HARVEST PUMPKIN CUPCAKES

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Rich and spicy pumpkin cupcakes with orange cream cheese frosting!

Provided by ARGO®, KARO® and FLEISCHMANN'S®

Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips ARGO®, KARO®, FLEISCHMANN'S®

Time 1h20m

Yield 32

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

4 eggs, slightly beaten
¾ cup Mazola® Vegetable Plus! Oil
2 cups sugar
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
¼ cup Argo® OR Kingsford's® Corn Starch
4 teaspoons Spice Islands® Pumpkin Pie Spice
2 teaspoons Argo® Baking Powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon salt
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
3 tablespoons butter OR margarine, softened
1 tablespoon orange juice
2 teaspoons Spice Islands® 100% Pure Bourbon Vanilla Extract
1 ½ teaspoons freshly grated orange peel
4 cups powdered sugar

Steps:

To make cupcakes: Blend the eggs, oil, sugar, and pumpkin in a large mixing bowl; set aside. Stir together dry ingredients in a separate bowl. Add dry ingredients to pumpkin mixture and beat until well blended. POUR into lined muffin tins. Fill about 2/3 full. Bake in preheated 350 degrees oven for 30 minutes or until center springs back when touched. Cool 30 minutes. Spread with frosting.
To make frosting: Beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add remaining ingredients and beat until smooth. Spread over cooled cupcakes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 233.4 calories, Carbohydrate 35.9 g, Cholesterol 33.8 mg, Fat 9.6 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 2.2 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 193.9 mg, Sugar 28.4 g