Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
These Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting are the pumpkin cupcakes I have ever had! They are soft, moist and have the perfect pumpkin spice flavor.
Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Pumpkin Pie Spice
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 large egg
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup Greek Yogurt (can sub sour cream or a dairy free yogurt)
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cream Cheese Frosting (produces enough frosting for 18 cupcakes)
- 250 g cream cheese softened (8oz or 1 brick)
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar (icing sugar or confectioners sugar)
- caramel sauce for drizzling (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and line a cupcake tin with cupcake liners.
- In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Add the sugars, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon and salt and mix to blend together.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer or with a hand mixer, blend together the pumpkin puree, egg, vegetable oil, Greek yogurt, milk and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix until combined.
- Divide batter into the prepared cupcake liners and bake for 24-27 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool completely before frosting.
- Once the cupcakes are completely cooled, make the frosting by adding the cream cheese, butter, and icing sugar to a food processor with the paddle attachment. Blend on medium speed until it is light and fluffy. If frosting is too thick, add a little milk 1 tablespoon at a time until you reach your desired consistency. [Note: the frosting recipe produces enough frosting for 18 cupcakes, depending on how heavily you frost your cupcakes].
- Frost cupcakes. [Optional: Drizzle some caramel topping on top of the frosting.]
Nutrition
Calories: 318kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 3gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 46mgSodium: 216mgPotassium: 96mgFiber: 1gSugar: 30gVitamin A: 2767IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 53mgIron: 1mg
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