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Wow, it’s December already! The last week in November got away from me… looking back, it was a week of cooking, cleaning, cooking, shopping, cooking, eating. Now that my kitchen is no longer a whirlwind and my pants will button again, I can get back to baking and blogging.

I made this recipe for a function at work; the cake recipe came as a recommendation from one of my twitter followers. If I could locate the tweet, I would give them a little shout out, but unfortunately I deleted it by accident! Thanks for the recipe, Katie!

These pumpkin cupcakes are truly delightful…they are light, flavorful and super moist. The cinnamon cream cheese frosting made them even more amazing because the flavor combination was truly harmonious. If you have any leftover pumpkin from your holiday feast, definitely give these a whirl. I guarantee you will love ‘em! Just be warned, these were a contributing factor of all my pants fitting a tad too snug. Well, that and all the damn stuffing I shoved down my face!

Have a fabulous day! Thanks so much for stopping by!


Pumpkin Cupcakes

Ingredients:

For the Pumpkin Cake

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon coarse salt
1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 cup packed light-brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
4 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin puree

For the Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

2 (8) ounce package cream cheese, softened
1 stick butter, softened
2 lbs. confectioners’ sugar
1 TBS ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions:

For the Pumpkin Cake

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cupcake pans with paper liners; set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and pumpkin pie spice; set aside.

2. In a large bowl, whisk together, brown sugar, granulated sugar, butter, and eggs. Add dry ingredients, and whisk until smooth. Whisk in pumpkin puree.

3. Divide batter evenly among liners, filling each about halfway. Bake until tops spring back when touched, and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes, rotating pans once if needed. Transfer to a wire rack; let cool completely.

For the Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

1. Using a mixer, blend the butter and cream cheese together until well combined.

2. Gradually add in the confectioners’ sugar until fully incorporated.

3. Finally mix in vanilla and cinnamon.

Notes:

- I used this large French Tip from Bake It Pretty to pipe the frosting. I love this piping tip more than words can express! The site is pretty darn awesome too!

- adapted from Martha Stewart

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112 Comments

  1. amanda bel says:

    The french icing tip is my faves too! :)

  2. Maria says:

    So pretty!

  3. Jamie says:

    Ingrid-

    I always use the cream cheese frosting that I posted and I never have piping problems with it! I hope this helps!

    -Jamie

  4. Jamie says:

    Recipe Girl-

    These are actually full size cupcakes, not mini! Enjoy the tip from Bake It Pretty! I love it!

  5. teresa says:

    so gorgeous, i wish i could frost a cupcake that pretty! these look wonderful!

  6. megan says:

    beautiful pictures! and these sound amazing. definitely saving this recipe. although i may have to wait until next fall to make them :)

  7. RecipeGirl says:

    I bought that same tip from Bake It Pretty. These are so cute… I'm assuming these are mini-cupcakes? I did a cinnamon cream cheese icing recently for my husband's bday party… put it on some red velvet cupcakes. Mmmmm!

  8. Ingrid says:

    Okay, what I really want to know is how you got your cream cheese frosting to hold it's piped shape? Seriously I can not pipe cream cheese frosting unless I add a boatload of powdered sugar and ruin my frosting. HELP!
    ~ingrid

  9. Jelli Bean says:

    These look picture perfect. You're great with a camera! I'd love to sink my teeth into these delicious cuppies. I have some pumpkin in the chillchest that may have just found it's future calling.

  10. Sara says:

    Whoa!! These look so perfect and sound delicious. Pumpkin and cream cheese? I'm there!