Ingredients
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3/4 cup butter, softened
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2 1/2 cups sugar
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3 eggs
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2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
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1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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3/4 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
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1 cup buttermilk
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1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
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1/2 cup butter, softened
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4 cups confectioners' sugar
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 (15 ounce) can solid-pack pumpkin
Instructions
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add pumpkin. Combine the flour, pie spice, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, baking soda and ginger; add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition.
- Fill paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
- For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add the confectioners’ sugar, vanilla and cinnamon; beat until smooth. Frost cupcakes. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 2 dozen.