Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting
Description
Pumpkin spice cupcakes topped with cinnamon cream cheese frosting are a festive hit for Halloween and Thanksgiving.
Ingredients
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2 1/2 cups white sugar
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3/4 cup butter, softened
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3 eggs
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1 (15 ounce) can solid-pack pumpkin puree
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2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
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1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
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1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
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3/4 teaspoon baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
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1 cup buttermilk
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1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
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1/2 cup butter, softened
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4 cups confectioners' sugar
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2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
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Beat white sugar and 3/4 cup butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat pumpkin into creamed butter mixture.
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Mix flour, pumpkin pie spice, 1 tablespoon cinnamon, baking powder, and ginger together in a bowl; stir into creamed butter mixture, alternating with buttermilk, until batter is smooth. Fill each muffin cup 3/4-full with batter.
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Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in muffin tin for 10 minutes before transferring to wire rack.
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Beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until fluffy. Beat confectioners' sugar, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, and vanilla extract into creamed butter until frosting is smooth. Spread frosting on each cupcake.