Pumpkin Cupcakes with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

Pumpkin Cupcakes with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

Pumpkin Cupcakes with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
  • icons/brand/timer copy 2 Created with Sketch. Cook Time: 1 Hour, 20 Minutes
  • icons/brand/silverware copy Created with Sketch. Yield: 32 cupcakes
  • Rich and spicy pumpkin cupcakes!

Ingredients

  • 3/4 tsp nutmeg, ground
  • 1 tbsp orange juice
  • 3/4 tsp ginger, ground
  • 4 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 2 cup sugar
  • 2 tsp cinnamon, ground
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 4 eggs, slightly beaten
  • 3/4 cup corn oil
  • 3 tbsp butter OR margarine, softened
  • 1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin
  • 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
  • Orange Cream Cheese Frosting
  • 2 cup all-purpose flour
  • Pumpkin Cupcakes
  • 3/4 tsp cloves, ground
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract, pure
  • 1/2 tsp orange peel

Directions

  1. To make Pumpkin Cupcakes:  Blend the eggs, oil, sugar, and pumpkin in a large mixing bowl; set aside. Stir together dry ingredients in a separate bowl. Add dry ingredients to pumpkin mixture and beat until well blended.
  2. Pour into lined muffin tins.  Fill about 2/3 full.  Bake in preheated 350°oven for  30 minutes or until center springs back when touched. Cool 30 minutes. Spread with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting
  3. To make Orange Cream Cheese Frosting:
    Beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add remaining ingredients and beat until smooth.  Spread over cooled cupcakes
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