Pumpkin Spice buttery cupcakes with cream cheese Maple frosting

 

ingredients”

1 cup butter at room temperature

3 eggs

2 1/2  cup cake flour

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 brown sugar

1/2 cup half/half

1/2 cup pumpkin  ( Trader Joe’s  Organic)  15 oz can

2 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking powder

pinch of salt

2 teaspoons pumpkin all spice

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Roasted pumpkin seeds for topping

 

Cream Cheese Maple frosting

1 box of cream cheese

3 or more cups white powder sugar

1 tablespoon butter

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon pure maple extract or 1 teaspoon  Maple syrup

Directions for Frosting:

Cream butter, sugar  and cream cheese,  adding vanilla and maple.  If you would like a thicker frosting add more cream cheese and powder sugar according to taste.

 

Directions: FOR CUPCAKES

Pre heat oven 350 degrees

In a large mixing bowl cream, butter, sugar, eggs until creamy.  Add cake flour a little at a time mixing with milk and vanilla. Add the baking powder, baking soda, salt , spices .   Pour  batter into a cupcake pan with cupcake paper cups.   If you like plain cupcakes without frosting, sprinkle pumpkin seeds on top before baking.

Bake 15-22 minutes or until  cake is done  Check with a toothpick, if it comes out clean the cupcakes are done.

 

 

 

 

 

Enjoy <3