Pumpkin Cupcakes
(from cocoabliss’s recipe box)
Try with cream cheese icing.
Source: Mathastewart.com via http://cupcakeblog.com/index.php/category/ingredients/squashes-gourds/
Serves 30 peopleCategories: Thanksgiving, cupcakes, not tried
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour, all-purpose
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 cup packed light-brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 15 ounces pumpkin puree
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice; set aside.
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In a large bowl, whisk together, brown sugar, granulated sugar, butter, and eggs. Add dry ingredients, and whisk until smooth. Whisk in pumpkin purée.
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Divide batter evenly among liners, filling each about halfway. Bake until tops spring back when touched, and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes, rotating pans once if needed. Transfer to a wire rack; let cool.