We can’t quite believe its Pumpkin Spice Latte season again… The year might have gone quickly, nowhere near as fast as these babies will when your friends get a taste of them! Just the smell of these cupcakes baking is enough so send us into a total pumpkin-spice frenzy, no kidding, they smell amazing. The best part is that they actually taste even better than they smell!
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Ingredients:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ginger
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 4Â eggs
- 1 cup milk
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1 ½ cups pumpkin puree
For the Frosting:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup salted butter, room temperature
- ½ cup Baileys Pumpkin Spice
- 4 cups confectioners’ sugar
For the Assembly:
- chopped pecans, optional
whole cinnamon sticks, optional
Make the Pumpkin Cupcakes:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line muffin pans with cupcake liners.
- In large bowl combine dry ingredients: flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.
- In bowl of stand mixer, beat butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar until creamy.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Add dry ingredients and milk, alternating until well combined. Scrape down sides of bowl as necessary.
- Mix in pumpkin puree.
- Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full with batter.
- Bake for 18 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Let cupcakes cool in pans for 5 minutes, then remove to wire racks to finish cooling.
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Once cupcakes are completely cool, top with frosting.
Make the Frosting:
- Using a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the butter, Bailey’s Pumpkin Spice and one cup of the confectioners’ sugar until smooth.
- Gradually add remaining confectioners’ sugar one cup at a time. Scrape down sides of bowl as needed.
- Mix on lowest speed for 5 minutes until silky smooth and creamy.
To Assemble Cupcakes:
- Use a large round tip to pipe a circle of frosting onto your favorite pumpkin cupcake.
- Coat with chopped pecans.
- Use a large star tip to pipe a swirl of frosting to finish.
- Adorn with cinnamon sticks, if desired.