[recipe servings=”6-12″ time=”30mins” difficulty=”Easy”]
[recipe-ingredients]
- 2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 4 large eggs
- 1 canned pumpkin purée
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
- 1/2 cup cooled melted butter
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- ** Icing**
- 1 block of cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1.5 cup icing sugar
[/recipe-ingredients] [recipe-directions]
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line medium muffin tin with paper liners.
- Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and ginger, into a medium bowl.
- Melt 1/2 cup of butter using the microwave, microwave and stir 15 seconds at a time until melted, set aside to cool.
- In a larger bowl, whisk together the eggs, pumpkin purée, granulated sugar, brown sugar, butter and vegetable oil.
- Add the flour mixture and stir until combined.
- Divide the batter among the muffin tin at about 1 medium ice cream scoop each or until it’s about 3/4 to the top and bake for about 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Set pumpkin cupcakes aside to cool completely.
- Cream the cream cheese, butter and maple syrup in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Slowly add the icing sugar and beat until smooth.
- Once your cupcakes are cool, ice them with a butter knife or large piping bag and tip of your choice.
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To continue the American Thanksgiving and Holiday season, here is an awesome dessert, Pumpkin Cupcake with Maple Cream Cheese Icing. It’s a nice cupcake with a nice unique flavor, and perfect for this holiday. I usually tend to make less icing that most since i like my cupcakes with just enough to add extra flavor but not overpowering like most. As per any cupcake make sure to be careful about over-mixing it, this is the main reason why some cupcakes don’t rise or are very dense. Overall a nice and easy cupcake and great to serve for those Thanksgiving get together or just a nice fall treat!
