Pumpkin Cakes
14 servings
60 minutes
If you don't eat them, then post them. These tiny pumpkins are just begging to be featured in Halloween stories on all the country's social networks. They're super easy to make: just grind ready-made cookies into crumbs and mix them in a frying pan with melted chocolate , pumpkin puree, cream cheese and condensed milk, and they look like they're worth a million likes. The sweet, sticky mass is similar to plasticine - organize a pumpkin-sculpting lesson for kids, let them develop their culinary skills, sense of beauty and fine motor skills. And here's a great way to use the pumpkin pulp left over from carving a Jack-o'-lantern.
1
Prepare all the ingredients.
2
Crush the crackers in a blender into crumbs.
3
Mix softened butter, cream cheese, pumpkin puree, condensed milk, and spices in a pan over medium heat.
- Butter: 15 g
- Cream cheese: 115 g
- Pumpkin puree: 100 g
- Condensed milk: 400 g
- Cinnamon: 0.5 teaspoon
- Ground ginger: 0.5 teaspoon
4
Stir constantly until the mixture thickens and becomes homogeneous.
5
Add crackers and pieces of white chocolate and stir until the chocolate melts and the mixture becomes homogeneous.
- Crackers: 60 g
- White chocolate: 70 g
6
If desired, add a few drops of food coloring to achieve a rich orange color. Continue stirring until the mixture separates from the sides and bottom of the pan while mixing.
- Food colouring: to taste
7
Transfer the mixture to a buttered baking tray, flatten it out, and refrigerate until set - about 2 hours or overnight.
- Butter: 15 g
8
Grease your hands with butter to prevent sticking, then roll the chilled dough into small balls (according to the number of servings).
- Butter: 15 g
9
Roll the balls in sugar sand to completely coat them.
- Sugar: to taste
10
Use a toothpick or skewer to make grooves on the sides of the pastries to give them a pumpkin shape. Top with tiny meringues to mimic the stem (they can be made black for a Halloween vibe). Instead of meringues, you can use chocolate chips, peeled pistachios, or pumpkin seeds.
- Meringue: 14 pieces
11
Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator until serving.
