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Small-Batch Vanilla Cupcakes with Pumpkin Spice Frosting - Perfectly moist with the most flavorful frosting. The frosting is even better than a pumpkin spice latte! Perfect addition to your frosting recipes!
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Small-Batch Vanilla Cupcakes with Pumpkin Spice Frosting
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
35 mins
 

Small-Batch Vanilla Cupcakes with Pumpkin Spice Frosting – Perfect for when you do not want 12+ cupcakes! Perfectly moist with the most flavorful frosting. The perfect dessert for fall.

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cupcakes, pumpkin, pumpkin spice, vanilla
Servings: 8
Calories: 279 kcal
Author: Chelsea
Ingredients
Vanilla Cupcakes
  • 1 large egg room temperature
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • ½ cup vegetable oil or canola oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
Pumpkin Spice Frosting
  • 4 tablespoons butter softened at room temperature
  • ½ cup pure pumpkin puree not pumpkin pie filling
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice**
  • 5 cups confectioners sugar
Instructions
Vanilla Cupcakes
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a muffin pan with liners. Set aside.
  2. Whisk together the egg, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla extract together in a medium mixing bowl. Whisk in the granulated sugar.
  3. Slowly fold in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Pour batter into the liners and bake for 18-20 minutes. Allow the cupcakes to cool.
Pumpkin Spice Frosting
  1. Cream together the butter and pumpkin puree in a medium mixing bowl using a whisk attachment.
  2. Whisk in the pumpkin pie spice and confectioners sugar 1 cup at a time.
  3. Frost the cupcakes once they are cooled.
Recipe Notes

*You may have extra frosting leftover, depending on how much frosting you add to each cupcake.
**You may substitute pumpkin pie spice with ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg, and ¼ teaspoon ground cloves.

 

Nutrition estimated is based upon the brands I used. Yours may vary depending on brands.

Nutrition Facts
Small-Batch Vanilla Cupcakes with Pumpkin Spice Frosting
Amount Per Serving
Calories 279 Calories from Fat 136
% Daily Value*
Fat 15.1g23%
Cholesterol 0.6mg0%
Sodium 188.4mg8%
Carbohydrates 33.8g11%
Fiber 0.6g3%
Sugar 19.6g22%
Protein 3.1g6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.