Yield: 10 cupcakes
Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes
Super soft and moist Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with warm spices and hints of maple are topped with a sweet cinnamon cream cheese frosting. All the best parts of fall served up in cupcake form!
Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon maple extract
- ¼ cup pumpkin puree, not pumpkin pie filling
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- ⅓ cup whole milk
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 6 oz cream cheese, softened
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 cups powdered sugar
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300°F. Line standard muffin tins with paper liners. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl/stand mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, then stir in vanilla, maple, pumpkin and vegetable oil. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk.
- Divide batter among cupcake tins, filling 3/4 full. Bake for 25 to 27 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool cupcakes on wire rack.
- For the frosting: In a large bowl, cream butter and cream cheese until smooth. Beat in vanilla and cinnamon. Add confectioners' sugar and beat on low speed until combined, then on high until frosting is smooth.
- Pipe onto cupcakes with your favorite tip and serve! Optional: for decoration, I topped them with candy pumpkins, pumpkin seeds and fresh thyme!
Notes
recipe note: I used imitation maple syrup extract because the flavor is 20X the flavor in a teaspoon of maple syrup. Yes you can use Pure Maple Syrup instead, however it won't add any maple flavor in the end product.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1, Calories: 490kcal, Carbohydrates: 77g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 20g, Saturated Fat: 11g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g, Cholesterol: 68mg, Sodium: 194mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 63g