Mini Pumpkin Pound Cakes Food

BAKED MINIATURE PUMPKINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cut off the top of the pumpkin and scrape out all the seeds. Place the butter or margarine and brown sugar inside the pumpkin and sprinkle with ground cinnamon. Put the pumpkin lid back on and place pumpkin in a baking pan with a little water in the bottom.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 30 minutes or until tender. These can also be baked in the microwave on high for about 10 to 15 minutes.

MINI PUMPKIN CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Beat on low speed for 30 seconds; beat on medium for 2 minutes. Fold in walnuts. Spoon by 1/2 cupfuls into 12 greased miniature fluted tube pans. Bake at 350° until set, about 20-25 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a large bowl, beat the confectioners' sugar, water and maple flavoring until smooth; tint orange with red and yellow food coloring. Place wire racks with cakes over waxed paper. Spoon half of the glaze evenly over tops and sides of cakes, letting excess drip off. Let stand until glaze is set. Repeat with remaining glaze. , In a small bowl, beat confectioners' sugar and water until smooth; tint green. Cut a small hole in the corner of a pastry or plastic bag; insert a #4 round pastry tip. Fill bag with green frosting. Pipe vines on the pumpkins. For stem, insert a Tootsie Roll piece in the center of each pumpkin.

PUMPKIN POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare the Cake: Preheat oven to 325°F. Coat a 12-cup Bundt pan with baking spray. Whisk together flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, and salt in a medium bowl.
• Beat together butter and brown sugar with a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce mixer speed to medium-low and add eggs, one at a time, beating until just combined after each addition; add vanilla and continue beating until just combined, about 15 seconds. Reduce mixer speed to low, and gradually add flour mixture alternately with pumpkin and sour cream, beginning and ending with flour mixture, beating until just combined after each addition. Spoon batter into prepared pan, and spread into an even layer.
• Bake in preheated oven until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Let cool in Bundt pan on wire rack, 15 minutes. Loosen sides of cake gently with an offset spatula. Invert cake onto wire rack, and let cool completely, about 1 hour, 30 minutes.
• Prepare the Glaze: Heat butter, maple syrup, and cream in a small saucepan over medium-low, stirring occasionally, until butter is melted. Remove from heat. Add powdered sugar to butter mixture and whisk until smooth, about 15 seconds. Let glaze cool at room temperature for 15 minutes. Pour cooled glaze over cake, and sprinkle with pecans. Let stand at room temperature until glaze is set, about 15 minutes, before serving.

MINI PUMPKIN POUND CAKES

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees, (second lowest position).
• Grease bottoms only of mini loaf pans.
• In a large bowl, beat together sugar, butter, oil; add eggs, until well combined (about 2-3 minutes).
• Combine/sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt.
• Add the dry mixture to egg mixture, with canned pumpkin; mix well.
• Pour/transfer into regular or fluted mini loaf pans, filling 3/4 full.
• Bake for about 25-30 minutes, or until cake test done with toothpick.

MOIST PUMPKIN POUND CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugars. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in pumpkin. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, allspice and ginger; add to the creamed mixture just until combined. Stir in pecans., Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° for 60-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack., In a saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Gradually stir in water. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat; stir in butter and extract. Serve warm with cake.

PUMPKIN POUND CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, soda, salt, cloves and pie spice. , In a small bowl, combine pumpkin and rum extract. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with pumpkin mixture. Pour into a greased and floured 12-cup fluted tube pan. , Bake at 325° for 80-90 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar.