Halloween doesn't end without pumpkins and Baking partners challenge is not exception for it... Its a fall over here and festival season smells around the air!!! To make it more fun, Swathi who started Baking partners challenge decided to roll the challenge in Halloween theme and Pumpkins come in our baking.. As usual three recipes was given and I have selected two... Thanks Reshmi of EasYCook and Priya of Cook like Priya for this wonderful recipe and we all enjoyed it thoroughly.. Lets see the recipe..
Total time: 30 ~ 35 minutes
preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 ~ 25 minutes
Serves: A dozen cupcake or r double the recipe to make one bunt cake (93/4 x 33/8 fluted tube pan)
Adapted from The Inventive vegetarian
Ingredients:
Wet Ingredients:
¼ cup applesauce
2 tbsp canola oil
⅓ cup cocoa powder (unsweetened)
⅓ cup + 2 tbsp boiling water
1 cup pumpkin puree
¾ cup sugar
1 tbsp vanilla extract
Dry Ingredients:
1 ½ cups all purpose flour/ Maida
¾ teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon salt
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
½ tbsp ground nutmeg
½ tbsp ground ginger
¼ tbsp ground cloves
Method:
Preparation:
- Preheat oven to 350 degree F. Line up cupcake tray with cupcake liners.
- In a mixing bowl, sift together flour, spices, baking soda, and salt and set aside.
- In a separate bowl, mix applesauce, oil, and cocoa powder together.Mean time boil some water.
- Measure out and pour ⅓ cup boiling water into the chocolate mixture and mix quickly to create a smooth chocolate sauce.
- Then add the sugar, vanilla, and pumpkin. Mix until everything is incorporated.
- Add about half the flour mixture to the chocolate sauce and stir gently until the flour is just mixed in and don’t want to over mix it. Add a tablespoon of boiling water and mix again.
- Add rest of the flour, along with another tablespoon of boiling water. Stir until everything is just incorporated.
- Spoon the batter into lined cupcake tins. Fill each one about ¾ full. The cupcakes will come out a little chunky on top, so feel free to smooth down the top once each tin has been filled.
Cooking:
- Bake cupcakes for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. If you’re making a cake, bake for 40-50 minutes instead.
- Let your cupcakes cool for at least 10 minutes, then enjoy them plain Or wait until they’ve reached room temperature. Enjoy with orange cheese cream frosting..
Orange cream cheese frosting:
Total time: 5 ~ 10 minutes
Yield: frosting for 1 dozen of cupcake
¼ package (4-ounce) cream cheese softened
2tbsp (¼ stick) unsalted butter, softened
½ tbsp fresh orange juice
½ tbsp grated orange zest
¼ tbsp pure vanilla extract
2 cups confectioners' sugar
½ tsp orange food coloring
Directions
- Blend the cream cheese ,butter, orange juice, orange zest, and vanilla in a large bowl, using an electric mixer set at medium speed or using wood spatula, until smooth. Decorate the cup cake with frosting of your choice.
VEGAN PUMPKIN CHOCO CHIP MUFFIN
Total time: 40 ~ 45 minutes
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 30 ~ 35 minutes
Serves: 12 cupcakes
Adapted from Calorie count.
Ingredients:
1 cup pumpkin, canned
½ cup water
¼ cup canola oil
1 tsp vanilla
1 ⅔ cup whole-wheat flour
1 cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
½ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
1 cup semi-sweet carob chips or semi sweet chocolate chip
1 cup pumpkin, canned
½ cup water
¼ cup canola oil
1 tsp vanilla
1 ⅔ cup whole-wheat flour
1 cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
½ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
1 cup semi-sweet carob chips or semi sweet chocolate chip
Method:
Preparation:
- Preheat the oven to 350º. Spray a nonstick muffin tin with nonstick spray, or line the tin with paper muffin cups. Set aside.
- Put the pumpkin, water, canola oil, and vanilla in a blender and process on high for at least one minute, until light in color and well-blended. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the whole wheat flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Add the pumpkin mixture and mix well with a wooden spoon or large spatula until well-blended. If the mixture seems a little dry, add extra water. Fold in the chocolate (or carob) chips.
- Spoon the batter into the muffin tin, distributing evenly to make 12 muffins.
Cooking:
- Bake for 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. Let cool for 5 minutes in the pan, then gently lift each muffin from the muffin tin. Finish cooling on a wire rack.
OMG... Enna oru colourful treat ! Saras.. Your photography is jus amazzzzing.. Esp. The first picture in this with a blurry background... ppppaaahhhh.. Chancae illa..
Lovely Cupcake with mouth-watering frosting....yumm...
Saraswathy, You done very well love this vegan chocolate pumpkin cupcakes.
Wow...the cupcake and muffins look super...Loved the frosting...Super cute...
wow so nicely decorated. pumpkin chocochips muffins looks very yummy and delicious. Wonderfully made dear.
Today's recipe:
http://sanolisrecipies.blogspot.com/2012/10/peyaji-kanda-bhajji-onion-fritters.html
Looks absolutely delicious! I would so love to try some.
wow both of your bakes look wonderful! The cupcakes look great with the yummy frosting on top. and the chocolate chip muffins are a winner for sure ( I know coz I made them too :D).
Oh my goodness! you have tempted me bad! 😛
Looks fantastic!Following you 🙂
I really love the use of applesauce and the elimination of butter or margarine. The frosting is very inviting too! 🙂 Came across your blog from Bharathy's space and have been browsing around for a while now! Good collection!
Looks absolutely yum and delicious and what lovely clicks, i love the colorful frosting and sure the cupcakes were so yum 🙂 love it
Ohh these Delish little muffins.. very decorative and colorful pics.. 🙂
beautiful presentation..
Yumm - looks very tasty!!Awesome clicks too
I love your presentation, so creative 🙂
Awesome presentation! Both recipes are wonderful...and the outcome are truly gorgeous! Great job!
Wow you made them so perfectly. Love your clicks with all the halloweeny stuff!!
Wow looks superb,perfectly baked and decorated..yum
wow...Delicious.. Perfectly done... Lovely clicks...
You can link this to my on-going eventNatural Sweetness Event with White Sugar
Cheers,
Sharanya
Sharans Samayalarai
Delicious cupcakes.. Never tried them before..
Thank you all for your supportive words 🙂
wow delicious cupcake,luks cute...
Gorgeous pictures!! Perfect cupcakes. Drooling here......
inviting dear..join me in fast food event - vermicilli .
Wat a great looking cupcakes dear, loved you presentation as well.
Love this Vegan Version.. Looks Yummy and delicious..
Divya's Culinary Journey
What a great treatment of the recipe. Your photography inspires me!
yummy n inviting..
happy to follow u...
would be glad if u follow back 🙂
http://subhieskitchen.blogspot.co.uk/
Yummy cake. Lovely presentation.
Wow.. Lovely click and great post Sara..
PACHANTI
cute and delicious cupcakes..
Shabbu's Tasty Kitchen
looks yummmm n perfect...love ur presentation
Tasty Appetite
Love that bright frosting on top and the cupcakes are vegan!! Yummy
awesome cup cakes....
Love those swirls of orange butter cream, yummy cakes too.
Attagasama irukku saras.how did i miss it.super pics and moist cakes.love it.
Thanks every one for your continuous comments!!