Ahhh, autumn! What a glorious season. The crisp air. The golden & rust colored leaves. A time to pull out your cute boots and....caps? What would be another cute article of clothing that would surface in the fall?
You see, it's been 15 years since I've had the pleasure of donning any cool weather clothes. No season changes for me. I live on an island smack dab in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Hawai'i. Actually, Oahu to be exact. I know some of you might have a difficult time feeling sorry for me. I live here.
Well, my husband works here & this is where we have all of our family gatherings, but you get the idea.
So while I'm sure you won't be crying me a river any time soon, surely you can appreciate my nostalgia for fall & spring.
It doesn't help that all of the blogs that I frequent are practically bragging to me about their recent trips to the apple orchard. How they taunt me with their stories of football games, hay rides, blah, blah, blah. Bitter? Maybe just a tad.
So, I bake. I make fall-themed items. Frito pie, pumpkin cookies, chili. Anything that conjures up images from my childhood.
These cupcakes are the perfect homage to autumn-a moist pumpkin cake brushed with coffee & topped with the yummiest homemade whipped cream dusted with cinnamon.
I sit here at my desk with my coffee. I eat one & imagine that it is twilight & I can hear the high school marching band playing in the distance. The air is cool and the wind howls.
Ok, that'll have to do for now.
I feel chilly and my thermometer confirms that it's a cool 66 degrees. Time to break out the sweat pants.
Yield: about 2 dozen cupcakes
Ingredients: For the cupcakes: 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour 3 tbsp. espresso powder 2 tsp. baking soda 2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1/8 tsp. grated nutmeg 1/8 tsp. ground cloves 1 tsp. salt 1 (15 oz.) can pumpkin puree 1 cup sugar 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup canola or vegetable oil 4 large eggs ½ cup coffee or espresso, for brushing
For the whipped cream:
2¼ cups heavy cream, chilled ¼ cup confectioners’ sugar
For garnish:
Ground cinnamon Caramel sauce(for me, this was more for presentation as it did not add much to the overall flavor).
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Love n miss you I'll bring you some fall when I come. As always they look delish yum. Can't wait to try some of your baking.
ReplyDeleteThese are so cute and I love your presentation! Great recipe! Love your blog and so glad to be a new follower! xoxo
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