Halloween Recipe: Pumpkin Ginger Cupcakes

October 15, 2012

Halloween Alley

Okay, so it may not quite be Halloween yet but these delicious looking things are PERFECT for the Fall! Whip these up, rake your leaves while they bake then plop down with a mug of hot chocolate and one of these delightful Pumpkin Ginger cupcakes.

Baking Fall themed treats should also get you excited for Halloween! With every day that passes we’re more and more pumped up for the big night. Have you decided what you’re going to dress as? Our costumes are AMAZING this year so be sure to pop into one of our Halloween stores where you can really soak up the full fun-filled experience!

In the mean time, here is your recipe 🙂

Ingredients
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 (3.4 ounce) package instant butterscotch pudding mix
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/3 cup finely chopped crystallized ginger
  • 1 cup butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
Directions

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 24 muffin cups, or line with paper muffin liners. Whisk together the flour, pudding mix, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ground ginger, allspice, cloves, and crystallized ginger in a bowl; set aside.

Beat the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in color. Add the room-temperature eggs one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into the butter mixture before adding the next. Beat in the vanilla and pumpkin puree with the last egg. Stir in the flour mixture, mixing until just incorporated. Pour the batter into the prepared muffin cups.

Bake in the preheated oven until golden and the tops spring back when lightly pressed, about 20 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

Awesome, right? There’s no way you can’t make these! Let us know how they are!

Love,

Halloween Alley
Celebrate life. Halloween style!

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