Pumpkin passion cupcakes
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Pumpkin passion cupcakes

By Good Food

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

  • Prep:15 mins
    Cook:25 mins
  • Easy

Nutrition per serving

  • kcal 386
  • fat 23g
  • saturates 7g
  • carbs 43g
  • sugars 30g
  • fibre 1g
  • protein 4.3g
  • salt 0.45g

Ingredients

  • 175ml sunflower oil
  • 175g light muscovado sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 200g coarsely grated pumpkin or butternut squash flesh
  • 100g sultanas
  • grated zest 1 orange
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 200g self-raising flour
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 200g tub full-fat cream cheese
  • 85g icing sugar
  • toasted chopped pecans to decorate (optional)

Tip

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

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.

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