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Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes are the quintessential fall dessert everyone needs!  My recipe makes this a simple but delicious treat you will love. 
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 18 cupcakes
Calories 312kcal
Author Dina

Ingredients

For the cupcakes

For the frosting

For the candy leaves (optional)

  • 1/2 cup red candy melts
  • 1/2 cup yellow candy melts
  • 1/2 cup orange candy melts
  • 18 small leaves- washed and dried

Instructions

  • Beat the eggs in a bowl for a minute or two using an electric beater. Then add the sugar and beat for another 4 minutes until the egg mixture becomes pale and fluffy. Then blend in the pumpkin purée.
  • Pour the heavy whipping cream and melted butter into the bowl and mix thoroughly.
    Steps to make Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes: beat the eggs, add the sugar, the add the pumpkin puree, and then pour in the heavy cream and melted butter.
  • Sift the pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and flour into a separate bowl. Then add the dry ingredients to the batter in thirds, while gently folding the flour mixture each time.
    Steps to make Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes: sift the pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and flour into the wet ingredients.
  • Line 2 muffin tins with cupcake liners and fill about 18 of them issuing a large scoop. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 25 minutes. Remove from oven and let them cool completely on a cooling rack.
    Steps to make Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes: Add the batter to the cupcake liners and then bake them.
  • Meanwhile beat the softened butter, softened cream cheese, vanilla, and cinnamon. Once it’s well mixed, add the powdered sugar and continue beating until smooth.
    Steps to make Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes: beat the softened butter, cream cheese, vanilla, and cinnamon, and then add the powdered sugar.
  • Using a 2D Wilton piping tip, pipe the frosting onto each cooled cupcake in a circular motion. Then sprinkle with your favorite sprinkles. I used these Wilton Red Sanding Sugar sprinkles.
    Steps to make Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes: using a piing tip, frost the cupcakes.
  • How to create fall candy leaves-
  • In three separate bowls, melt red, yellow, and orange candy melts in the microwave in 30 second intervals.
  • Fill 3 Wilton piping bags with each color of candy melts and pipe out scattered dots of melted candy into a Wilton candy melting pot.
  • Using a toothpick, gently swirl the colors together, but don’t mix them entirely.
  • Take a washed and dried leaf and gently dip one side of the leaf while holding onto the stem. Remove the leaf and place it onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Refrigerate for about 5 minutes.
    Steps to make Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes: melt the candies, then pipe them into a candy melting pot, swirl the colors with a toothpick, and dip the fall leaves into it.
  • Peal the candy away from the leaf and discard the real leaf. Then top each cupcake with the fall candy leaves.
    Steps to make Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes: peel the real leaf away from the candy and then top the frosted cupcakes with the candy leaves.

Nutrition

Calories: 312kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 255mg | Potassium: 169mg | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin A: 2445IU | Vitamin C: 0.7mg | Calcium: 125mg | Iron: 1mg