PUMPKIN SPICE CUPCAKES

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A moist, fluffy cake filled with the spices and aromas of fall, topped with a creamy not-too-sweet cream cheese frosting. Sound good? Make these cupcakes! They are so tasty...they taste like fall. In a cupcake.

Provided by devonjean186

Categories     Dessert

Time 35m

Yield 24 cupcakes, 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
3 eggs
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese (neufchatel would work as well)
3 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 24 muffin cups with paper wrappers.
  • Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add pumpkin and mix well. Put flour, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, and ginger through a sift and whisk until combined. Add alternatively with the buttermilk. Fill muffin cups 3/4 full and bake 20-25 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
  • For the cream cheese icing, cream butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add sugar in 2 parts, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla, mix well. Load into a piping bag with a round nozzle. Pipe or spread frosting onto each cupcake. Sprinkle with cinnamon if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 319.4, Fat 13.7, SaturatedFat 8.2, Cholesterol 59.5, Sodium 184.5, Carbohydrate 47.4, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 36.6, Protein 3.2

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