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Delicious Pumpkin Cupcakes Recipe

Delicious Pumpkin Cupcakes Recipe with Creamy Frosting and Toppings

This Delicious Pumpkin Cupcakes Recipe brings cozy flavors to your table with creamy frosting and perfect toppings.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Cooling Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 33 minutes
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Course: Dessert Recipes
Cuisine: American
Calories: 250

Ingredients
  

Dry Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/4 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar packed
Wet Ingredients
  • 1/2 cups vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
Frosting Ingredients
  • 1/2 cups unsalted butter room temp
  • 8 oz cream cheese room temp
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Mini Pumpkins
  • 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 3 tbsp unsalted butter room temp
  • 1 cup powdered sugar + 2–3 tbsp as needed
  • 1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • Mini chocolate chips

Equipment

  • Cupcake pan
  • mixing bowls
  • whisk
  • piping bag

Method
 

Cupcake Preparation
  1. Preheat the oven to 350F and line a cupcake pan with 12 paper liners.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and salt.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the sugars, oil, and pumpkin, followed by the vanilla and eggs.
  4. Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix to combine.
  5. Divide the batter between the liners, filling each about 2/3 full.
  6. Bake for 16-18 minutes or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean with a few moist crumbs.
Frosting Preparation
  1. While the cupcakes cool, make the frosting by mixing together the butter and cream cheese until smooth.
  2. Mix in 1 cup of powdered sugar at a time, followed by the cinnamon and vanilla.
  3. Store the frosting in the refrigerator until ready to frost.
Mini Pumpkin Preparation
  1. For the mini pumpkins, mix together the peanut butter and butter.
  2. Mix in the powdered sugar and pumpkin pie spice, followed by the vanilla until reaching the right consistency.
  3. In a side dish, mix together the cinnamon and sugar.
  4. Scoop out 1/2 tbsp of dough and roll it into a ball, then press ridges around the ball and roll in the cinnamon sugar.
  5. Press a mini chocolate chip on top to finish off the pumpkin and store in the refrigerator until ready to decorate.
Decoration and Serving
  1. When the cupcakes have cooled, fill a piping bag with the frosting and pipe onto each cupcake.
  2. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar and press a pumpkin on top. Keep the cupcakes in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupcakeCalories: 250kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 3gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 150mgPotassium: 150mgFiber: 1gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 1mg

Notes

Feel free to swap pumpkin puree for sweet potato or add nuts for extra texture. Experimenting with spices can provide unique flavor twists.

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