Perfect Pumpkin Patch Cupcakes

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 24 prepared devils' food cupcakes (cooled)
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 -2 tablespoon heavy whipping cream
• 1 package spangler circus peanuts
• 10 green gumdrops
• toothpick

Recipe

• 1 while your cupcakes are cooling, make your frosting. mix together sugar and butter on low-speed.
• 2 increase the speed to med. and beat for about 3 minute.
• 3 add vanilla and heavy cream, then beat on med. for another minute add more milk if necessary. frost cupcakes once cooled.
• 4 for the pumpkin topper:.
• 5 take a circus peanut and cut it in half.
• 6 take one of the halves and roll in your hand until round and smooth. using a toothpick, make vertical lines on the "pumpkin," mimicking the ridges on a pumpkin.
• 7 next, cut a piece from a green gumdrop and place on top of your pumpkin to create the stem. place your pumpkins on top of each cupcake. the frosting will keep the pumpkin in place.