PUMPKIN ORANGE & POPPY SEED CUPCAKES

These amazing Pumpkin Orange & Poppy Seed Cupcakes are packed with goodness and are great for kids who won’t eat vegetables!

Ingredients


Cupcakes: 
1 (400g) packet diced pumpkin
450ml soft brown sugar
4 extra large eggs
1 pinch salt
560ml organic flour
1 Tblsp baking powder
2 Tblsp poppy seeds
1 finely grated orange peel
180ml olive oil or vegetable oil


Cream Frosting:
1 finely grated lemon peel
30ml lemon juice
1 finely grated orange peel
125ml sour cream
60ml icing sugar, sifted


Method

• Preheat the oven to 180ºC and line a muffin pan with 12 paper cupcake cases.
• Blitz or finely grate the diced pumpkin.
• Mix the pumpkin, sugar, eggs, salt, flour, baking powder, poppy seeds, orange peel and oil together.
• Fill the cupcake cases a third of the way with mixture and bake for 20-25 minutes or until cooked through.
• Whisk all the frosting ingredients together and refrigerate until cupcakes have cooled. 
• Spoon the icing onto the cupcakes, top with a little orange zest.

Makes 12 Cupcakes