This time of year I bake pumpkin bread at least a dozen times. Traditional pumpkin bread, chocolate pumpkin bread, mini pumpkin bread loaves, you name it I’ve baked it. However, pumpkin bites not so much. So when I spied this festive cakelet pan from Sur la Table I knew pumpkin bites had to happen. At first I was worried that the acorn, pumpkin, leaf, and turkey shapes wouldn’t form well, but with a lot of grease in the pan they all came out perfectly on my first try. And as if these two bite gems weren’t tasty enough on their own I topped them with a warm maple glaze and toasted pecans. Fall in a bite my Loves, fall in a bite. Enjoy! Truly, MKR
*Photography, Kathryn McCrary
…AS PICTURED…Fall Cakelet Pan, Sur la Table || Baking & Cooling Rack, Sur la Table || Marble Pastry Board (on sale), Sur la Table || Gravy Boat (on sale), Sur la Table || Dipping Dishes, Waiting On Martha
- ...For the Bread (you can also use a bread mix if you don't want to make it from scratch)
- 1 (15-16 ounce) can unsweetened pumpkin puree
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2/3 cup water
- 3 cups white sugar
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- ...For the Frosting
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 4 tablespoons 2% milk
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon maple flavoring
- 1/2 cup toasted and chopped pecans (I suggest a much finer chop than shown)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Grease, flour and spray your autumn cakelet pan.
- In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, water and sugar until well blended.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, allspice, and ginger. Stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until just blended.
- Pour batter into the cakelet pans (1/2-3/4 the way full).
- Bake for about 18-20 minutes in the oven, insert toothpick to check for doneness (toothpick will come clean when full baked)
- Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes before removing from the pan. Once removed place them on a cooling rack with a cookie sheet underneath.
- While the cakelets are cooling make the glaze. Whisk confectioners' sugar, milk, syrup and maple flavoring until smooth and warm in microwave for 20 seconds, (this is optional but I like my glaze just a tad warm if you plan to eat the cakelets right away)
- Pour maple glaze over each cakelet, add nuts if desired, let icing harden (or eat immediately).
these look SO insanely delicious. Photography is perfection too. Yum!
xo Jessica
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I love all things pumpkin so these are right up my alley! Can’t wait to try them.
I agree with Jessica – – great photography. You took boring brown and made it look fabulous!
Best,
Elaine
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These look insanely good.
Erica
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They are SO good, and honestly SO easy to make! xo
Thanks Elaine! They really are beyond yummy! xo
Thanks doll! xoxo
These look beyond amazing and easy to make! Gorgeous pictures. Must try this weekend! 🙂