"Soft and fluffy brown sugar cupcakes made with delicious pumpkin beer or your favorite harvest ale and then topped with a sweetly spiced pumpkin buttercream. The frosting recipe can be cut in half if you don't like a ton of frosting; I included enough in this recipe to be able to pipe all 24 cupcakes as shown...."
INGREDIENTS
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For the Cupcakes:
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2¼ cups all purpose flour
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1¾ cup packed light brown sugar
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4 teaspoons baking powder
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1 teaspoon salt
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¾ cup butter, almost room temperature (still slightly cool)
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1 cup pumpkin beer or fall harvest type ale
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3 eggs
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2 teaspoons vanilla
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For the Frosting:
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1 cup butter, softened
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½ cup canned pumpkin
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7 cups powdered sugar
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1 teaspoon cinnamon
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2 -4 tablespoons cream, as needed