If you are a lover of all things pumpkin, then you have come to the right place! Even if you are only a fan of a few things pumpkin, you have still come to the right place! Make plans to bake these scrumptious (and adorable) little Pumpkin Butterscotch Cakes, then browse through the list of more than 100 other bloggers who are sharing their best pumpkin recipes today for #virtualpumpkinparty.
Out of the almost 200 recipes on The Monday Box, only a handful are for muffins, loaves, or mini-cakes. There are two reasons for this. The first reason is that it’s difficult to find/create recipes for cake-y items that stay fresh for more than a few days. Baked goods made with a packaged mix stay fresh longer due to the preservatives used. The second reason for the lack of cake-y recipes on The Monday Box is that cakes are difficult to pack, especially if frosting is involved.
Pumpkin Butterscotch Cakes, with a wonderful moist texture and individual portion size, pack well, travel well, and taste delicious. Though I wouldn’t ship Pumpkin Butterscotch Cake in hot weather(moist cake is more prone to molding in warm weather), in cooler temperatures these cakes will stay fresh for at least 5 days. This recipe also conquers the frosting issue. Though additional icing isn’t needed, you can sprinkle the little loaves with confectioner’s sugar or drizzle a bit of spiced icing. I think that by using my Nordicware Harvest Mini Loaf Pan (not sponsored, just adored), Pumpkin Butterscotch Cakes come out of the oven too cute to cover up. The variety of molded shapes on top (leaves, turkey, squirrel, and acorns) are fun for all fall cake eating occasions.
Though I lean toward un-iced Pumpkin Butterscotch Cakes, icing can make it easier to cater to a variety of tastes with one recipe. I don’t like nutmeg, allspice, and clove, so my recipes tend to rely on cinnamon for their spiced flavor. Others I bake for love pumpkin pie spice. Instead of putting the pumpkin pie spice in the cake, I put it in the icing. Some get icing and some don’t. Everyone is happy!
If using icing, I recommend adding it to the individual Pumpkin Butterscotch Cakes right before eating. For shipping, the cakes and the icing ingredients should be packaged separately. A super easy way to package the icing is to premeasure the dry ingredients into a small ziplock bag. Include directions to add 1- 1 ½ teaspoons of water, massage the bag to mix the contents, cut a tiny bit off one bottom corner of the bag, and drizzle onto the cake.
Pumpkin Butterscotch Cakes are quick and easy to make, two bowls and no mixer! In addition to sending the cakes in care packages, I’ll be making them as gifts, and keeping a few for a treat with my afternoon coffee/tea. The flavors are warming and the little characters on top make me smile. I played with several recipes before finalizing this one, and it’s a keeper. Give Pumpkin Butterscotch Cakes a try and I think you’ll agree.
Thanks to Sara from Cake Over Steak and Aimee from Twigg Studios for organizing the Virtual Pumpkin Party. There are so many talented cooks, chefs, and bloggers sharing recipes for this party. Everyone is sure to find recipes to swoon over on this list! Enjoy!
Pumpkin Butterscotch Cakes
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Author: Wendy Sondov / themondaybox.com
Adapted from: verybestbaking.com
Makes: 10 mini cakes or 1- 12-cup bundt
Ingredients
For cake:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ cups granulated sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 teaspoons cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup butterscotch chips
1 cup canned pumpkin puree
½ cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
For optional icing:
4 tablespoons confectioner’s sugar
¼ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1-2 teaspoons water
Directions
Preheat oven to 350° F. Coat baking pan with non-stick vegetable oil spray.
In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, microwave butterscotch chips at 70% for one minute. Stir. If not completely melted, return to microwave for an additional 20 seconds or until melted.
To the melted butterscotch, mix in the pumpkin puree until blended. Then stir in the oil, eggs, and vanilla.
Add the flour mixture to the pumpkin mixture and stir to combine.
Spoon the batter into the prepared pan, no higher than ¾” from the top of each mold.
Bake for 18-23 minutes for mini cakes, 40-50 minutes for large bundt pan. Cake is done when a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. If the batter rose above the top of the molds, and the cakes are touching each other, use a knife to score the touching edges before cooling.
Cool the cakes in the pan for 30 minutes before inverting to unmold onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Store at room temperature (or refrigerate) in an airtight container for about 5 days.
Optional: Pumpkin pie spice icing ingredients can be mixed with 1-2 teaspoons of water and drizzled on the cakes immediately before serving. If shipping the cakes, put the dry ingredients for the icing in a small ziplock bag with directions to mix with water and drizzle.
Packing tips
Wrap individual cakes in plastic wrap. Place wrapped cakes snuggly in a plastic storage container with no room for movement during shipping. If there is excess room at the top or sides of the container, use crinkled wax paper to fill the spaces.
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