Royal Icing Pumpkins
Ingredients
- 1 box French Vanilla Cake mix
- Ingredients to prepare mix
- replace 1/2 the water with pumpkin puree
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
Instructions
- Prepare the mix according to package directions replacing 1/2 the water with pumpkin puree and adding 2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice.
- Cool cupcakes completely before icing.
- Place pumpkin on frosting close to serving. The moisture of the frosting will soften the pumpkins, so don't apply them a day ahead of serving.
Notes
Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Frosting
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
4 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons heavy cream
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup cocoa
Beat butter add shortening, sugar, cream, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla and cocoa and mix until smooth.
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
4 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons heavy cream
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup cocoa
Beat butter add shortening, sugar, cream, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla and cocoa and mix until smooth.