Pumpkin Bites

Pumpkin Bites

2 cups sugar
1 cup oil
4 eggs
15 oz can pumpkin
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
½ tsp. cloves
½ tsp. salt
2 cups flour

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350. Generously spray mini-muffin tins with non- stick spray.
2. In large mixing bowl, combine sugar and oil on medium speed. Add eggs one at a time and pumpkin until well combined.
3. With mixer on low speed, add dry ingredients and blend for 1 minute.
4. Fill muffin cups with 2 tsp. of batter. Bake for about 10 to 12 minutes until cake tester inserted in center of pumpkin bite comes out clean.
5. Cool bites in pan for 8 minutes, turn out onto wire rack to cool completely. Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting.


Cream Cheese Frosting

4 oz cream cheese (room temp)
¼ cup butter (room temp)
1 lb powdered sugar
Evaporated milk
1 tsp vanilla

Method:

1. In bowl of electric mixer, combine cream cheese and butter till light and fluffy.
2. Add powdered sugar to butter mix, adding evaporated milk to create desired spreading consistency.
3. Add in vanilla, beat frosting at med/high speed until light and fluffy!

NOTE......I pipe the icing with a large tip onto the pumpkin bites and they look so proffesional and cute!