Are you in charge of bringing the dessert for the Thanksgiving feast? I’m going to make a bold suggestion here…I think you should forget the pumpkin pie, and bring Pumpkin Cupcakes instead! They are a fun departure from the ordinary, and Jennifer Bunce from Hudson Cakery shared one of her top secret recipes just for you. Obviously, you don’t want to disappoint Jennifer! {As if you don’t already get enough of a guilt trip from your mother over the holidays.}
Jennifer also included some pumpkin cake eye candy for you, but for more…check out Hudson Cakery’s site to see her incredible, edible, works of art!
Pumpkin Cupcakes
Yield 20
Ingredients –
- 8 oz. unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
- 3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pan
- 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 24 oz. sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 2 cup canned Pumpkin
- 1 cup warm (110 degrees) milk
Directions
- Heat the oven to 325 degrees. Line cupcake pans with liners.
- In a large bowl, sift together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, salt, baking powder, and baking soda; set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat sugar and butter together until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, and beat until combined. Add pumpkin puree and milk; beat until combined.
- Add reserved flour mixture; beat on low speed until just combined.
- Pour batter 2/3 high into each liner, and bake until a cake tester inserted into the middle comes out clean or about 20 minutes. Let cool.
- Frost with recipe below. For best results, frost with pastry bag with #306 wide round tip.
Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
- 12 oz of cream cheese
- 1.5 sticks of unsalted butter, softened (6
oz) - 1/4 tsp. of salt
- 1 Tablespoon of real vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup (or more to taste)
- 1 box of powered sugar
- Mix the cream cheese and the butter until well combined.
- Add the salt, vanilla and maple syrup.
- Sift powdered sugar and slowly add into the frosting. Mix until smooth.
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