Comments on: Pumpkin Cupcakes with Pumpkin Cream Cheese Frosting http://momgrind.com/2009/10/12/pumpkin-cupcakes/ Hire a Blogger Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:10:24 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: MomGrind http://momgrind.com/2009/10/12/pumpkin-cupcakes/#comment-18316 MomGrind Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:13:55 +0000 http://momgrind.com/?p=3721#comment-18316 Hi Meggo, so glad you liked these pumpkin cupcakes! Thanks for reporting back. :) Hi Meggo, so glad you liked these pumpkin cupcakes! Thanks for reporting back. :)

]]> By: Meggo http://momgrind.com/2009/10/12/pumpkin-cupcakes/#comment-18308 Meggo Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:08:36 +0000 http://momgrind.com/?p=3721#comment-18308 YUMMMM!!!! they're so good. i didn't have the means to make the icing so i just topped them with store-bought (i know: boring, right? lol) vanilla icing and sprinkled the icing with ground ginger. the cupcakes are great. thanks for the recipe! YUMMMM!!!! they’re so good. i didn’t have the means to make the icing so i just topped them with store-bought (i know: boring, right? lol) vanilla icing and sprinkled the icing with ground ginger. the cupcakes are great. thanks for the recipe!

]]> By: Meggo http://momgrind.com/2009/10/12/pumpkin-cupcakes/#comment-18307 Meggo Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:58:36 +0000 http://momgrind.com/?p=3721#comment-18307 i just made this recipe but i haven't been able to taste them yet cus they're hot out of the oven but they smell delicious! i'll tell you what i think of them when they cool off! i just made this recipe but i haven’t been able to taste them yet cus they’re hot out of the oven but they smell delicious! i’ll tell you what i think of them when they cool off!

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]]> By: lavamom http://momgrind.com/2009/10/12/pumpkin-cupcakes/#comment-17930 lavamom Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:22:15 +0000 http://momgrind.com/?p=3721#comment-17930 The frosting might have been ok for adults, but for messy young kids I felt I had to make it thicker. I think modifying the recipe like you said is a good idea. In general it's good to add a bit at a time anyway, then check for taste and consistency - we all measure a little differently. Also, I had to make these ahead of time and take them on a car trip, which meant the icing had to stay in place. If you are frosting these and serving them soon, runnier is ok. I forgot to add - my daughter's class LOVED them - I don't think one got thrown out. One girl gave me a big thumb's up, and one boy said he hoped I brought them next year too. Thanks! The frosting might have been ok for adults, but for messy young kids I felt I had to make it thicker. I think modifying the recipe like you said is a good idea. In general it’s good to add a bit at a time anyway, then check for taste and consistency – we all measure a little differently. Also, I had to make these ahead of time and take them on a car trip, which meant the icing had to stay in place. If you are frosting these and serving them soon, runnier is ok.

I forgot to add – my daughter’s class LOVED them – I don’t think one got thrown out. One girl gave me a big thumb’s up, and one boy said he hoped I brought them next year too. Thanks!

]]> By: MomGrind http://momgrind.com/2009/10/12/pumpkin-cupcakes/#comment-17922 MomGrind Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:29:13 +0000 http://momgrind.com/?p=3721#comment-17922 lavamom, I'm glad it ended up working for you. Re the runny frosting, you're right - adding the pumpkin puree does make the frosting a bit runnier than usual, but for me it wasn't so bad that I had to modify anything. Perhaps try adding less pumpkin puree to the frosting next time - 4 TBS is about a quarter cup - use a measuring cup and make sure you level it with a spatula, or just add 2 TBS. It might be enough to give it that unique color and flavor. Hmm now I'm wondering if I should adjust the recipe to suggest adding just 2 TBS, and more only if it's not too runny. lavamom, I’m glad it ended up working for you. Re the runny frosting, you’re right – adding the pumpkin puree does make the frosting a bit runnier than usual, but for me it wasn’t so bad that I had to modify anything. Perhaps try adding less pumpkin puree to the frosting next time – 4 TBS is about a quarter cup – use a measuring cup and make sure you level it with a spatula, or just add 2 TBS. It might be enough to give it that unique color and flavor. Hmm now I’m wondering if I should adjust the recipe to suggest adding just 2 TBS, and more only if it’s not too runny.

]]> By: lavamom http://momgrind.com/2009/10/12/pumpkin-cupcakes/#comment-17921 lavamom Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:01:09 +0000 http://momgrind.com/?p=3721#comment-17921 Thought I would provide an update - I doubled the recipe, and it made 36 cupcakes. I probably could have squeezed out a few more by making them smaller - they were for 7 year olds, who can handle a smaller cupcake, and these are pretty dense. I doubled the frosting too, which was probably a mistake. Then when it was time to frost the cupcakes, the frosting was a bit sweet and too runny - the wet pumpkin? maybe too much sugar, which I think has a liquefying effect? - so I had to add another container of cream cheese, which REALLY left me with a lot of frosting. In the end I used the extra to top a pumpkin pie I made, and it came out well - same effect as a cheesecake. But I still have tons of frosting left. I guess what I learned is to start tasting the frosting before I have added all the sugar, and not to double the frosting recipe if I double the batter recipe. And I now have a great new topping idea for pumpkin pie. So thank you for posting this recipe. (And how do you avoid runny frosting?) Thought I would provide an update – I doubled the recipe, and it made 36 cupcakes. I probably could have squeezed out a few more by making them smaller – they were for 7 year olds, who can handle a smaller cupcake, and these are pretty dense. I doubled the frosting too, which was probably a mistake. Then when it was time to frost the cupcakes, the frosting was a bit sweet and too runny – the wet pumpkin? maybe too much sugar, which I think has a liquefying effect? – so I had to add another container of cream cheese, which REALLY left me with a lot of frosting. In the end I used the extra to top a pumpkin pie I made, and it came out well – same effect as a cheesecake. But I still have tons of frosting left. I guess what I learned is to start tasting the frosting before I have added all the sugar, and not to double the frosting recipe if I double the batter recipe. And I now have a great new topping idea for pumpkin pie. So thank you for posting this recipe. (And how do you avoid runny frosting?)

]]> By: janice http://momgrind.com/2009/10/12/pumpkin-cupcakes/#comment-17919 janice Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:36:35 +0000 http://momgrind.com/?p=3721#comment-17919 Sorry it's taken me so long to catch up on past posts, but this one was worth waiting for! SCRUMPTIOUS!!! Sorry it’s taken me so long to catch up on past posts, but this one was worth waiting for! SCRUMPTIOUS!!!

]]> By: Elly http://momgrind.com/2009/10/12/pumpkin-cupcakes/#comment-17905 Elly Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:57:49 +0000 http://momgrind.com/?p=3721#comment-17905 Thank you so much for the speedy reply - I'm already looking forward to eating them! Thank you so much for the speedy reply – I’m already looking forward to eating them!

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