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Wow, it’s December already! The last week in November got away from me… looking back, it was a week of cooking, cleaning, cooking, shopping, cooking, eating. Now that my kitchen is no longer a whirlwind and my pants will button again, I can get back to baking and blogging.
I made this recipe for a function at work; the cake recipe came as a recommendation from one of my twitter followers. If I could locate the tweet, I would give them a little shout out, but unfortunately I deleted it by accident! Thanks for the recipe, Katie!
These pumpkin cupcakes are truly delightful…they are light, flavorful and super moist. The cinnamon cream cheese frosting made them even more amazing because the flavor combination was truly harmonious. If you have any leftover pumpkin from your holiday feast, definitely give these a whirl. I guarantee you will love ‘em! Just be warned, these were a contributing factor of all my pants fitting a tad too snug. Well, that and all the damn stuffing I shoved down my face!
Have a fabulous day! Thanks so much for stopping by!
Pumpkin Cupcakes
Ingredients:
For the Pumpkin Cake
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon coarse salt
1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 cup packed light-brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
4 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin puree
For the Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
2 (8) ounce package cream cheese, softened
1 stick butter, softened
2 lbs. confectioners’ sugar
1 TBS ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions:
For the Pumpkin Cake
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cupcake pans with paper liners; set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and pumpkin pie spice; set aside.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together, brown sugar, granulated sugar, butter, and eggs. Add dry ingredients, and whisk until smooth. Whisk in pumpkin puree.
3. Divide batter evenly among liners, filling each about halfway. Bake until tops spring back when touched, and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes, rotating pans once if needed. Transfer to a wire rack; let cool completely.
For the Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
1. Using a mixer, blend the butter and cream cheese together until well combined.
2. Gradually add in the confectioners’ sugar until fully incorporated.
3. Finally mix in vanilla and cinnamon.
Notes:
- I used this large French Tip from Bake It Pretty to pipe the frosting. I love this piping tip more than words can express! The site is pretty darn awesome too!
- adapted from Martha Stewart
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I made these the other day and they are FABULOUS!! Everyone keeps asking me for the recipe. I had extra frosting, so I might add it to a spice cake!
Elizabeth–I had a TON of left over frosting–like over a pound worth–next time I make these, I’ll definitely cut the recipe in half. But that being said, I found a recipe for carrot cake sandwich cookies with the cinnamon cream cheese frosting in the middle!!
Hi Jamie!
I needed to post a “thank you” on your site because I had to bring something to my sister’s house for a weekend visit and my sister is the “Martha Stewart” of everything and I always pale in comparison. But thanks to your cupcakes, I think it will be my weekend to shine!!!!
Happy baking!
Holly
I made these as cupcakes & took them to the office Christmas party last year & they flew off the plate. And we recently had a bake off. I made this in a cake form using 8″ round pans. It was supre yummy & I won the contest. Fabulous cake & super yummy icing!!! =]
These look fantastic! I love the frosting, too. Its super adorable. And, personally, I believe that pumpkin is too phenomenal of a flavor to be limited to one season. I’m making these ASAP. Thanks for the recipe :)
I made these cupcakes for a work Christmas party & they were a HUGE hit. I have also made this as a 2-layer cake (8″ pans). I had to cook them 35-40 minutes on 325. But it came out great. This is a wonderful recipe!! =]
That is one large tip!!! Or are those mini-cupcakes?
I'd say these look like they are SO worth pants not fitting too swell. Must be a problem with shrinking pants or something, because I've been feeling the same problem ;-)
aww..they look so cute!
Okay, thanks, Jamie! I'm gonna have to give it a try.
~ingrid
These look great and what I've been looking for my can of pumpkin puree in the larder. Thanks for the post.