Description
Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes are the perfect blend of fall flavors and beloved dessert traditions. These delightful treats feature a moist, spiced pumpkin cupcake, filled with a creamy pumpkin pie-like center and crowned with rich cream cheese frosting. With hints of cinnamon and nutmeg, every bite transports you to a cozy autumn day. Ideal for gatherings or festive celebrations, these cupcakes are sure to impress friends and family alike!
Ingredients
- All-purpose flour
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Ground cinnamon
- Ground ginger
- Ground nutmeg
- Ground cloves
- Salt
- Unsalted butter
- Granulated sugar
- Eggs
- Vanilla extract
- Pumpkin puree (not pie filling)
- Buttermilk
- Cream cheese
- Powdered sugar
- Pumpkin pie spice
- Milk or cream
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and line a muffin pan with cupcake liners.
- In one bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices, and salt.
- In another bowl, cream softened butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time followed by vanilla and pumpkin puree.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk until just mixed.
- Fill cupcake liners two-thirds full and bake for 18-22 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- For the filling, mix cream cheese, pumpkin puree, powdered sugar, pumpkin spice, and milk until smooth.
- Once cooled, core each cupcake and fill it with the pumpkin mixture.
- Beat cream cheese frosting ingredients together until smooth; frost each cupcake.
- Dust with cinnamon before serving.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake (70g)
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 39g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 50mg