Jack o’Lantern Cupcakes

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Make these fun and yummy Jack o’Lantern Cupcakes with your kiddos.

This post is sponsored by Dixie Crystals. All opinions are my own.

Jack o'Lantern Cupcakes from Cosmopolitan Cornbread

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Dixie Crystals joins us today as we celebrate a Spooktacular Sunday Supper with all sorts of frightfully delightful recipes that are sure to be the highlight of your night. I knew immediately that I would be sharing my Jack o’Lantern cupcakes with you.

One of my favorite things about autumn is carving pumpkins and what’s a more fun way to incorporate that than with these cute little ghoulishly yummy cupcakes? I can not wait to see what everyone has shared.

Join us as we celebrate with Dixie Crystals.

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To begin, preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Line a standard muffin pan with cupcake papers and set it aside for now.

In a bowl, combine 1 cup of flour, 1 ½ teaspoon of baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1/8 teaspoon of salt, a teaspoon of cinnamon, ½ teaspoon of nutmeg, and 1/8 teaspoon of allspice. Stir these together and set it aside for a moment.

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In your mixing bowl, beat together 2 eggs, a cup of Dixie Crystals granulated sugar, 1/3 cup plain apple sauce, 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil, and a cup of pumpkin puree.

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Add in your dry mixture and mix until it is smooth.

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Finely chop 1/3 cup of walnuts or pecans and fold them into the batter.

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Scoop the batter into your muffin pan and bake for 16-18 minutes or until they test done with a toothpick. Remove them to a cooling rack and cool completely.

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When your cupcakes are cooled, it’s time to do some decorating.

First, you will want to frost your cupcakes with your favorite white frosting. You could use a buttercream or a cream cheese frosting, whichever you prefer. I made buttercream frosting for these particular cupcakes. Mix some orange food coloring into the frosting before frosting the cupcakes. These are pumpkins after all!

To get a cute look on the cupcakes, I piped the frosting in a curved pattern to give it the feel of the ridges of a pumpkin. Frost all of the cupcakes this way.

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Now to make these pumpkins…into Jack o’Lanterns!

You could pipe some black frosting onto these, but I think that makes for a very messy decoration, so I’m sharing a super easy trick with you- the trick for your treats!

Go to your local craft store and buy a small package of black fondant from the baking section.

Put a couple drops of cooking oil in your hands and rub them all over your palms and fingers to keep the fondant from sticking to you. Knead a little bit of fondant until it is soft and pliable.

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Roll it out on a smooth surface.

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With a knife, cut little triangles for eyes and little crescent mouths.

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Gently place the pieces on your cupcake.  BOO-ya! Jack is born.

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Repeat with all of the cupcakes. You can get creative with these if you like – making different expressions and such.

Jack o'Lantern Cupcakes from Cosmopolitan Cornbread

This is also a great craft for the kiddos to do!

Jack o'Lantern Cupcakes from Cosmopolitan Cornbread
Jack o'Lantern Cupcakes from Cosmopolitan Cornbread

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Jack o'Lantern Cupcakes from Cosmopolitan Cornbread

Jack o’Lantern Cupcakes

Constance Smith – Cosmopolitan Cornbread
Make these fun and yummy Jack o’Lantern Cupcakes with your kiddos.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 18 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 18 minutes
Course Sweets, Treats & Desserts
Cuisine American
Servings 12 cupcakes
Calories 228 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 c flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/8 teaspoon allspice
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 c granulated sugar
  • 1/3 c plain apple sauce
  • 1/3 c extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 c pumpkin puree
  • 1/3 c walnuts or pecans
  • Your favorite white frosting
  • orange food coloring
  • black fondant

Instructions
 

  • To begin, preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Line a standard muffin pan with cupcake papers and set it aside for now.
  • In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice. Stir these together and set it aside for a moment.
  • In your mixing bowl, beat together the eggs, sugar, plain apple sauce, extra virgin olive oil, and pumpkin puree.
  • Add in your dry mixture and mix until it is smooth.
  • Finely chop the walnuts or pecans and fold them into the batter.
  • Scoop the batter into your muffin pan and bake for 16-18 minutes or until they test done with a toothpick. Remove them to a cooling rack and cool completely.
  • When your cupcakes are cooled, it’s time to do some decorating.
  • First, you will want to frost your cupcakes with your favorite white frosting. You could use a buttercream or a cream cheese frosting, whichever you prefer. I made buttercream frosting for these particular cupcakes. Mix some orange food coloring into the frosting before frosting the cupcakes. These are pumpkins after all.
  • Pipe the frosting onto all of the cupcakes.
  • Put a couple drops of cooking oil in your hands and rub them all over your palms and fingers to keep the fondant from sticking to you. Knead a little bit of fondant until it is soft and pliable.
  • Roll it out on a smooth surface.
  • With a knife, cut little triangles for eyes and little crescent mouths.
  • Gently place the pieces on your cupcake.
  • Repeat with all of the cupcakes. You can get creative with these if you like – making different expressions if you like.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1cCalories: 228kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 3gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 189mgFiber: 2gSugar: 24g

Nutritional information is auto-generated and the accuracy is not guaranteed.

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