PUMPKIN CUPCAKES WITH PUMPKIN SPICE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Are y’all ready for pumpkin explosion in bloggyland?! 🎃 You know it’s coming, right?! I have to admit that I will have to do my part to infiltrate the internet with all things pumpkin … and these Pumpkin Cupcakes with Pumpkin Spice Cream Cheese Frosting are the perfect way to start the Fall baking season! They are full of pumpkin flavor … and oh, so good!!

I have to admit that I kinda look forward to the fall season when everything switches over to pumpkin, apple, and maple. And I know I’m not alone.

So … about these cupcakes – they are not overwhelming in flavor. I think they have just the right balance for a yummy and delicious fall treat!

Although these Pumpkin Cupcakes with Pumpkin Spice Cream Cheese Frosting don’t come from a boxed cake mix, let me assure you that they’re still super easy to make! I find it easiest to make these with a hand mixer, but you can use a stand mixer – or even mix them by hand!

INGREDIENTS
FOR THE CUPCAKES

• 2-1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tbsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
• 1-1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 cup pumpkin (canned or cooked and mashed)
• 3/4 cup milk

FOR THE FROSTING

• 1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup pumpkin (canned or cooked and mashed)
• 4 cups of powdered sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1-1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg

INSTRUCTIONS
For the cupcakes

1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a muffin tin with cupcake papers (24 cavities) and set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. In a separate medium bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs until thoroughly combined. Add the pumpkin and combine. Stir in the dry ingredients alternately with the milk, blending until the mixture is smooth after each addition.
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