Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

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  • Prep Time

    25 mins

  • Cook Time

    25 mins

  • Additional Time

    1 hr

  • Total Time

    1 hr 45 mins

  • Servings

    12 cupcakes

  • Calories

    452 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    American

Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

These cupcakes have so much pumpkin added that they come out extra moist with a dense crumb. These are not a light and fluffy cupcake - they're dense and loaded with pumpkin goodness in the best way.

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Ingredients

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For the Cupcakes:

  • 1 1/3 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup canned pumpkin
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 large eggs

Cream cheese Frosting:

  • 8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
  • 1/2 cup butter room temperature
  • 3 cups powdered sugar plus more, as needed
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
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Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 12 cup muffin tin with liners.
  2. Add the flour, pumpkin spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt to a small mixing bowl and whisk to combine. Set aside.
  3. Add the pumpkin, brown sugar, vegetable oil, and eggs to a large mixing bowl and whisk well to combine.
  4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir until just combined.
  5. Fill the muffin wells ? full with the batter.
  6. Bake for 18-22 minutes or until the tops spring back when touched and a tester comes out clean. Cool completely before frosting.
  7. For the frosting, add all of the ingredients to the bowl of a stand mixer and beat well with the whisk attachment until smooth and creamy.
  8. Pipe or spoon the frosting over the cupcakes.
  9. Store tightly covered in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1cupcake Calories 452kcal (23%) Carbohydrates 57g (19%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 24g (37%) Saturated Fat 16g (80%) Cholesterol 76mg (25%) Sodium 360mg (15%) Potassium 137mg (4%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 44g (88%) Vitamin A 2924IU (58%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 60mg (6%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12cupcakes

Amount Per Serving

Calories 452 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1cupcake
Calories 452kcal 23%
Carbohydrates 57g 19%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 24g 37%
Saturated Fat 16g 80%
Cholesterol 76mg 25%
Sodium 360mg 15%
Potassium 137mg 3%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 44g 88%
Vitamin A 2924IU 58%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 60mg 6%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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