Description
The Best Pumpkin Cupcakes with Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
Scale
- 170 g all-purpose flour
- 1¼ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 2½ tsp pumpkin spice
- 225 g dark brown sugar
- 280 g pumpkin purée, room temp
- 75 g vegetable oil, room temp
- 2 eggs, room temp
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 200 g butter
- 15 g dark brown sugar
- 100 g full-fat cream cheese
- 345 g powdered sugar, sifted
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 160°C / 320°F. Line a 12-cup cupcake tray with liners.
- In a large bowl, mix flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin spice, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, whisk pumpkin purée, oil, eggs, and vanilla until combined.
- Pour wet into dry and mix with a whisk or spatula until no dry flour remains.
- Divide batter evenly among the 12 liners.
- Bake 23–24 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool 5 minutes in the pan, then transfer cupcakes to a rack and cool completely before frosting.
- If your cream cheese is extra wet, press it gently between paper towels to remove excess moisture.
- Take butter and cream cheese out of the fridge about 10 minutes before starting. Cube the butter. Sift powdered sugar.
- Using a stand mixer with paddle attachment, beat butter and dark brown sugar on high for 5 minutes. Scrape bowl; beat 2 more minutes.
- Add vanilla and cream cheese and mix 1 minute until smooth.
- On low, add powdered sugar in 2 additions, mixing until incorporated each time. Scrape bowl and beat 2 minutes to finish.
- Pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes. Optional: dust with pumpkin spice or decorate with fondant pumpkins.
Notes
- Homemade Pumpkin Spice: Mix and store airtight: 2 tbsp ground cinnamon, 1½ tsp ground nutmeg, 1½ tsp ground ginger, ¾ tsp ground cloves, ¾ tsp ground allspice.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 24 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 465
- Sugar: 49g
- Sodium: 315mg
- Fat: 24g
- Carbohydrates: 62g
- Protein: 3g
Keywords: pumpkin cupcakes, dessert, cream cheese frosting