2012 Grand Prize - Adult
Stephanie Geerts
Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting
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1 TBS Butter |
1 C sugar |
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1/4 C oil |
1/3 C brown sugar |
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2 1/4 C flour |
2 eggs |
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1/2 tsp salt |
3/4 C milk |
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1 TBS baking powder |
8oz Libby's Pumpkin Puree |
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1 1/2 tsp cinnamon |
1/4 C applesauce |
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1/2 tsp baking soda |
Jar caramel ice cream topping |
Mix flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon in a dish and set aside. Mix butter, oil and both sugars until fluffy, then add eggs and continue mixing for 1 minute. Then add milk, applesauce and pumpkin puree and mix well. Slowly add in your dry ingredients until smooth in texture. Bake at 350 for approximately 20 minutes. Yields about 18-20 cupcakes. After cooled poke a hole in the center and drizzle a little caramel in each cupcake.
Frosting:
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8oz package cream cheese |
1 TBS water |
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3 C powdered sugar |
1 tsp vanilla |
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1/4 C milk |
3 TBS caramel |
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2 TBS flour |
sixlets |
Mix the frosting ingredients and decorate as desired. Could decorate with sixlets and drizzle some leftover caramel on top.
2012 Grand Prize - Junior
Sterling Lafary
Chocolate Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cookies
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1 C butter, softened |
2/3 C cocoa powder |
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1 1/2 C white sugar |
3/4 tsp baking soda |
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2 eggs |
1/4 tsp salt |
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2 tsp vanilla extract |
2 C semisweet chocolate chips |
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2 C all-purpose flour |
1 C pumpkin puree |
Preheat oven to 350. In large bowl, beat butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla until light and fluffy. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; stir into the butter mixture until well blended. Mix in the chocolate chips and pumpkin puree. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or just until set. Cool slightly on the cookie sheets before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.
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