Spiced Pumpkin Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting

Forget going out to eat or ordering takeout every time you crave American food. Try making Spiced Pumpkin Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting at home. Watching your figure? This lacto ovo vegetarian recipe has 526 calories, 4g of protein, and 28g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 12. For 82 cents per serving, this recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 6 people were glad they tried this recipe. Head to the store and pick up pumpkin pie spice, sugar, heavy whipping cream, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 50 minutes. It is brought to you by Life Made Simple. Overall, this recipe earns a rather bad spoonacular score of 21%. Similar recipes include pumpkin bars with salted caramel cream cheese frosting, Caramel Pumpkin Cupcakes With Caramel Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting, and Caramel Pumpkin Cupcakes with Caramel Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting.

Servings: 12

Preparation duration: 25 minutes

Cooking duration: 25 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 c. all-purpose flour

¾ c. sugar

¼ c. brown sugar

¼ c. vegetable oil

¼ c. (½ stick) butter, room temperature

2 eggs

1 c. solid-pack pumpkin puree

1 tsp. baking powder

½ tsp. baking soda

½ tsp. salt

1¼ tsp. pumpkin pie spice

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. vanilla

½ c. granulated sugar

3 tbsp. salted butter, room temperature

¼ c. heavy whipping cream, room temperature

½ tsp. salt (I prefer non-iodized sea salt)

3 c. powdered sugar

½ c. (1 stick) butter, room temperature

¼ tsp. salt

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 tbsp. + 1 tsp. salted caramel, cool

8 oz. (1 block) original cream cheese, room temperature for 30 minutes

Equipment:

muffin tray

oven

stand mixer

bowl

mixing bowl

whisk

wire rack

frying pan

sauce pan

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line one regular size muffin tin with liners, set aside. In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together butter, oil, and sugars for 2-3 minutes or until light and creamy. Add pumpkin puree and vanilla, then with mixing speed on low, add one egg at a time, mixing until incorporated. In a medium size mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pumpkin pie spice, and cinnamon. With mixing speed on low, gradually add dry ingredients, mixing until just combined. Remove bowl from stand and fill each liner of the way full. Place in oven and bake for 18-22 minutes or until the tops are lightly browned and spring back when touched. Remove from oven and allow to cool in pan for 3-4 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely (about 30 minutes). While the cupcakes are baking prepare the salted caramel. Heat the granulated sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly to prevent burning. The sugar will begin to form clumps and will eventually melt and turn brown. Once the sugar has melted completely, add the butter. The mixture will bubble, continue stirring for 1-2 minutes or until the butter has completely melted, then add the cream. Boil for 1 minute then remove from the heat and add the salt. Allow the caramel to cool while the cupcakes finish baking/cooling. To prepare the cream cheese frosting, using the paddle attachment cream the butter, vanilla, salted caramel and salt for 2 minutes or until light and fluffy. With mixing speed on low gradually add the powdered sugar, beat until it forms a thick paste. Add cream cheese and mix on the lowest speed possible for 1 minutes, then STOP! Place in refrigerator to chill for at least 15 minutes or until cupcakes have completely cooled. Allow to stand at room temperature for 5 minutes before placing in a bag to pipe on cupcakes. Garnish cupcakes with a drizzle of slightly warm salted caramel (warm enough for it to be fluid but not to melt the frosting) and a sprinkle of sea salt.

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line one regular size muffin tin with liners, set aside.

2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together butter, oil, and sugars for 2-3 minutes or until light and creamy.

3. Add pumpkin puree and vanilla, then with mixing speed on low, add one egg at a time, mixing until incorporated.

4. In a medium size mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pumpkin pie spice, and cinnamon. With mixing speed on low, gradually add dry ingredients, mixing until just combined.

5. Remove bowl from stand and fill each liner of the way full.

6. Place in oven and bake for 18-22 minutes or until the tops are lightly browned and spring back when touched.

7. Remove from oven and allow to cool in pan for 3-4 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely (about 30 minutes).

8. While the cupcakes are baking prepare the salted caramel.

9. Heat the granulated sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly to prevent burning. The sugar will begin to form clumps and will eventually melt and turn brown. Once the sugar has melted completely, add the butter. The mixture will bubble, continue stirring for 1-2 minutes or until the butter has completely melted, then add the cream. Boil for 1 minute then remove from the heat and add the salt. Allow the caramel to cool while the cupcakes finish baking/cooling.

10. To prepare the cream cheese frosting, using the paddle attachment cream the butter, vanilla, salted caramel and salt for 2 minutes or until light and fluffy. With mixing speed on low gradually add the powdered sugar, beat until it forms a thick paste.

11. Add cream cheese and mix on the lowest speed possible for 1 minutes, then STOP!

12. Place in refrigerator to chill for at least 15 minutes or until cupcakes have completely cooled. Allow to stand at room temperature for 5 minutes before placing in a bag to pipe on cupcakes.

13. Garnish cupcakes with a drizzle of slightly warm salted caramel (warm enough for it to be fluid but not to melt the frosting) and a sprinkle of sea salt.


Nutrition Information:

Quickview
526k Calories
3g Protein
28g Total Fat
67g Carbs
1% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
526k
26%

Fat
28g
43%

  Saturated Fat
17g
112%

Carbohydrates
67g
22%

  Sugar
56g
63%

Cholesterol
93mg
31%

Sodium
501mg
22%

Alcohol
0.24g
1%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
3g
7%

Vitamin A
3988IU
80%

Selenium
6µg
10%

Phosphorus
90mg
9%

Manganese
0.18mg
9%

Vitamin B2
0.14mg
9%

Folate
27µg
7%

Vitamin E
1mg
7%

Vitamin B1
0.1mg
6%

Calcium
64mg
6%

Iron
1mg
6%

Vitamin K
6µg
6%

Potassium
152mg
4%

Fiber
1g
4%

Vitamin B5
0.39mg
4%

Vitamin D
0.56µg
4%

Vitamin B3
0.75mg
4%

Magnesium
11mg
3%

Copper
0.05mg
3%

Vitamin B12
0.16µg
3%

Zinc
0.35mg
2%

Vitamin B6
0.04mg
2%

Vitamin C
0.94mg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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