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Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
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Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

These small batch pumpkin spice cupcakes, are a simple one bowl recipe, topped with tangy cream cheese frosting flavored with cinnamon for all the best fall flavors wrapped into a cupcake!

Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Course: Cake

Ingredients

Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 60 g
  • 1/4 cup neutral cooking oil 60 mL, generic cooking oil
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin 1/2 cup, puree
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar 50 g
  • 1/4 cup dark brown sugar 50 g
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 tsp
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
Pumpkin Spice Mix
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ginger
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp allspice
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
  • 1/2 cup butter 113 g
  • 1/2 cup cream cheese 67 g, package
  • 1 cup icing sugar 60 grams
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon

Instructions

Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes
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  1. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
  2. In a large bowl, mix together, the oil, pumpkin puree, white sugar and brown sugar. Add in the egg, and beat for a couple of minutes.
  3. Sift in the dry ingredients: flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice mix
  4. Line cupcake tin with cupcake liners (about 6-8)
  5. Add in the pumpkin spice cupcake batter, filling about 3/4 of the way to the top.
  6. Bake at 350 ºF for 18-20 minutes.
  7. Cupcakes are done when toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  8. Cool in cupcake tin for about 10 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
  1. Beat together room temperature butter and cream cheese until fluffy.
  2. Add in icing sugar, about 1/3 cup at a time, mixing between each addition.
  3. Add in cinnamon and vanilla if using
  4. Beat until incorporated and frosting is light and fluffy.
Assemble the Cupcakes
  1. Transfer frosting to a piping bag, fitted with a Wilton 1M tip. Swirl icing onto cupcakes as desired.
  2. Top with some pecans and sprinkles (optional)