Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
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91% would make again

This is a wonderful recipe I discovered and changed a bit to suit my taste. I love the flavor of pumpkin and the cinnamon makes ordinary cream cheese frosting extra special. When I made a batch for my husband to take to work, he said they disappeared in record time.—Debbie Wiggins, Longmont, Colorado

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  • 24 Servings
  • Prep: 25 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup butter, softened
  • 2-1/2 cups sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
  • 2-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 cup buttermilk

  • FROSTING:
  • 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add pumpkin. Combine the flour, pie spice, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, baking soda and ginger; add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition.
  • Fill paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
  • For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add the confectioners’ sugar, vanilla and cinnamon; beat until smooth. Frost cupcakes. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 2 dozen.

Nutrition Facts: 1 cupcake equals 340 calories, 14 g fat (8 g saturated fat), 62 mg cholesterol, 233 mg sodium, 53 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting published in Fun Food 2009

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Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

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Reviewed on Jan. 18, 2010 by Amitkumar

Nice

Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2009 by MrsMelton

These are so yummy! I made them for my 4 year old's halloween party (not such a tough crowd) and they were all gone within the hour!

Reviewed on Nov. 30, 2009 by CCAVAZOS

My six year old son made these cupcakes for a potluck and they were a hit. Everyone was asking him for the recipe.

Reviewed on Nov. 29, 2009 by Stacey4

This recipe was alright. I didn't add the cinnamon to the frosting and everyone loved the frosting. I will probably make the frosting again.

Reviewed on Nov. 24, 2009 by catchincurlz

My friends and my husband's coworkers loved these! I'm definitely taking them to the in-laws' for Thanksgiving!

Reviewed on Nov. 24, 2009 by Jamboree053

5 stars for the cupcakes but I added more cinnamon. The frosting was, to me, sickening sweet! WAY too much sugar for me.....but that's my taste.

Reviewed on Nov. 23, 2009 by equsnut

Delish.Everybody loved them.

Reviewed on Nov. 23, 2009 by alicia46

I made this for "Girls Night Out" and everyone loved them!!!!!

Reviewed on Nov. 23, 2009 by mellow01

First time making these cupcakes and they came out great! Everyone at worked loved them. Followed recipe exactly and it does truly make 24 cupcakes. The frosting was wonderful - to die for. In fact I kept a few cupcakes without the frosting and they were equally as good!

Reviewed on Nov. 23, 2009 by jdmarzu

Very Moist and rich, a little heavy-as mine did not raise well, they seem to spread out over the top of the muffin tin, I would use non stick spray on the top before I put my cupcake liners in. I also put frosting in ziploc bag, snipped corner and squeezed out the frosting on each cupcake. This cut my frosting time in half.

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