Annabel Karmel’s Pumpkin Muffins
- Makes 12
How to make Pumpkin Muffins for Halloween - and create different scary faces on each cupcake
For the muffins…
- 225g plain flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 125g butter softened
- 125g caster sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 200 ml milk
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 100g sultanas
- 125g pumpkin, peeled and grated
For the decoration…
- 1 tub ready made buttercream
- Orange food colouring
- Chocolate flavoured Writing icing
- 150 g ready to roll white icing
- Green food colouring
- Brown food colouring
Method
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Step 1
Preheat the oven to 180C. Line a 12 hole muffin tin with muffin cases.
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Step 2
Measure all of the ingredients into a free-standing electric mixer. Whisk until blended. Spoon into the cases.
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Step 3
Bake for about 20 to 25 minutes until well risen and lightly golden on top.
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Step 4
Remove the muffins from the muffin tin and leave on a wire rack to cool completely.
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Step 5
Meanwhile colour two-thirds of the ready-to-roll icing green and one-third brown. Roll out the green icing and shape into 12 leaves. Use a toothpick to draw the veins on the leaves. Shape the brown icing into 12 stalks.
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Step 6
Colour the buttercream orange and spread the icing over the cupcakes.
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Step 7
Decorate with eyes, noses and mouths using the chocolate flavoured writing icing and then add the leaves and stalks to the pumpkins.
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