Residents here at Avonpark we’re making the most of Halloween by tucking into a delicious pumpkin soup finished perfectly with mouth-watering cupcakes all made right here following our chef Roberto’s recipes. Here are the recipes so you can try them for yourself.
Pumpkin soup
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 onions, finely chopped
- 1kg pumpkin, peeled, deseeded and chopped into chunks
- 700ml vegetable stock or chicken stock
- 150ml double cream
James Grundy, Village Manager said, “our wonderful chef is always creating new recipes for residents to enjoy, we love to get everyone together and share a good spread!
Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 175ml sunflower oil
- 175g light muscovado sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 200g coarsely grated pumpkin flesh
- 100g sultanas
- grated zest 1 orange
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 200g self-raising flour
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
For the frosting
- 200g tub full-fat cream cheese
- 85g icing sugar
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