Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

Name: Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 24 cupcakes
Ingredients: 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves; 1 teaspoon ground allspice; 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon fine salt; 2 3/4 cups granulated sugar; 1 cup vegetable oil, plus more as needed; 4 large eggs; 1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin purée (not pie filling; about 1 3/4 cups); 1 recipe Pumpkin–Cream Cheese Frosting (optional; see recipe intro)

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24 cupcakes Easy

Total: 1 hr, plus cooling time Active: 30 mins

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3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
2 3/4 cups granulated sugar
1 cup vegetable oil, plus more as needed
4 large eggs
1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin purée (not pie filling; about 1 3/4 cups)
1 recipe Pumpkin–Cream Cheese Frosting (optional; see recipe intro)

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Nutritional Information

Calories261
Fat10.31g
Saturated fat0.96g
Trans fat0.07g
Carbs40.23g
Fiber1.36g
Sugar24.58g
Protein3.39g
Cholesterol31.0mg
Sodium119.05mg
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Pumpkin cupcakes are a great fall or holiday dessert, as they have all the flavors of traditional pumpkin bread but in a lighter, cuter, portable form. To make them, whisk together the dry ingredients, then combine that with a mixture of eggs, oil, sugar, and pumpkin in a stand mixer. After about 25 minutes of baking and a chance to cool, top them with this Pumpkin–Cream Cheese Frosting for a double dose of pumpkin flavor.

Game plan: You can also use this batter to make a Bundt cake with salted caramel sauce.

This recipe was featured as part of our pumpkin sweets recipe gallery. Check out all the best of pumpkins on Chowhound.

Adapted from "Chicken and Egg: A Memoir of Suburban Homesteading with 125 Recipes" by Janice Cole

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Instructions

1Heat the oven to 350°F and arrange a rack in the middle. Line 2 (12-well) muffin pans with paper liners. Alternatively, coat the wells with vegetable oil; set aside.
2Place the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl and whisk to aerate and break up any lumps; set aside.
3Place the sugar and measured oil in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat on medium speed until the sugar is incorporated, about 1 minute. Stop the mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl and the paddle with a rubber spatula.
4Return the mixer to medium speed and add the eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, about 1 1/2 minutes total mixing time. Reduce the speed to medium low, add the pumpkin, and beat until just combined, about 30 seconds. Stop the mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl and the paddle with a rubber spatula.
5Turn the mixer to low speed, slowly add the flour mixture, and beat until almost completely incorporated, about 1 minute. Remove the bowl from the mixer and fold in any unincorporated flour at the edges with a rubber spatula, making sure to scrape to the bottom of the bowl.
6Fill the muffin wells three-quarters of the way (about a heaping 1/4 cup per well). Place the muffin pans side by side in the oven and bake for 12 minutes. Rotate the pans front to back and side to side and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cupcakes comes out clean, about 10 minutes more.
7Place the pans on wire racks and let them cool for 5 minutes. Remove the cupcakes from the pans and cool completely on the racks. Frost with Pumpkin–Cream Cheese Frosting, if using.