Pumpkin spice cupcakes with buttercream frosting are perfect for Halloween or Fall in general!
Equipment
3 piping bags
1 large star tip
1 small star tip
1 leaf tip
Ingredients
Cupcakes:
1 ⅛cupall-purpose flour(or 1 cup and 2 Tbsp)
½Tablespoonbaking powder
1½teaspoonpumpkin spiceor ½ tsp cinnamon, ¼ tsp nutmeg, ½ tsp ginger, and ⅛ tsp cloves.
¼teaspoonsalt
¼teaspoonbaking soda
¼cupunsalted butterroom temperature
½cupgranulated sugar
2Tablespoonsbrown sugar
1large eggroom temperature
½cuppumpkin puree
6Tablespoonswhole milk
Buttercream Frosting:
1cupunsalted butterroom temperature
4cupsconfectioners sugar
3-5Tablespoonsheavy whipping cream
1teaspoonvanilla extract
orange gel food coloring
green gel food coloring
Instructions
Cupcakes:
Preheat oven to 350℉ and line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
In a large bowl, whisk to combine the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
Using a mixer, beat the butter, sugar, and brown sugar until creamy.
Add the egg and mix until combined.
Mix in the milk and pumpkin puree until combined
Stir in the flour mixture until just combined. Do not over mix.
Scoop batter into each cupcake cups, filling until about ⅔ of the way full.
Bake for 22-26 minutes
Remove from oven and set aside to cool while you prepare the frosting.
Frosting:
Using a mixer, beat the butter until fluffy. Mix in the powdered sugar, heavy whipping cream, and vanilla, beating until combined.
Transfer about ¼ cup of the frosting into a small bowl. Use green gel food coloring to color it green. Use orange gel food coloring on the remaining frosting.
Scoop orange frosting into piping bag fitted with a large star tip and create an orange pumpkin in the center of the cupcake.
Scoop green frosting into a piping bag fitted with a small star tip and add a stem in the middle of the pumpkin.
Scoop green frosting into a piping bag fitted with a leaf tip and pipe leaves around the edge of the stem.
Notes
This set of decorating tools should have everything you need to top the cupcakes.If the frosting is too thin, add more powdered sugar if needed to thicken. If it is too thick, mix in a bit more cream.