Pumpkin cupcakes
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Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon of cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup oil
- 15 oz pumpkin
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Frosting ingredients:
- 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
- 8 oz butter (softened)
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1–2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350F.
- In a medium bowl whisk together dry ingredients – flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, salt and nutmeg.
- In a separate bowl whisk together eggs, oil and pumpkin.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients into one bowl and whisk until all are incorporated.
- Fill the baking cups 2/3 full. These are my favorite around Fall.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Cool and transfer cupcakes to a wire rack.
- For the whipped cream frosting beat all of the ingredients together until fluffy.
- Pipe over cupcakes and refrigerate until firm.