Pumpkin Pie Frappuccino Cupcakes
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INGREDIENTS
Cupcakes
429g all-purpose flour
265g caster (superfine) sugar
1/2 tsp salt
3 tsp baking powder
375ml of milk
125ml vegetable oil
125g unsalted butter, softened
2 tbsp Greek yogurt (can substitute with sour cream)
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 tbsp instant coffee powder
4 tbsp pumpkin pie filling
PUMPKIN SPICE
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp allspice
1 tsp powdered ginger
1 tsp nutmeg
2 tsp cocoa powder
salted caramel sauce
Frosting
1 batch fluffy vanilla buttercream frosting
Pumpkin spice to sprinkle
Crushed golden Oreos to sprinkle
METHOD
Makes 18
Level: Easy
Cupcakes
Preheat a fan-forced oven to 160C (320F) or 180C (356F) for a conventional oven. Line a cupcake tin with cupcake liners.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the flour, baking powder, caster sugar and salt. Turn mixer on low speed and allow it to mix for a couple minutes to help everything combine well (alternatively you may do this by sifting the ingredients together). Add the softened butter and let it mix until it resembles a fine sand like texture.
Next, add milk, eggs, yogurt, pumpkin spice, pureed pumpkin, instant coffee powder, oil and vanilla extract in a large jug and whisk well.
Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients in a slow and steady stream until no dry ingredients are visible. Scrape down the bowl and mix for another 20 seconds.
Add 3 tbsp of the batter into a small mixing bowl. Add cocoa powder and mix until well combined. Add into a piping bag and pipe squiggles on the inside of each cupcake liner. Kind of the way Starbucks does the choc drizzle on the inside of their Frappuccino’s.
Fill each cupcake liner 3/4 of the way (using an ice cream scoop to transfer the batter into the cupcake liners makes this a quick and easy process otherwise you can use two tablespoons).
Bake for 30-35 min or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Allow them to cool completely on a wire cooling rack before frosting.
Core the centre of each cupcake and fill with salted caramel sauce.
Fit the end of a piping bag with a 1M piping tip and fill with frosting. Frost in a swirl and finish off with a sprinkling of crushed golden Oreos and pumpkin spice.
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HELPFUL TIPS!
STORAGE: store in an airtight container for up to 3 days (refrigerated or unrefrigerated).
CAKE: Recipe can be used for two 8” cake tin - adjust baking time to 30-40 min and bake on 180C
EQUIPMENT: Can be made using a hand mixer (always mix on lowest speed) or a hand whisk. Take care not to over mix the batter.
OVEN TEMPERATURE: If you’re baking at home set your fan forced oven to 160C (320F).
BAKING TIME: These cupcakes typically bake on a lower temp and for a little longer than regular cupcake recipes. That’s what helps get that gorgeous even dome shape on top. The cupcakes don’t dry out. Bake your cupcakes for 20 min. If you insert a skewer and it comes out with wet batter, bake for an extra 5 min until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out with moist crumbs.
TOOLS:
Large mixing bowls
Spatula
Magic Whisk for wet ingredients
Kitchen Scales
Stand mixer (or hand mixer)
Wire rack
Frosting bag
Tablespoon
Measuring spoons
Cupcake baking tin
Paper liners
Ice cream scoop (optional)