Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

The kids are back in school and fall decorations are filling the store aisles, which means it’s time for football, comfy warm sweaters, falling leaves, and everything pumpkin!

Pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin pie and these Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting!  Yum!

I made these orange delights Saturday afternoon before family & friends came over for dinner but I should have known to wait until Sunday, because these pumpkin cupcakes weren’t going to make it through the end of that first night.

My Dad has this God-given “dessert radar” and instantly knew something delicious was in the fridge.  Then Mom, sweetly reminded me that “anytime I make something sweet, be sure to give some to Dad”.   The kids then chimed in on cue and asked “have you taken pictures for the blog yet ? Do you need ALL of the cupcakes?”  Meanwhile….over the island counter… friends with sad puppy dog eyes were gazing at me, awaiting a response.  And not a moment later…they were gone!

Ingredients
Cupcakes

• 2 cups 1-to-1 gluten-free flour blend (sub with all-purpose flour if not gluten-free)
• 1 cup vegan cane sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice*
• 1 cup pure pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
• 1 cup canned coconut milk, shaken well
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil 
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• Cream Cheese Frosting
• 6 tablespoons vegan butter, at room temperature
• 8 ounces vegan cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4-4 1/2 cups confectioners sugar

Instructions
Pumpkin Cupcakes

1. Preheat oven to 350°.  Line two 12-cup muffin tins with 16 cupcake liners. (You can also use a 12-cup and a 6-cup).
2. Ina large bowl, whisk together dry ingredients: flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and pumpkin pie spice. Ina medium bowl, whisk together liquids: pumpkin puree, coconut milk, oil, vinegar and vanilla.  Add wet ingredients to the dry and whisk just until combined.
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