Once upon a time my husband came up with a fantastic idea - Pumpkin Buttercream! He didn't really know how to create it, but that's where I came in. I just added a bit of this and a bit of that, and it's now passed cream cheese icing as my favorite. Although... Pumpkin Creamcheese icing sounds amazing... hmm...I am not a huge icing fan because it's just so sweet, but i could eat this stuff by the spoon fulls! I decided to use a basic sugar cookie as to not overpower the icing, and they made cute little sandwiches. The icing keeps the cookies moist, and they're just so festive.
Pumpkin Buttercream Sandwich Cookies
1 batch of sugar cookie dough, cut in pumpkins, baked and cooled
Pumpkin Buttercream:2 sticks of unsalted butter at room temp.
1/2 c. pumpkin puree
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 lbs. confectioner's sugar (more or less)
In a stand mixer, cream butter and pumpkin. Turn to low, add in cinnamon, ginger, salt and vanilla. Slowly add sugar 1/2 c. at a time until the buttercream is creamy and no longer seperating (the pumpkin will make it look grainy if there isn't enough sugar mixed in).
Store in a tupperware container at room temp for a week, or in the fridge for a month, or freezer forever!
What a great idea for the pumpkin buttercream! These look delicious!
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOD.
ReplyDeleteI just made the frosting.
Tomorrow, I'm hopefully making pumpkin bread to put it on.
But, it was so.. so very wonderful. I can't even begin to describe how nummy it was.
Thank you so much for creating it.
Haha! Keep it on the d/l, I'm hoping to make millions off it when I start my company! :)
ReplyDeleteBut really, I'm glad you enjoyed it, I ate some with a spoon today...
You an I might need to talk then, cause that stuff is so good, I might just have to mention it as a guilty treat in my novel. (Not a cookbook, just a novel)
ReplyDeleteI just had a little bit of it on some crumpets, and just... wow.
Gotta put another comment. Sorry for the multiple postings. But, I just wanted to say how wonderful it was on Pumpkin bread. Such a decadent combo.
ReplyDeleteI knew i had to finally make the pumpkin bread because i was eating the frosting like every day, sneaking a small spoonful, or smearing it on a rice cake (which is really yummy actually), or crumpets..
Damn you for sharing this with us! (just joking. it's amazing)
This filling is insanely yummy! I am trying to come up with the thinest thing I can put it on, so as to not interfere with the taste!!!
ReplyDeleteOh and tomorrow I am totally making pumpkin bread to smear it on, can't wait!!
So I think that I found the absolute ultimate combination-pumpkin waffles with the pupkin filling. Here is a GREAT recipe for the waffles and then just smear a bit of the pumpkin filling on the warm waffle and voila-heaven! Here is the link to the waffle recipe: http://pumpkinwaffles.wordpress.com/ultimate-pumpkin-waffle-recipe/#respond
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