{"id":9740,"date":"2020-11-10T18:15:24","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T00:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gw.finelimedesigns.com\/2010\/10\/pumpkin-pie-frosting-3\/"},"modified":"2023-10-13T13:52:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T18:52:11","slug":"pumpkin-pie-frosting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cupcakeproject.com\/pumpkin-pie-frosting\/","title":{"rendered":"Pumpkin Frosting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This pumpkin frosting is different – in a good way. It’s not the typical buttercream<\/a> or a cream cheese frosting<\/a> with a dash of pumpkin pie spice. No, it’s honest-to-goodness pumpkin pie (minus the crust) that you can pipe onto your desserts.<\/p>\n\n\n

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It turns out that, because of its texture, pumpkin pie is perfectly pipe-able. Try out this frosting as the ideal complement to any Fall cupcake<\/a> flavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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All you need to make this frosting is pumpkin pie without a crust. You can use any recipe that you like, but I’ve included an easy one below that works really well. It uses eggs, pumpkin pie spice, pumpkin puree, sweetened condensed milk, and salt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make sure that you buy pumpkin puree and not pumpkin pie filling.<\/em> The cans may look similar, but one is pure pumpkin and the other has additional ingredients already in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tip:<\/span><\/strong> You can make the crustless pie with homemade pumpkin puree<\/a> and get the added benefit of making your own sweet pumpkin seeds<\/a>! You could then sprinkle some of the toasted seeds on top of the frosting as decoration or mix them into the batter of your cake or cupcakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can buy pumpkin pie spice or make your own. To make your own, mix:<\/p>\n\n\n\n