Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes
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Ingredients
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 eggs, room temperature
3/4 cup milk
1 cup pumpkin puree
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter, softened
3 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions
Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 24
muffin cups, or line with paper muffin liners. Sift together
the flour, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, clove, allspice,
salt, baking powder, and baking soda; set aside. Beat 1/2 cup of
butter, the white sugar, and brown sugar with an electric mixer
in a large bowl until light and fluffy. The mixture should be
noticeably lighter in color. Add the room-temperature eggs one
at a time, allowing each egg to blend into the butter mixture
before adding the next. Stir in the milk and pumpkin puree after
the last egg. Stir in the flour mixture, mixing to blend. Pour
the batter into the prepared muffin cups. Bake in the preheated
oven until golden and the tops spring back when lightly pressed,
about 25 minutes. Cool in the pans for 5 minutes before removing
to cool completely on a wire rack. While the cupcakes are cooling,
make the frosting by beating the cream cheese and 1/4 butter with
an electric mixer in a bowl until smooth. Beat in the confectioners'
sugar a little at a time until incorporated. Add the vanilla
extract and 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; beat until fluffy. Once
the cupcakes are cool, frost with the cream cheese icing.
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