( I do not know why my colors run like that. It really is aggravating! anyway cut up the poptarts into bite sized little peices . In her recipe she calls for the crusts to be cut off, I just let mine on :)
The finished product! I made mine mini size and it made 36 cupcakes =)
Pumpkin Pie Poptarts! Im in heaven. <3
So I had found a few weeks ago some pumpkin pie poptarts that looked like this ( right next to my captain crunch cereal and alien cereal! Now if only I could find count chocula, franken berry and booberry...my life would be complete :)
On of the Blogs I just started to follow is Cookies and Cups. You should go check her blog out. Right now. ( Actually wait till you finish mine THEN check her out :)
I decided to try her Poptart cupcakes and I can say they turned out AMAZING. I adapted a few tweaks , but if you want the original recipe click here http://cookiesandcups.blogspot.com/2010/10/pumpkin-pie-pop-tart-cupcakeswink-wink.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+cookiesandcups+%28cookies+and+cups%29
Brown Sugar Cupcakes
3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup light brown sugar
2 large eggs
1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup light brown sugar
2 large eggs
1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
6 poptarts cut into bite sized peices
few grinds of nutmeg ( I just shaved some of a whole nutmeg with my micrograter)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Beat butter on high until soft, about 30 seconds.
Add sugar. Beat on medium-high until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
Add eggs one at a time, beat for 30 seconds after each.
Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
Measure out milk and vanilla together.
Add about a fourth of the flour to the butter/sugar mixture and beat to combine.
Add about one third the milk/vanilla mixture and beat until combined.
Repeat above, alternating flour and milk and ending with the flour mixture.
Bake 15-20 minutes until cupcake springs back when pushed or toothpick comes out clean.
Let cool before frosting cupcakes
Beat butter on high until soft, about 30 seconds.
Add sugar. Beat on medium-high until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
Add eggs one at a time, beat for 30 seconds after each.
Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
Measure out milk and vanilla together.
Add about a fourth of the flour to the butter/sugar mixture and beat to combine.
Add about one third the milk/vanilla mixture and beat until combined.
Repeat above, alternating flour and milk and ending with the flour mixture.
Bake 15-20 minutes until cupcake springs back when pushed or toothpick comes out clean.
Let cool before frosting cupcakes
* For this recipe you add the poptarts into the mix. I added mine in right before I distributed them to the cupcake pans. I also mixed it in my Food Proccessor instead of a mixer.
For the frosting:
1 8oz block of cream cheese softened
1/4 cup butter softened
1/4 cup pureed pumpkin
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 8oz block of cream cheese softened
1/4 cup butter softened
1/4 cup pureed pumpkin
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 ground nutmeg ( I used whole nutmeg and ground about 1/4 of it on my micrograter.)
1/4 teaspoon of Pumpkin Pie Spice
3 cups sifted powdered sugar.
Cream butter and cream cheese together.
Add pumpkin and vanilla.
Mix until combined.
Slowly add the sugar and pumpkin pie spice on low until combined and then mix on medium for 1 min until smooth.
Pipe on cooled cupcakes.
Garnish with reserved Pop Tart pieces.
1/4 teaspoon of Pumpkin Pie Spice
3 cups sifted powdered sugar.
Cream butter and cream cheese together.
Add pumpkin and vanilla.
Mix until combined.
Slowly add the sugar and pumpkin pie spice on low until combined and then mix on medium for 1 min until smooth.
Pipe on cooled cupcakes.
Garnish with reserved Pop Tart pieces.
This turned out amazing. The icing was very pumpkiny ( is that even a word?) but I love pumpkin so it worked fantastic! These would be great with the brown sugar poptarts as well :)
Please check out www.cookiesandcups.blogspot.com :) I borrowed her recipe and she has SO many more cute ideas!
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