New Recipe: Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1 tablespoon baking powder

• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

• 1/2 cup butter, softened

• 1 cup white sugar

• 1/3 cup brown sugar

• 2 eggs, room temperature

• 3/4 cup milk

• 1 cup pumpkin puree

• Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened

• 1/4 cup butter, softened

• 3 cups confectioners' sugar

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1. Beat 1/2 cup of butter, the white sugar, and brown sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in color. Add the room-temperature eggs one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into the butter mixture before adding the next. Stir in the milk and pumpkin puree after the last egg. Stir in the flour mixture, mixing until just incorporated. Pour the batter into the prepared muffin cups.

2. Bake in the preheated oven until golden and the tops spring back when lightly pressed, about 25 minutes. Cool in the pans for 5 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

3. While the cupcakes are cooling, make the frosting by beating the cream cheese and 1/4 butter with an electric mixer in a bowl until smooth. Beat in the confectioners' sugar a little at a time until incorporated. Add the vanilla extract and 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; beat until fluffy. Once the cupcakes are cool, frost with the cream cheese icing.

4. Sprinkle brown sugar or any other festive topping you would like.

Let us know how it goes and enjoy!