Description
Moist and spiced pumpkin cupcakes topped with a decadent maple-infused cream cheese frosting. A refined autumn treat that balances earthy pumpkin with sweet maple.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a 12-slot cupcake tin with liners.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a bowl.
- Cream together softened butter and brown sugar until pale and fluffy.
- Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in pumpkin puree and vanilla extract.
- Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet batter until just combined.
- Distribute batter evenly among liners and bake for 18-22 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool cupcakes completely on a wire rack.
- Beat softened cream cheese and butter together until smooth.
- Mix in maple syrup and powdered sugar until stiff peaks form.
- Pipe the frosting onto the cooled cupcakes.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American