Butternut Squash And Sultana Cupcakes Recipes

BUTTERNUT SQUASH CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups, grease bottoms and sides of muffin cups with shortening and lightly flour, or spray with baking spray with flour.
• In medium bowl, mix flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder and salt; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat 1 cup butter with electric mixer on medium speed 30 seconds. Gradually add granulated sugar, about 1/4 cup at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping bowl occasionally. Beat 2 minutes longer. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in squash and 2 teaspoons vanilla. On low speed, alternately add flour mixture, about one-third at a time, and 1/2 cup milk, about half at a time, beating just until blended. Stir in 1/2 cup cranberries and the pecans.
• Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each with about 3 tablespoons batter or until about two-thirds full.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. Remove cupcakes from pans; place on cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• In medium bowl, beat powdered sugar and 2/3 cup butter with electric mixer on low speed. Stir in 3 teaspoons vanilla, the rum and 3 tablespoons milk. Gradually beat in enough remaining milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, to make frosting smooth and spreadable. Frost cupcakes; garnish with chopped cranberries.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH CUPCAKES, CRANBERRY COMPOTE FILLING AND SAGE-CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line 2 muffin pans with cupcake liners.
• In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar until well blended using a hand held mixer. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, and then add the vanilla and one egg at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition. Add the butternut squash and mix until well blended.
• With the mixer on the lowest speed, add the dry ingredients and the milk, alternating between the two, beginning and ending with the flour, blending thoroughly after each addition. Stir in the chopped pecans if using.
• Fill the cupcake liners two-thirds full with batter and bake until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes. Cool in the pans on a cooling rack for 10 minutes, and then remove the cupcakes from the pans and cool completely on the rack before filling and frosting.
• To assemble: Core the center of each cooled cupcake using an apple corer. Spoon about 1 teaspoon of the cooled Cranberry Compote Filling into the cavity of each cupcake. Generously frost the top of each cupcake with the Sage-Cream Cheese Frosting.
• Combine the granulated sugar and 1 cup water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil; add the cranberries and return to a boil. Reduce the heat and boil gently for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Cover and cool completely at room temperature.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the cream cheese and butter together on medium-high speed until smooth. Add the salt and vanilla extract. Beat until incorporated. Add the powdered sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the juice from the Cranberry Compote, and then add the chopped sage and mix on low speed until fully incorporated.

PERFECT BUTTERNUT SQUASH MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 20 muffin cups.
• Cut a 1/2-inch hole into the larger part of the squash and cover with a damp paper towel.
• Cook squash in a microwave oven in 3-minute increments, turning slightly after each increment, until squash can be easily pierced with a fork, 9 to 12 minutes. Set aside until cool to the touch, about 20 minutes.
• Halve squash lengthwise and scoop out seeds. Measure 1 1/2 cups squash into a large bowl. Mash eggs, water, vegetable oil, white sugar, and brown sugar into the squash. Whisk whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, cloves, and pumpkin pie spice into the squash mixture until you have a smooth batter. Fold raisins and walnuts into the batter.
• Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups to about 1/2 to 2/3 full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

BAKED BUTTERNUT SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place squash, cut sides down, in a 9x13 baking dish. Pour water into dish around squash halves.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tender and easily pierced with a fork, about 1 1/2 hours. Carefully remove the skin with a fork; it should be very easy to remove. Top squash halves with butter and season with salt and pepper to taste.