Who doesn’t love the seasonal pumpkin flavour that appears in the Fall? Pumpkin flavour is generally associated with Pumpkin Pie Spice, a mixture of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves. The pumpkin itself complements those spices but has quite a mild flavour. These flavours are the basis for the pumpkin cupcake recipe which I found on Meet Me in the Kitchen.
The last time I made cupcakes I got scolded for not including icing. Muffcakes, I believe was the expression used. So this time I made a pumpkin spice buttercream to go with the cupcakes. More pumpkin pie spice, how can you go wrong?
(makes 12 cupcakes)
Adapted from Meet Me in the Kitchen
1 1/2C flour
1t baking powder
1t baking soda
1t salt
1 1/4t cinnamon
1/2t nutmeg
1/4t ground cloves
3 eggs
1C pumpkin puree
1/2C canola oil
1C sugar
1 batch pumpkin pie icing or whipping cream.
a pinch of nutmeg for garnish
Preheat oven to 350F. In a medium bowl sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. In a large bowl or stand mixer beat together eggs, pumpkin, oil, and sugar. Stir dry ingredients into wet being careful not to over mix.
Grease a muffin tin and line with muffin cups. (You can skip this step if you are using a silicon muffin tray.) Pour batter into tray 1/2 to 1/3 full. Bake for 12-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely before frosting. Frost with pumpkin pie buttercream or a dollop of whip cream. Sprinkle with nutmeg.
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These sound and look great–and I agree, cupcakes kind of require frosting of some sort! I could go for one of these right now.
wow great recipe. and the icing looks perfect
That icing looks like a puffy melted marshmallow, yummee!!!!
These looks and sound so delicious. I can't wait to try them. I've passed the recipe along to my sister as well. She's a cupcake nut! Thanks for the post.
Sounds great! Cant wait to try it for our Thanksgiving dessert. Thanks for sharing
I tried this recipe after having a pumpkin pie cupcake in a bakery that was heavenly. I was hoping these would be similar. Unfortunately I found them not sweet enough to be a cupcake.
Tracy – I am sorry to hear that! They were certainly sweet enough for me, but maybe our sweet tooths have different sensitivities.
Just got done making a batch and they are so YUMMY !!! I will definitely save this recipe for Thanksgiving.
Thanks for the post!
Kat – so glad you enjoyed and were successful with these cupcakes!
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