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Cream-Filled Pumpkin Cupcakes Recipe

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Here's a deliciously different use for pumpkin. Bursting with flavor and plenty of eye-catching appeal, these sweet and spicy filled cupcakes are bound to dazzle your family any time of the year. —Ali Johnson, Petersburg, Pennsylvania

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Cream-Filled Pumpkin Cupcakes Recipe

Prep: 35 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Yield: 18 Servings

35 20 55

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
3/4 cup canola oil
1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
4 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
FILLING:
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 cup milk
1/2 cup shortening
1/4 cup butter, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, optional
Whole cloves, optional

Directions

In a large bowl, beat the sugar, oil, pumpkin and eggs until well blended. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder and cinnamon; gradually beat into pumpkin mixture until well blended.
Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
For filling, combine cornstarch and milk in a small saucepan until smooth. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat; cool to room temperature.
In a large bowl, cream the shortening, butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla if desired. Gradually add the cornstarch mixture, beating until smooth.
Using a sharp knife, cut a 1-in. circle 1 in. deep in the top of each cupcake. Carefully remove tops and set aside. Spoon or pipe filling into cupcakes. Replace tops. If desired, add a clove "pumpkin stem" to the tops. Yield: about 1-1/2 dozen.

Originally published as Cream-Filled Pumpkin Cupcakes in Country Woman January/February 2003, p29

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Reviewed on Dec. 31, 2010 by Frey

This recipe was great. I also changed the filling to a cream cheese filling which really made the flavor even better. I found that it was easier to take the end of a wooden spoon to poke a hole in the center to fill the cupcakes. I used my electric cookie press which has a filler attachment. You can feel them puff out when filling. Made for work Christmas party & went over great.

Reviewed on Dec. 25, 2010 by blowfysh

Imade these for my family and they loved them . The only thing i did different was to use an apple corer to remove the centerof the cupcake and it worked awesome. I've made them 3 times already and they were a big hit.

Reviewed on Nov. 30, 2010 by wombatt

you can also pipe the filling in. then you don't have to cut out the top

Reviewed on Nov. 30, 2010 by l2bake

I made these and did not use the filling, they where wonderful!!! Love these!

Reviewed on Nov. 30, 2010 by Carol Lanzi

Excellent recipe. Everyone love the delicious, pretty as a picture cupcakes. I did add 1 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice to the cake batter and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon to the filling. As suggested by some, I would also try a cream cheese filling in the future. I did not think the filling was difficult to make.

Reviewed on Nov. 30, 2010 by royurboat

I have made the recipe 3X's and we LUV it MUCHO!!!! Gracias for sharing the recipe with me & all those I've given copies too.

Reviewed on Nov. 29, 2010 by mrsfig65

The cupcakes are delicious and very light. I didn't think the filling was hard to make, but it wasn't as light as I would have liked it to be. Overall though it is definitely a recipe I will use again, even without the filling.

Reviewed on Nov. 29, 2010 by hondagrandma

I made this recipe for Thanksgiving especially for my grandchildren. They loved it!

Reviewed on Nov. 29, 2010 by papabob1

add a hand full of raisins. makes a big differance

Reviewed on Nov. 28, 2010 by wombatt

You can't just go on hte picture!!!!!! you have to make them my family is still talking about how wonderful they were

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