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Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

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Easy pumpkin cupcakes with cinnamon cream cheese frosting, made from scratch.

Ingredients

For the Pumpkin Cupcakes:

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ginger
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 ½ cups pumpkin puree

For the Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 4 cups confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

Make the Pumpkin Cupcakes:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line muffin pans with cupcake liners.
  2. In large bowl combine dry ingredients: flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.
  3. In bowl of stand mixer, beat butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar until creamy.
  4. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  5. Add dry ingredients and milk, alternating until well combined. Scrape down sides of bowl as necessary.
  6. Mix in pumpkin puree.
  7. Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full with batter.
  8. Bake for 18 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  9. Let cupcakes cool in pans for 5 minutes, then remove to wire racks to finish cooling.
  10. Once cupcakes are completely cool frost with Cinnamon Cream Cheese icing.

Make the Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting:

  1. In bowl of stand mixer, beat butter and cream cheese on medium speed until well combined.
  2. Gradually add in confectioners’ sugar one cup at a time, scraping down sides of bowl as necessary.
  3. Add vanilla and cinnamon and mix until combined.
  4. Place icing in piping bag fitted with a large round tip and frost cupcakes.

Notes

  • Store cupcakes in the refrigerator. Serve at room temperature.

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