy these cute pumpkin decorated pumpkins this fall. They would be a perfect treat for fall themed parties and celebrations. Print out the recipe below and give the easy recipe a try today.

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