Here is what you need
and what to do: (makes 12 cupcakes) I double the cupcakes and just made one batch of frosting worked great.
Cupcakes
1 cup all-purpose
flour
1 teaspoon pumpkin
pie spice
1 teaspoon baking
powder
1/2 teaspoon baking
soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup pumpkin puree
1/2 cup light brown
sugar, packed
1/2 cup granulated
sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs
Cinnamon
Cream Cheese Frosting
12 tablespoons
unsalted butter, room temperature
1 8oz package cream
cheese, room temperature
3 cups confectioners
sugar
1/2 teaspoon pure
vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
To
make the cupcakes:
1/ Preheat oven to
350 degrees. Line a standard muffin pan with paper liners. Set aside.
2/ In a small bowl,
add the flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and
cinnamon. Whisk until combined.
3/ In a larger bowl,
combine the pumpkin puree, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, vegetable oil
and eggs. Whisk until combined.
4/ Add the flour
mixture to wet ingredients and stir until just combined.
5/ Fill each of the
muffin cups about 3/4's of the way up. Ice cream scoops make this process much
easier.
6/ Bake for about
18-20 min or until a cake tester or toothpick comes out clean. Remove cupcakes
from muffin cups and place on a wire rack to cool completely.
To
make the frosting...
1/ In the bowl of an
electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter and cream
cheese for about 2 minutes on medium speed or until light and fluffy.
2/ Turn the mixer
down to low speed and add gradually add the confectioners sugar. Beat until
just combined. Add the vanilla and cinnamon.
3/ Turn the mixer on
medium- high speed and beat until the frosting is light and fluffy - about 1
minute.
4/ Frost the cooled
cupcakes and enjoy!!