A Romantic Thanksgiving Dinner: Spiced Pumpkin Cupcakes with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first. ~Ernestine Ulmer

Dessert has always been one of the most anticipated courses of Thanksgiving dinner. Delicious cakes, tarts, and pies lie at the end of the table just waiting to be tasted!

Thanksgiving desserts can be traditional, gourmet, innovative or kid-friendly. This year I decided to incorporate all four components in our Thanksgiving dessert. The only constant is that there be pumpkin in the recipe. Whether it is pumpkin pie, pumpkin truffles or pumpkin cheesecake—we’re happy!

Sometimes you feel like a nut...

Spiced Pumpkin Cupcakes with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

 Sometimes you don't...

Spiced Pumpkin Cupcakes with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

Pumpkin Cupcakes with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

30 Cupcakes or 6 Servings? :)

Ingredients for Cupcakes:

• 4 cups cake flour (not self-rising), sifted
• 1½ cups canned pumpkin puree (not pie filling)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2½ cups packed light-brown sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt

Ingredients for Frosting:

• 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
• 16 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
• 2 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
• ¾ teaspoon good vanilla extract
• ¼ cup pure maple syrup
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped, for garnish

Directions for Cupcakes:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and arrange the rack in the middle.

Line muffin pans with cupcake liners. Sift together dry ingredients in a bowl and set aside.

Whisk together pumpkin and buttermilk in a separate bowl and set aside. Add butter and sugar and beat with an electric mixer on high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.

Add eggs one at a time, beating and then scraping the bowl down after each addition. Add vanilla and beat until smooth. Add dry ingredients in three batches, alternating with pumpkin-milk mixture. Mix on low speed. When all ingredients have been added, mix batter 30 seconds on medium-high speed until uniformly combined.

Fill the cupcake liners 3/4 full with batter and bake until a tester inserted in cupcake centers comes out clean, about 18 to 20 minutes.

Remove cupcakes from the oven and allow to cool 5 minutes before removing from the pans. Let cool completely on a rack. To finish, use an offset spatula or a pastry bag fitted with a decorated tip to top the cupcakes with maple cream cheese frosting. Remember to be creative and have fun with it!

Directions for Frosting:

In a standard mixer beat all the ingredients on medium until fluffy. Chill the frosting for 10 to 20 minutes, until it has set up enough to spread smoothly.

Sprinkle with chopped pecans. Serve cupcakes on a cupcake tower or serving platter.

Spiced Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Comments

[mahlaga]

I try cup cake recipe it was great.

[tiffany1837jewelry]

tiffany1837jewelry
tiffany1837co
tiffany jewellery
tiffany1837online
t925silvertiffany
iloveyou925

[Joan]

there is no vanilla listed in the ingredients but it is added in the narrative. ???? How much?

[pszjzi pszjzi]

Thanks for this information. This is very eye-opening. It seems as though Slenda is not so splendid! hhnoyh hhnoyh - moncler netherland.