mini cream cheese pound cakes with pumpkin glaze

★★★★★ 5
a recipe by
SK H
Salt Life, FL

The fall season is coming up quickly. This recipe reminds me of fall and your house will smell so good for hours. Along with pumpkin pie grace your table at Thanksgiving with these little cakes.

Blue Ribbon Recipe

Just the recipe title along had us excited! These delightful cakes are made all the more delicious by the addition of Susan's wonderful pumpkin glaze! A real holiday must.

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew
★★★★★ 5
serves 24
prep time 20 Min
cook time 20 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For mini cream cheese pound cakes with pumpkin glaze

  • 1 1/2 c
    butter softened
  • 8 oz
    cream cheese, softened
  • 3 c
    sugar
  • 6 lg
    eggs
  • 3 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    real vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp
    almond extract
  • GLAZE
  • 1 c
    powdered sugar
  • 2 Tbsp
    pure pumpkin (not the pie mix)
  • 1 Tbsp
    water
  • 1/4 tsp
    cinnamon

How To Make mini cream cheese pound cakes with pumpkin glaze

  • 1
    Beat butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating well, Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until yellow disappears.
  • 2
    Combine flour and salt. Gradually add to butter mixture, beating at low speed just until blended; stir in vanilla and almond flavorings.
  • 3
    Spoon batter into paper-lined muffin cups, filling three-fourths full.
  • 4
    Bake at 350° for 16 to 18 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • 5
    Cool in pans 10 minutes then remove from pans, and let cool completely on wire racks. Remove cupcake papers and put cakes on a tray.
  • 6
    Mix powdered sugar, pumpkin puree, water, and cinnamon until well blended.
  • 7
    Drizzle pumpkin glaze over cakes.
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