I’m excited to now be part of the Martha Stewart online cupcake club. I know, what was I thinking taking on one more thing? It’s self-inflicted craziness – 100% genetic! My mom bought Martha Stewart’s cupcake book for me right when it came out. I knew being part of this group would be a great motivator to bake my way through the cookbook. This month’s theme was pumpkin. (as is Cupcake Hero’s and Flavor of the Month’s theme).  Cupcake Hero’s pumpkin-monster cupcakes also have to be posted by the 15th, so I’ll be making round two of cupcakes later on today. This recipe did not disappoint. I thought they would come out tasting muffin-esque, but they truly are light and fluffy like a cupcake. I told my son they were good and he corrected me (as he often does) telling me they were not good, but great! If the Picky One approves, it’s safe to say anyone who likes pumpkin will love these.

Part two of the recipe was a little more challenging. Martha uses marzipan to make dainty little pumpkins for her cupcakes. I substituted gumpaste because that’s what I had on hand. Don’t be intimidated. My son knows it’s called “grown-up play doh” in our house. The most challenging part, aside from the sculpting is kneading the color into the gum paste. I painted some gold luster dust on them to add some shimmer. I then piped tinted green cream cheese icing for grass. The grass stands up great with a stiff icing, not so much with the cream cheese icing, but I got the effect I was going for. Just look at this cute cupcake pumpkin patch, and don’t forget to check out everyone else’s!

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