Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

When pumpkin is available in abundance, take advantage and make this heart-warming recipe. They’re great plain, but also frosted with cream cheese icing. Let them cool 30 minutes before frosting.

Serves: 24Hands-on: 15 minutesTotal: 30 minutesDifficulty: Easy

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Serves: 24

Ingredients

  • 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
  • 1⁄2 cup turbinado sugar
  • 1⁄4 firmly packed cup light brown sugar
  • 1⁄2 cup canned pumpkin
  • 1 large egg
  • 1⁄2 tsp. alcohol-free vanilla extract
  • 1 1⁄4 cups gluten-free all-purpose flour
  • 1⁄2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1⁄2 tsp. gluten-free baking powder
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1⁄4 tsp. Himalayan sea salt

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two 12-cup muffin tins with paper liners.
  • Using a stand mixer, cream together butter and sugars on medium speed until fluffy. Add pumpkin, egg, and vanilla extract and mix until blended.
  • In a medium bowl stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Combine with butter-sugar mixture on low speed.
  • Fill cups 2⁄3 full with batter. Bake 12 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Remove cupcakes from pan and transfer to racks to cool.