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Chocolate Cupcakes with Pumpkin Cream Cheese Frosting

October 31, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Happy Halloween (and, happy Nevada Day, Nevadans)!

I hope everyone had a fun, spooky-scary weekend. Maybe you dressed up and hit the party circuit, maybe you handed out candy or just ate it by the handful, maybe you just lounged around and watched scary movies (guilty!)…whatever you did, I hope it was fun and festive.

I hope there were sweet treats involved and trickery of the good-natured variety.

Until next year ghoulfiends!

(bahaha, I’m totally cracking up about that one!)

Recipe: Chocolate Cupcakes with Pumpkin Cream Cheese Frosting
 
Author: Cindy

Ingredients
  • ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1½ cups all purpose flour
  • 1½ cups brown sugar
  • 1½ teaspoons baking soda
  • ¾ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 3.4 cup warm water
  • ¾ cup buttermilk
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 large eggs, room temp.
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • for the frosting:
  • 1, 8ounce bar cream cheese at room temperature
  • 4 tablespoons room temperature, unsalted butter
  • ¼ cup pure pumpkin puree
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon bourbon (optional)
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
  • pinch of salt
  • 3½ cups powdered sugar
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350F. Line 24 cupcake wells (2 tins) with paper liners or grease well.
  2. In a medium bowl sift together all of the dry ingredients (flour, cocoa, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt). Set aside.
  3. In a large measuring cup whisk together buttermilk, water, eggs, oil, and vanilla, to combine. Pour wet mixture into dry and fold until just incorporated. Fill cupcake liners ⅔ full and bake in the center of the oven for 16-20 minutes (mine were perfect after 17 minutes). Remove from oven and cool on rack completely before frosting.
  4. Using a mixer beat cream cheese and butter until creamy. Add pumpkin, vanilla and bourbon and mix to combine. Beat in spices and then gradually add powdered sugar until completely incorporated. Beat on high until light and fluffy. Refrigerate, covered, if not using immediately.
Notes
One Bowl Chocolate Cupcakes from Martha Stewart
The frosting is very soft, chill it and stir well before frosting.
3.3.3077

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Comments

  1. Erica

    October 31, 2011 at 11:36 am

    Hahaha. Good one! Those look delicious. Everything’s better with cream cheese frosting, and adding pumpkin is a great idea.

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 31, 2011 at 11:49 am

      Ha, thanks for thinking I’m somewhat clever too, Erica! Life is better with cream cheese frosting!

      Reply
  2. Nicole

    October 31, 2011 at 4:51 pm

    I’m a little confused – I don’t see the pumpkin in this recipe? It sounds great otherwise!

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 31, 2011 at 5:34 pm

      Nicole, I forgot to list the pumpkin! Nice catch…I fixed it and it should read correctly now. Thanks!

      Reply
  3. Natashia@foodonpaper

    October 31, 2011 at 5:04 pm

    What a great idea with the frosting. And that chocolate cake base looks so moist and delicious!!

    Reply
    • cindy

      October 31, 2011 at 5:35 pm

      Thanks Natashia! It is an easy chocolate cake recipe too!

      Reply
  4. Terris

    October 31, 2011 at 7:37 pm

    These look so good. I’m kind of obsessed with chocolate cakes that use brown sugar, so this is so appealing. Plus, who doesen’t love a one bowl cake recipe?

    Reply
  5. Megan

    November 1, 2011 at 3:42 am

    Oh, these sure look delish. And the frosting looks amazing! Pumpkin in frosting will be the next cool thing I bet. You’re such a trend-setter!

    Reply
    • cindy

      November 1, 2011 at 4:25 am

      ha, thanks!

      Reply
  6. NicoleD

    November 1, 2011 at 11:24 am

    These are so classy and cute, Cindy! Love the photos!

    Reply
    • cindy

      November 1, 2011 at 11:25 am

      I’m just all about class, haha…thanks Nicole!

      Reply
  7. Erica

    November 1, 2011 at 2:13 pm

    I actually made chocolate cupcakes with cream cheese frosting last night too! The addition of pumpkin puree is interesting, I need to try it out!

    Reply
    • cindy

      November 1, 2011 at 2:14 pm

      Erica, nice! I like the way you think 😉

      Reply
  8. Janae

    January 21, 2013 at 9:45 am

    This is actually my favorite choc cake recipe and I’ve been using it for years – yum! I like that it’s consistently moist and springy every time. I’ll have to give it a try with the brown sugar/buttermilk that you used. I’ve been looking for a pumpkin frosting recipe for a long time though. Too bad pumpkin season is over; I think it would feel wrong to have pumpkin anything in January! I’m bookmarking this one and will definitely be making it this fall!!

    Reply
    • cindy

      January 23, 2013 at 7:00 am

      nice! Thanks Janae!

      Reply

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