These easy homemade pumpkin cupcakes that have just enough spice are a perfect fall treat. They come together quickly and will be a perfect dessert for your autumn parties.
Pumpkin cupcakes are a fall must make. These babies come together quickly with no special equipment and taste amazing.
Put this simple recipe in your back pocket so you’ll be ready for your fall celebrations.
We are headed into October, so it’s time to get ready for all things pumpkin. Don’t worry, I won’t beat you over the head with it, but a few new pumpkin recipes are required.
Last year I shared a super easy chocolate pumpkin cupcake recipe that started with a cake mix. I still love those gems, but I thought we might want a homemade recipe without the chocolate.
This recipe is more for the pumpkin purists. It has simple ingredients and is spiced with just enough cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg.
If you are a pumpkin spice fanatic, feel free to use that instead. I just tend to have the single spices on hand and using them allows you to customize for your tastes.
Either way, these cupcakes put the pumpkin flavor in the foreground. Plus the bonus is you don’t need any special equipment.
If you have a couple of mixing bowls and a cupcake tin you can make these. The batter is done in just a few minutes.
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You don’t even have to soften the butter!
They smell great while they bake, so that is another bonus. I wouldn’t blame you for baking them regularly just for the aroma alone!
If you stop here you basically have pumpkin muffins. Have a couple for breakfast without thinking twice. (You’re welcome! 😉)
If you want to go for full on cupcake goodness, you are my peoples. We need some frosting on these puppies.
I used a German buttercream sweetened with brown sugar this time. It is like having a pile of rich brown sugar pudding on top of your cupcake.
It has those caramel notes from the brown sugar and is super creamy. It goes really well with the pumpkin cupcakes.
For another quick and easy pumpkin dessert, whip up some of my grandma’s pumpkin squares. It’s essentially a pumpkin sheet cake with yummy cream cheese frosting!
Frosting Ideas for Pumpkin Cupcakes
Homemade Pumpkin Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1¾ cups all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 15 ounce can pumpkin puree
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil or other neutral cooking oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup light brown sugar packed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a 12 well cupcake tin with paper liners.
- In a small mixing bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt until it is combined and lump free. Set aside.1¾ cups all purpose flour, ½ teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon nutmeg, ¼ teaspoon ground cloves, ¼ teaspoon salt
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together pumpkin, oil, eggs, sugar, brown sugar and vanilla until well mixed.15 ounce can pumpkin puree, ⅓ cup vegetable oil, 2 large eggs, 1 cup granulated sugar, ¼ cup light brown sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Scoop into lined cupcake tin.
- Bake for 28-33 minutes or until they bounce back when lightly touched with a finger.
- Cool completely on a wire rack before frosting.
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What a perfect fall cupcake! I think you just changed up my baking plan for this week and we will have these instead!
I hop you love them!
Yummy! I have to bring some treats to church next month and I think these might be it!
Yay!! I hope you love them!
I love it when it is pumpkin season. Although I have to admit that we eat pumpkin even when it is not pumpkin season. These cupcakes look great, and of course, the frosting looks amazing.
I could eat pumpkin year round, but try to spare my family as much as possible! <3
Your pumpkin cupcakes looks so good and perfect for fall and the holidays. Thanks for the recipe and enjoy the week.
Thank you, Julie!
They do look and sound perfect. I can’t believe I have not made any pumpkin goodies yet. Have a great day! xo
You better get on it, fall is here after all! 😉