Pumpkin Cupcakes Recipe with Cream Cheese Frosting

pumpkin cupcake with cream cheese frosting with a bite out of it sitting on a white pumpkin

Pumpkin Cupcakes Recipe with Cream Cheese Frosting

Indulge in soft, spiced pumpkin cupcakes topped with a rich and fluffy cream cheese frosting. Perfect for fall, these easy-to-make treats are full of warm seasonal flavors.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword carrot cake cupcakes, pumpkin, strawberry cream cheese frosting

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 20

Resting Time: 30 Minutes 30

Total Time 1 10

Servings cupcakes

Calories 383kcal

Ingredients

Pumpkin Cupcakes

1 2/3 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
1 3/4 cup pumpkin puree about 15 oz
4 eggs
2 cups flour
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt

Cream Cheese Frosting

16 oz cream cheese softened
1 cup butter room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Line 2 cupcake pans with cupcake liners.
Combine flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl and whisk together. In a large bowl, whisk together sugar and oil and pumpkin until well combined. Add in the eggs and stir till smooth.
Slowly add your dry ingredients to the wet ingredients while mixing.
Pour mixture into the cupcake liners.
Bake for 18-20 minutes (rotating halfway through) or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Let the cupcakes cool completely before frosting.

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