Food & Cooking Recipes Dessert & Treats Recipes Marzipan Pumpkin Petits Fours 3.1 (31) Add your rating & review By Martha Stewart Test Kitchen Martha Stewart Test Kitchen The recipes developed by our test kitchen team have undergone a rigorous process of development and testing, ensuring that every element is optimal, from ingredient amounts to method and cooking time. This process includes triple-testing recipes to ensure they meet our high standards. The many stellar cooks and food editors who have been part of our team include Sarah Carey, Lucinda Scala Quinn, Jennifer Aaronson, Shira Bocar, Anna Kovel, Greg Lofts, Riley Wofford, Lauren Tyrell, and Lindsay Leopold. Editorial Guidelines Updated on October 31, 2017 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Johnny Miller Prep Time: 10 mins Total Time: 40 mins Yield: 30 pumpkins Mini pumpkin cakes are covered with a layer of spiced cream-cheese frosting and fondant for these sweet little pastries. Ingredients For the Cakes Vegetable oil, cooking spray 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 ½ teaspoons coarse salt 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground ginger ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg 1 cup packed light-brown sugar 1 cup granulated sugar 4 large eggs, room temperature 1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 8 ounces unsalted butter (2 sticks), melted and cooled For the Frosting 16 ounces cream cheese, softened ⅓ cup confectioners' sugar, plus more for surface ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon ground ginger ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract For Assembly 24 ounces white fondant 24 ounces marzipan Orange and brown gel-paste food coloring, for decorating Chocolate sticks, cut into 1-inch pieces, for decorating Antique silk luster dust and orange pearl dust, for decorating, optional Directions Make the cakes: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat nonstick mini-muffin tins with cooking spray. Whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg in a medium bowl. Whisk the sugars and eggs in a medium bowl. Whisk in pumpkin and vanilla. Whisk in butter until combined completely. Fold flour mixture into pumpkin mixture until no trace of flour remains (batter may be lumpy). Scoop batter into tins, filling cups 1/2 full. Bake until testers inserted in the centers come out clean, 14 to 16 minutes. Transfer to wire racks, and let cool. (Cupcakes can be covered and refrigerated up to 2 days.) Make the frosting: Beat cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, spices, and vanilla with a mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Assemble the pumpkins: Cut tops from 2 cupcakes, and reserve bottoms for another use. Using a small offset spatula, spread 1 teaspoon frosting on the cut side of 1 cupcake top. Sandwich with other cupcake top, creating a round pumpkin shape. Spread 2 teaspoons frosting smoothly on sides of cupcake sandwich, and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Repeat with remaining cupcakes and frosting. Refrigerate until very firm, at least 3 hours (or overnight). Knead together equal amounts fondant and marzipan, adding orange or brown food coloring until desired color is reached. (Reserve some fondant and marzipan to make white pumpkins if desired.) Dust a surface lightly with confectioners' sugar, and roll fondant mixture to 1/4-inch thickness. Using a 4 1/2-inch round cutter, cut out circles. Place 1 pumpkin cake in center of 1 fondant circle. Bring sides of circle over cake, smoothing out folds, and press to enclose. Flip pumpkin over, and using a toothpick, make vertical grooves along sides. Poke a hole on top for a stem, and insert a chocolate stick. Repeat with remaining cakes and fondant. Using a clean, dry pastry brush or paintbrush, brush pumpkins with luster and pearl dusts if desired. These pumpkins will keep at room temperature up to 1 day. Rate it Print