Description
These Decorated Pumpkin Cupcakes are perfect for fall celebrations, featuring your favorite cupcake base topped with vibrant vanilla buttercream swirled into orange pumpkin shapes and accented with green leaves using gel paste colors. Easy to make and visually stunning, these cupcakes bring festive charm to any party or gathering.
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- Your favorite cupcake recipe (enough for desired number of cupcakes)
Buttercream Frosting
- Vanilla buttercream (about 6 cups total)
- Americolor Soft Gel Paste Electric Orange (for pumpkin swirl)
- Americolor Soft Gel Paste Avocado (for pumpkin leaves)
Instructions
- Prepare Buttercream Colors: Separate about one cup of vanilla buttercream into a bowl for the pumpkin leaves and the remaining five cups into another bowl for the pumpkin swirl. Color the leaf buttercream with avocado gel paste by adding several drops gradually until you achieve a fresh green color. Similarly, color the pumpkin swirl buttercream with electric orange gel paste, adding drops to reach a bright, vibrant orange hue.
- Pipe Pumpkin Swirl: Fit a pastry bag with a 1M open star decorating tip and fill it with the orange-colored buttercream. Pipe an orange rose swirl onto each cooled cupcake to form the pumpkin design. For guidance, watch tutorials on how to frost a rose cupcake. Continue this process until all cupcakes are topped with the pumpkin swirl.
- Create Pumpkin Leaves: Fit a second pastry bag with a No. 65 leaf decorating tip and fill it with the green leaf buttercream. Applying even pressure, pipe leaf shapes next to the pumpkin swirl by moving the tip away from the cupcake while gradually reducing pressure to form natural leaf edges. Add two leaves per cupcake for a complete look.
- Serve and Enjoy: Once all cupcakes are decorated with pumpkin swirls and leaves, serve immediately or store covered at room temperature. Enjoy your festive decorated pumpkin cupcakes!
Notes
- Ensure cupcakes are fully cooled before frosting to prevent melting the buttercream.
- Use gel paste colors as they provide vivid color without altering the frosting consistency.
- If you don’t have pastry bags or tips, disposable piping bags and tips can be used as an alternative.
- These cupcakes are ideal for fall gatherings, Halloween parties, or Thanksgiving.
- Store decorated cupcakes in a cool place to maintain the frosting texture and vibrant colors.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: approximately 320
- Sugar: 27g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 17g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
