Description
Spooky and delicious pumpkin cupcakes decorated like Jack-O’-Lanterns for Halloween.
Ingredients
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- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg in a bowl.
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, then mix in pumpkin puree and vanilla.
- Alternate adding dry ingredients and buttermilk, mixing until just combined.
- Divide batter evenly into cupcake liners. Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cool completely before decorating with orange frosting and black icing to create Jack-O’-Lantern faces.
Notes
- Use canned pumpkin puree for convenience.
- If buttermilk isn’t available, mix 1/2 cup milk with 1/2 tbsp lemon juice and let sit for 5 minutes.
- Decorate with store-bought or homemade frosting.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
