{"id":5294,"date":"2016-10-27T08:00:09","date_gmt":"2016-10-27T07:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.janespatisserie.com\/?p=5294"},"modified":"2022-10-11T15:35:34","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T14:35:34","slug":"pumpkin-spice-cupcakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.janespatisserie.com\/2016\/10\/27\/pumpkin-spice-cupcakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes!"},"content":{"rendered":"

A delicious cupcake twist on the classic and popular pumpkin spice latte.. pumpkin spice cupcakes with pumpkin spice buttercream frosting!<\/h2>\n

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Themed baking<\/h3>\n

I adore themed baking. I can’t help but get involved and making something cute and lovey for Valentines, chocolatey for Easter, spooky for Halloween, and festive for Christmas etc… more and more events keep cropping up throughout the year and I feel like I can’t keep up!<\/p>\n

Halloween however, I like baking for Halloween SO much. Halloween means you can do things a little different. I will admit that I haven’t posted any truly spooky Halloween bakes as I want to make them easy, but I sure have experimented and I am already planning some whoppers for next year!<\/p>\n

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Pumpkin related recipes<\/h3>\n

And after the success of my no-bake pumpkin spice cheesecake<\/a> last week, I KNEW I had to do another Pumpkin Spice treat. Halloween to me in pumpkins, is black and orange and is everything tasty, hence the bucket load of pumpkin related recipes such as cookies<\/a>, latte cake<\/a> and even pumpkin patch brownies<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Pumpkin spice<\/h3>\n

My homemade pumpkin spice mix is so easy, and the recipe can be found at the bottom of this page. <\/p>\n

One thing I thought I’d do with this pumpkin spice recipe in comparison to the cheesecake is to make it truly ‘PSL’ and use coffee in the bake as well. I decided to use coffee in the sponges as I love coffee flavoured cake more than frosting (personal tastes and all!) and I think it works better in general. <\/p>\n

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A hint of sweetness<\/h3>\n

I still wanted the sweetness in comparison to the PS by using vanilla<\/a> in the sponges and frosting as I find the taste of the PS a little strong and spicey without the hint of sweetness. Again this is a personal thing, but after doing a few taste batches of these cupcakes, the trusty taste testers definitely preferred it with the vanilla<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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Cupcake cases and piping tips<\/h3>\n

I used simple brown muffin cases for these as they seemed to sit well with the colour of the frosting, and they were darker for Halloween, but you can buy some really cute Halloween themed cupcake cases at the minute that they would be ideal as well!<\/p>\n

I love using a large star piping tip<\/a> with large disposable piping bags<\/a> to create a gorgeous swirl of buttercream – it also creates a nice sized ‘platform’ for your pumpkin marshmallows (or whatever decoration you fancy!).<\/p>\n

I hope you guys love this recipe as much as I, and my trusty taste testers did… enjoy! Oh, and I hope you have a spooktacular Halloween!<\/p>\n

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A delicious cupcake twist on the classic and popular pumpkin spice latte.. Pumpkin spice cupcakes with pumpkin spice buttercream frosting!<\/span><\/div>\n