Pumpkin Cupcakes Recipe 1

By tinaw100

Pumpkin cupcake recipe with optional cream cheese frosting.

Ingredients

• Cup Cakes:
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, sift before measuring
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten until frothy
• 1 cup mashed cooked or canned pumpkin
• 3/4 cup milk
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
• Cream Cheese Frosting:
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 pound confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Preparation

Step 1

Cup Cakes:
Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg into a bowl.

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy; beat in eggs. Blend in mashed pumpkin.

Stir in the sifted dry ingredients alternately with the milk, blending until batter is smooth after each addition; stir in chopped walnuts or pecans.

Spoon batter into well-greased and floured or paper-lined muffin pan cups. Fill about 2/3 full.

Bake at 375° for 25 minutes, or until a wooden pick or cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean. Frost with cream cheese frosting, whipped cream, or leave plain. Makes about 24 cupcakes.

Cream Cheese Frosting:
Combine all ingredients in large mixing bowl; beat well until smooth. Makes enough cream cheese frosting for a 2-layer cake.