Monday 19 November 2012

Pumpkin Cake Doughnuts with Maple Cinnamon Icing


maple cinnamon icing


Pumpkins are not just for Halloween you know! I think that is a mis-conception in the UK. As soon as 31st October has passed, there are none to be seen. But I think of them more as a sign of the autumn. Their beautiful colour (have I told you my thing for orange?) always cheers me up. The photo below I took in Toronto many years back, but I still love how the colour just stands out.



I still had a can of pureed pumpkin left in my cupboard and I was itching to use my new doughnut cake pan I had bought. I found a great recipe online for pumpkin cake doughnuts that I wanted to try. I am not a huge fan of doughnuts per se. Well, the fried type I mean – they are just too greasy for me. But I like baked doughnuts, which are just round muffins really!



Recipe for pumpkin puree can be found at Smitten Kitchen, but is widely available online.

Recipe from King Arthur Flour

Yield: 18 Doughnuts (or 15 muffins)

Doughnut Ingredients:
125 ml vegetable oil
3 large eggs
300 grams granulated sugar
340 grams pumpkin puree
¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
1 ½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
230 grams plain flour

Icing Ingredients
190 grams icing sugar
1 tablespoon maple syrup
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoon milk

Method:
Preheat your oven to 180oC. Grease your doughnut pan or muffin pan, which ever you are using.

In a large bowl, with a whisk, blend together the oil, eggs, sugar, pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, salt and baking powder until smooth. Sift in the flour and stir until just combined. 



If you are using a doughnut pan, I filled mine by placing the batter in a disposable icing bag and piping it in. 



Spoon it into the muffin pan, if that’s what you are using. Bake in the oven, 12 minutes for doughnuts or 15 minutes for muffins. They will turn a deeper colour and a toothpick will come out clean when they are ready. Remove from the oven, allow to cool for a few minutes before removing from pan and placing on a cooling rack, allowing them to cool thoroughly.



To make the icing, in a bowl I whisked together the icing sugar, maple syrup, cinnamon and milk until smooth. It is quite a thick icing, which clings well to the doughnuts. If you want it a bit looser, add a drop more milk. I simply drizzled the icing over the top with the whisk for a somewhat 'random' look! Allow the icing to set and they are ready to share.



These are deliciously moist with the pumpkin, as well as a bit spicy from the cinnamon et al. The icing on top is great if you like your maple syrup as much as I do.

Enjoy.

maple cinnamon icing


9 comments:

  1. These look like the perfect seasonal treat. I LOVE maple syrup, too.

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    1. Nothing better at breakfast time is there?

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  2. These sound amazing! Might have to try these :)

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    1. Amazing and versatile - turn them into muffins if you don't have the doughnut pan!

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  3. Mmmm, these sound delicious!! Are you making them for cake club this week?? Please say you are - or at least, bring me a few in a secret bag... ;)

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    1. I hope I am - have sourced more pumpkin, so have asked to change my bake - please let me!!!

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  4. Cake, doughnuts, maple syrup - you're just combining some of my favourite words. They look really good. I've got a cake pan that's vaguely like yours, so maybe I'll try this - if I can ever find the pan again, that is.

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  5. What a simple and brilliant idea to clip the end of your piping bag until you are ready. I will remember that next time.

    Really enjoyed the doughnuts and lovely to see you tonight. It has been too long. Will have to meet up for blog chat soon!

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