Description
Delicious mini cupcakes decorated to resemble classic pies, featuring pumpkin, cherry, and apple flavors, perfect for festive occasions.
Ingredients
Units
Scale
Base Ingredients
- 24 pieces Mini cupcakes or mini cakes (Homemade or store bought)
Buttercream Frosting
- 2 cups Buttercream frosting (Vanilla, cinnamon, or cream cheese flavor)
- 1 drop Gel food coloring (Colors: orange, brown, red, and a tiny bit of yellow)
Optional Fillings
- 1 cup Pumpkin butter, cherry jam, or apple butter (Any filling of choice)
- 1 cup Caramel (Optional filling)
Crust Appearance Extras
- 1 cup Crushed vanilla wafers, graham crumbs, or tan sanding sugar (For crust look)
Optional Garnishes
- 1 cup Tiny candy leaves, cinnamon, sprinkles, or mini chocolate chips (For decoration)
Instructions
Preparation
- Bake or buy mini cupcakes. Allow to cool completely.
- Prepare a large batch of buttercream frosting. Divide it into bowls.
- Color the buttercream as desired for pumpkin, cherry, and apple themes.
Decoration
- For pumpkin cupcakes, pipe orange buttercream on top, create a crust edge with uncolored frosting, and add a dollop of frosting and cinnamon.
- For cherry cupcakes, pipe red frosting, add a crust edge, and dot darker red frosting for cherries.
- For apple cupcakes, use a tan or caramel base, create a lattice top and a crust edge, and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
Notes
Make ahead of time; cupcakes can be made a day or two in advance. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3-4 days.
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Snack
- Cuisine: American, Holiday
Nutrition
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10
- Sodium: 150
- Fat: 7
- Saturated Fat: 4
- Carbohydrates: 20
- Protein: 2
