Mini Chocolate Pumpkin Pie Cakes Recipes

MINI CHOCOLATE-PUMPKIN 'PIE CAKES'

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Place flour in large bowl. Cut in 4 oz. cream cheese and butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; shape into ball. Place on lightly floured surface; pat into 1-inch-thick rectangle. Cut into 24 equal pieces; press onto bottoms and up sides of 24 mini muffin pan cups.
• Mix pumpkin, sour cream, sugar, egg and 1 tsp. cinnamon until blended; spoon into crusts.
• Bake 20 to 25 min. or until centers are set. Cool 10 min. in pan. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Prepare cake batter as directed on package. Blend in 2 tsp. of the remaining cinnamon. Spoon about 1 Tbsp. cake batter into each of 24 medium muffin pan cups sprayed with cooking spray. Place 1 pumpkin pie in each cup. Cover with remaining cake batter.
• Bake 18 to 20 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers of cupcakes comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
• Beat remaining cream cheese and marshmallow crème in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add COOL WHIP; beat on low speed just until blended. Frost cupcakes and sprinkle with remaining cinnamon.

MINI PUMPKIN CUPCAKES WITH CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Steps:

• Cupcakes: Put an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 36 mini cupcake molds with paper liners. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine the pumpkin, cake mix, milk, oil, eggs, and pumpkin pie spice. Using an electric hand mixer, beat the mixture on low speed until smooth. Increase the speed to high and beat until light and fluffy, 2 minutes. Using a small ice cream scoop, fill the prepared molds with the batter. Bake until puffed and golden, about 10 to 12 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting, about 20 minutes.
• Frosting: In a medium bowl, combine the powdered sugar, cream cheese, butter, cocoa powder, and sour cream. Using a hand mixer, beat on low speed until smooth. Increase the speed to high and beat until light and fluffy, about 1 minute.
• Using a small spatula, spread the frosting on top of the cupcakes. Decorate with mini-chocolate chips, sprinkles, colored sugar, and small candies.

MINI PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE PIES RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
• In a medium bowl, mix the cream cheese, pumpkin puree, brown sugar, maple syrup, graham cracker crumbs, and pumpkin pie spice.
• Cut out pumpkin shapes from the crust with a pumpkin cookie cutter. Arrange them on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
• Brush the beaten egg over half of the pumpkin shapes.
• Spoon a heaping teaspoon of pumpkin mixture onto the center of each shape. Place the other half of the pumpkin shapes on top of the bottom pumpkin shape and the pumpkin mixture. Press along the edges with your fingers.
• Using a fork, seal the edges of each pumpkin completely and lightly prick the tops.
• Brush the top of the pumpkins with the beaten egg.
• Bake for 25 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Cool mini pies on a wire rack.
• In a large measuring cup, combine powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and pumpkin pie spice. Add milk one tablespoon at a time until you reach a smooth consistency.
• Drizzle the glaze over each mini pie.
• Enjoy!

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.

CHOCOLATE PUMPKIN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a large bowl, mix the cake mix, pumpkin, eggs and oil for 3 minutes using a mixer on medium speed. Pour into the prepared pan and spread evenly.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool, then frost with cream cheese frosting.

MINIATURE PUMPKIN CAKE TOWERS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the pumpkin, sugar, oil and eggs until well blended. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and ginger; gradually beat into pumpkin mixture until blended. Transfer to 2 greased 15x10x1-in. baking pans; spread batter evenly in pans., Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on wire racks. , For filling, in a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, shortening and butter until light and fluffy. Beat in the milk, cinnamon and vanilla. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth., Using a 3-in. round cookie cutter, cut out 30 circles from cakes. Spread 1 cup filling over 10 cake circles. Repeat. Top with remaining cakes. Pipe remaining filling over tops. Store in the refrigerator. Garnish with ice cream topping.