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pumpkin spice cupcake w/ cinnamon cream cheese

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twinmommie07 avatar
chicago, IL
Updated on Sep 9, 2011

This hearty, pumpkin cupcake with a cinnamon-cream cheese frosting is so good, nothing like fall & holidays come to mind w/ this yummy dessert!

prep time 25 Min
cook time 25 Min
method ---
yield 24 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar, can use less if you like
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 2 - eggs room temp.
  • 3/4 cup whole or skim milk pref.
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • FOR CINNAMON CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
  • 1 - 8oz cream cheese stick, softened
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 3 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

How To Make pumpkin spice cupcake w/ cinnamon cream cheese

  • Step 1
    Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 24 muffin cups, or line with paper muffin liners. Sift together the flour, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, clove, allspice, salt, baking powder, and baking soda; set aside
  • Step 2
    Beat 1/2 cup of butter, the white sugar, and brown sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in color. Add the room-temperature eggs one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into the butter mixture before adding the next. Stir in the milk and pumpkin puree after the last egg. Stir in the flour mixture, mixing until just incorporated. Pour the batter into the prepared muffin cups.
  • Step 3
    Bake in the preheated oven until golden and the tops spring back when lightly pressed, about 25 minutes. Cool in the pans for 5 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack. While the cupcakes are cooling, make the frosting by beating the cream cheese and 1/4 butter with an electric mixer in a bowl until smooth. Beat in the confectioners' sugar a little at a time until incorporated. Add the vanilla extract and 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; beat until fluffy. Once the cupcakes are cool, frost with the cream cheese icing.
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