- Calories 259
- Caloriesfromfat 48%
- Protein 3.5g
- Fat 14g
- Satfat 5.5g
- Carbohydrate 33g
- Fiber 1.6g
- Sodium 214mg
- Cholesterol 41mg
Chocolate Pumpkin Cupcakes
Photo: Annabelle Breakey; Styling: Emma Star Jensen
The canned pumpkin in the batter keeps these cupcakes moist, reducing the amount of oil you need to use.
How to Make It
Step 1
Make cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350°. In a medium bowl, with a mixer on medium speed, beat sugar, buttermilk, oil, eggs, pumpkin, salt, and vanilla until well blended.
Step 2
Whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda, and baking powder in a medium bowl. Gradually add to wet mixture, beating on medium speed until smooth.
Step 3
Line muffin pans with muffin cups and fill each cup with 3 tbsp. batter. Bake until a toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean, 25 minutes. Cool completely.
Step 4
Make frosting: In a medium bowl, beat mascarpone, pumpkin pie spice, pumpkin, vanilla, and salt with a mixer until smooth. Beat in powdered sugar. Chill until firm, 1 hour. Spread on cupcakes and top each with whipped cream and a pastille. Chill until frosting is firm, about 30 minutes.
Step 5
*Find chocolate pastilles in the baking aisle at well-stocked grocery stores.
Step 6
Note: Nutritional analysis is per cupcake.
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Angelawhocooks's Review
Really good. Everyone loved them on Thanksgiving and when I saw my brother-in-law a few days later he commented on on how much he enjoyed them. It's fun to share a memorable dessert with family and friends.
dmarkowitz's Review
I made a quick and easy variation of this recipe by using dark chocolate cake mix and cream cheese frosting instead of making them from scratch. I added about 1/2 cup pumpkin puree to the cake mix, and decreased the oil by 1/4 cup. To the frosting I added 1 spoonful of pumpkin and about 1/8 tsp pumpkin spice. I made mini-cupcakes for a bite-sized dessert and they turned out wonderfully!
ajablon22's Review
These are more like a brownie in texture than a cupcake, but still very tasty. The pumpkin flavor in both the cake and frosting is very light, not overwhelming like it seemed it would be.
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