Fall means everything pumpkin and these cupcakes are the perfect treat! Topped with a delicious cream cheese frosting and packed with all the fall spices, these are perfect for gatherings, apple picking, or lounging around at home! Super easy to make and guaranteed to be a hit. Catch me eating a dozen of these by myself in my comfiest PJs and a nice PSL on the side!
Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (125g)
- 1 cup 100% pumpkin puree (250g)
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar (100g)
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar (50g)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 oz full-fat cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar (240g)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and place cupcake wrappers in a cupcake pan and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and salt. Whisk together thoroughly until fully combined.
- In a separate medium bowl, add the pumpkin purree, oil, both sugars, eggs, and vanilla. Whisk together until completely smooth.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix together gently with the whisk or a rubber spatula, just until everything is evenly combined; do not over mix! Evenly divide the cupcake batter into the 12 prepared cupcake wrappers in the pan. Once they're all filled, gently smooth out the tops with the back of a spoon to help ensure a consistent and even rise.
- Bake the cupcakes for 17-22 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes in the pan before moving to a wire rack to cool completely. Make sure they're room temp before you frost them or else the frosting will very quickly melt!
Cream Cheese Frosting
- In the bowl of a stand mixer or in a bowl with a hand mixer, add the butter and the cream cheese. Cream together on high speed until fully mixed; scraping down the sides as necessary.
- Add the powdered sugar and vanilla and beat together until fully combined and smooth. Frost the cupcakes either with a knife or for a neater look, pipe the frosting on. Just before serving, give the cupcakes a light sprinkle of cinnamon over top of the frosting.
- Enjoy!
