Pumpkin Cupcakes

It's fall and time for all the delicious pumpkin recipes!

These are my favorite pumpkin cupcakes!  I found them in the book Hello Cupcake! pictured below.  Here is the Hello Cupcake website: http://www.hellocupcakebook.com/Hello_Cupcake_Book.html

Supplies
24 Orange cupcake liners
4 Green Twizzlers (1 Twizzlers Rainbow twists package)
1 package Green Apple Twizzlers Pull n' Peel
Orange Food coloring (If you can't find it red and yellow will work)
1 cup Orange decorating sugar
2 cans of vanilla frosting (I used Pillsbury Halloween frosting because it is already orange)

Cake ingredients
1 box French vanilla cake mix
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs


In a large bowl combine all the cake ingredients.  Mix according to directions on box.  Pour batter into lined cupcake pans. Bake for approximately 20 min.

When frosting the cupcakes make a mound so that it will be rounded like the top of a pumpkin.  If using white vanilla frosting add food coloring to make the frosting light orange.

Next pour the orange decorating sugar into a small bowl.  Dip frosted cupcakes into the bowl and coat with sugar.

Then use the food coloring to make the remaining frosting a darker orange.  Using a toothpick make 5-6 indentations for the lines of the pumpkin.  Fill the indentations with the darker orange frosting (I used a piping bag).  Next cut the green Twizzlers to make stems for the pumpkins.  And for the finishing touch use the Pull n' Peel Twizzlers to  create the vines.

I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do!  Check out Hello Cupcake!  for more delicious recipes and great cupcake decorating!