Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
I’m aware that Halloween is not for another 40 days minimum, but I don’t care. I’ve officially had it with the heat, so I’m rushing things up a little bit. or at least attempting to.
Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
For the cupcakes:
1/4 cup (60 ml) plain soymilk
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons (79 g) all-purpose flour
1/2 cup (60 g) whole-wheat pastry flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/3 cup (67 g) granulated sugar
1/3 cup (73 g) packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/2 cup (122 g) pumpkin purée
1/4 cup (61 g) unsweetened applesauce
3 tablespoons (45 ml) canola oil
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
For the frosting:
2 tablespoons (28 g) nondairy butter
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
4 ounces (113 g) nondairy cream cheese
2 cups (240 g) powdered sugar, sifted
To make the cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C, or gas mark 4). Line a standard muffin tin with paper liners.
Combine vinegar and soymilk in a medium bowl: it will curdle and become like buttermilk.
In a large bowl, sift together flours, baking powder, baking soda, sugars, spices, and salt.
Whisk pumpkin purée, applesauce, oil, and vanilla into the buttermilk mixture, until combined.
Fold wet ingredients into dry, being careful not to over mix.
Divide batter equally into muffin cups.
Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Let cool on a wire rack.To make the frosting: Cream together butter, cream cheese, and vanilla with an electric mixer for a couple of minutes, until fluffy.
Add sugar 1/4 cup (30 g) at a time, beating until fluffy and completely smooth.
Yield: 12 cupcakes
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bazu said,
September 11, 2007 at 12:07 pm
these are like voodoo cupcakes, ushering in cooler weather! I was out yesterday, and all the stores had Halloween decorations- it won’t be long now!
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Ash said,
September 11, 2007 at 12:43 pm
I love Halloween, I cannot wait until October. The store where I work has had decorations since early August! Those cupcakes are awesome, I love the cute little skull.
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Rebecca said,
September 11, 2007 at 1:07 pm
Hey Celine! Thanks for the comment. Those pumpkin cupcakes look devilishly good. Halloween decorations are already out on our local stores,too. It won’t be very long now…. I can’t believe it!
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Vegan_Noodle said,
September 11, 2007 at 1:31 pm
Love your cupcake decoration! I’ve been seeing pumpkin everywhere it seems, high time I pick some up at the grocery store I’m thinking….
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sarah said,
September 11, 2007 at 3:17 pm
I *want* this cupcake.
I don’t think you’re celebrating too early for Halloween. (It’s NEVER too early. ;)) All the retail outlets I’ve seen already have their decorations up and I’ve seen several folks who are selling pumpkins … and today I saw the first “haunted house” (well, it was a barn) advertisement that opens next weekend. Woo! (And, not to rub it in your face, but today it really feels like Fall and it looks like the cooler temps may be here to stay!) Get your ass here, pronto! (And, bring those cupcakes! *laughs*)
I hope you’re having a great day!!
XOXOX
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melisser said,
September 11, 2007 at 7:55 pm
it’s ALWAYS time for Halloween & those cupcakes look AWESOME!
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getsconed said,
September 11, 2007 at 10:10 pm
rawr!
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Hilary said,
September 11, 2007 at 11:39 pm
yummmm! i loved your pumpkin brownie cake, i’ll bet this is just as good.
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Celine said,
September 12, 2007 at 3:16 am
the AC cannot stop working, so I guess my attempt at making voodoo cupcakes [haha, Bazu] didn’t quite work the way it was supposed to. meh.
what am I supposed to do now: bake christmas cookies? play christmas songs? have some chubby dude put on a red suit and white beard? jeebus crust, already!
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stonielove said,
September 12, 2007 at 7:52 am
yum! mmm… halloweeny cupcakes…
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Courtney said,
October 28, 2007 at 10:40 pm
I don’t know if you will ever get this, as this is an older post, but I was curious if the original pumpkin chocolate brownie cake would work in the cupcake form? Did you leave out the chocolate for any specific reason? I have made these muffins before (and they are fabulous, by the way) but I wanted to put the chocolate back in! I want to take them to work with me, and cupcakes are just so easily portable!
Thanks so much!
Courtney
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Celine said,
October 29, 2007 at 10:20 am
it would definitely work with the chocolate, Courtney, I just left it out because I was on chocolate-break that day. :)
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Courtney said,
October 29, 2007 at 11:10 pm
Thank you so much–I am making these tomorrow! I am sure they will be demolished in minutes at the office!
Courtney
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Celine said,
October 30, 2007 at 5:57 am
keep me posted, Courtney! *is anxious*
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temple said,
November 9, 2008 at 8:12 pm
I just made these this evening to use the leftover pumpkin from a previous baking experiment. These cupcakes turned out well- they were very moist and had a PERFECT crust. The flavor was really impressive- I’ve been through many pumpkin muffin/cupcake recipes and this particular one stood out among the rest.
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Danielle said,
July 30, 2009 at 4:52 pm
I made these the other day and they were SOOO good! My family (who is skeptical of anything vegan) devoured them within hours. I especially liked the icing, which I may or may not have been eating straight out of the bowl…
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