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Easy pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese frosting (Half batch)

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Easy pumpkin cupcakes recipe to keep you warm in those chilly fall days, piled high with a soft and light cream cheese frosting.

Soft, moist and easy pumpkin cupcakes recipe

Okay! As much as I am not over beach days, camping by the lake, smores, sunny desserts and neon orange nail-paint, I can’t wait to carve pumpkins and sink my teeth into cream cheese frosting! ⇑ ⇑ ⇑

Cream cheese frosting that sits over homemade pumpkin spice cupcakes. And sitting on the frosting is a cute pumpkin that I carved by myself. So proud! Told ya, can’t wait to carve pumpkins. 😉

Best and easy pumpkin cupcakes

Loved how roly-poly these turned out! Though I have to admit,it was such a time consuming task. Specially, those small curly greens on pumpkin top. But looks like the prettiest thing on earth and tasted absurdly delicious!

Moist, light and easy pumpkin cupcakes

Time to get back to what you are here for. How do you make homemade pumpkin cupcakes! Well these are the easiest homemade cupcakes that you will ever make.

One bowl to make the cupcake batter. No mixers required! Sift dry ingredients over wet, fold, pour in liners and bake. Can’t get any easier!

Easy pumpkin cupcakes recipe

I baked a half batch, 6 cupcakes. Pranay and I polished them off in two flat days. If I had made 6, pumpkin swear, they wouldn’t have lasted any longer!

They are this G-O-O-D!

Now when you half/double a recipe, you can’t use half/double of every ingredient. BAKING SCIENCE ALERT! At times you have to amp up leaveners, adjust liquids in the batter sometimes and add more extracts the other times. I have increased vanilla and spices for that shining pumpkin flavor!

Easy pumpkin cupcakes recipe with cream cheese frosting

Easy pumpkin cupcakes: Texture and taste

  1. MOIST: Oil √ Brown sugar √ Pumpkin √ = Super moist cupcakes
  2. SOFT AND LIGHT: All thanks to that deliciously gloppy pumpkin puree, eggs and right amount of leaveners. 
  3. FILLED WITH WARM SPICES: Now I love spices in my pumpkin cupcakes to a higher side. You will still taste pumpkin, promise! Try adding large pinch of black pepper and some cardamom in the pumpkin batter. And you will have this fall classic redefined.
  4. SILKY AND SMOOTH FROSTING: Using four basic ingredients leads to a soft, silky and absolutely pipeable cream cheese frosting. Adding maple extract would be so good here, but it also makes the frosting a little thin. It will still hold some shape though! Or you can just top a dollop of maple cream cheese frosting on the cupcake and swirl it with the back of a spoon. Lovely rustic finish!

Easy pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese frosting

Skip lightng cinnamon flavored candles, those fall hayrides, Jack-o’-lantern but don’t miss out on these easy pumpkin cupcakes this season.

Easy pumpkin cupcakes recipe with cream cheese frosting

Follow me on instagram for more such drool-worthy dessert recipes! And tag #Greedyeatsblog if you make these cupcakes. Seeing your creations, makes my day!

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Easy pumpkin cupcakes recipe with cream cheese frosting
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Easy pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese frosting (Half Batch)
Prep Time
15 mins
Bake Time
22 mins
Total Time
37 mins
 

Easy pumpkin cupcakes recipe to keep you warm in those chilly fall days, piled high with a soft and light cream cheese frosting.

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Pumpkin cupcake recipe, Pumpkin spice cupcakes,
Servings: 6 Cupcakes
Calories: 418 kcal
Ingredients
  • 2/3 Cup (83 gms) All purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp All spice
  • 1/2 tsp Ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp Ground blend of cloves+nutmeg+cardamom+black pepper+ginger
  • 6 Tbsp Pumpkin puree
  • 1/4 Cup Brown sugar
  • 1/4 Cup Granulated sugar
  • 1/4 Cup Flavorless oil
  • 1 large Egg
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Cream cheese frosting:
  • 1/2 Cup Unsalted butter (Room temperature)
  • 4 oz Cream cheese (Room temperature)
  • 1 tsp Vaniila Extract
  • 2 Cups Confectioners' sugar
  • Pinch of salt
Instructions

  1. 1. Preheat your oven to 350 deg F and line a muffins pan with 6 paper liners. Set aside.

    2. Whisk together egg, pumpkin puree, oil, vanilla and both the sugars in a medium bowl. Combine them all really well.

    3. Sift all the dry ingredients-flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and all the spices over the wet ingredients and gently fold to combine with a spatula. Do not over-mix.

    4. Pout the batter in the pre-prepared liners and bake for about 20-22 minutes. Let the cupcakes cool completely before frosting.

    For the cream cheese frosting:

    1. Beat the butter until light and fluffy for about 2 minutes using an electric mixer/beater.

    2. Add cream cheese and vanilla and continue to beat for another 2 minutes. Gradually add sugar and keep beating till a smooth frosting like consistency is reached. Add salt and mix it in.

    3. Frost the cooled cupcakes (I used Ateco #827 tip) as desired.

Recipe Notes
  1. I like a lot of spices in my pumpkin cupcakes, you may adjust the spices to suit your taste.
  2. Frosted cupcakes stay good for a few hours at room temperature. For a longer storage, keep them in refrigerator for upto 2 days.
  3. Unfrosted cupcakes freeze well for 2 months. Thaw them in the refrigerator or on the counter before frosting.

Adapted from browneyedbaker.com

Lemon blueberry cupcakes for two

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Cupcakes for two of you! Or just for yourself. 😉

One bowl recipe for fluffy and lemony cupcakes exploding with blueberries, topped with blueberry cream cheese frosting!

Lemon blueberry cupcakes for two

For times when you only want two cupcakes! Without having to worry about 22 leftovers staring at ya!

The other day I had this huge craving for a bright, fruity and cheerful cupcake. A cupcake frosted with two buckets of cream cheese frosting! I was lazy enough to break out that mixer. And didn’t feel like baking a full batch of cupcakes either. But happened to have a small block of cream cheese hanging out in my refrigerator.

What would you call it all? Fate? The stars aligned? And whole universe signaled me to carve my craving for these AmazzzinG cupcakes?

I listened to all those signs.

Lemon blueberry cupcakes for two

Easy lemon cupcakes for two

The lemon blueberry cupcake recipe today is so simple! One bowl. Two cupcakes. No fancy ingredients. No hassle. And they come out so light, fluffy and spongier than a sponge ball. No seriously! I never kid around cupcakes.

All that credit goes to cornstarch. A trusty sidekick to lemons! I wept tears of joy developing this recipe including cornstarch. It’s that good. So please please please do not skip it!

Easy lemon cupcakes for two

Blueberry cream cheese frosting success tips

The frosting is so dreamy and looks super fancy with all that gorgeous P-U-R-P-L-E color. It starts with blueberry jam.

  1. Now you can use homemade/store bought. But just make sure it’s not very melty. If you find the juices are separating, microwave it in small increments to make it like a thick paste.
  2. Before piping the swirls, chill the frosting in refrigerator for 15-20 minutes. This will help the frosting stay firmer as you work with it.
  3. This isn’t a very firm frosting. Rather it’s super creamy and soft. If swirls sound like too much work, you can even pipe it using a round wilton tip #12.
  4. I added a drop of purple gel food color to get this color. But just be careful not to add to much at a time.

Sometimes we just cannot handle full batch lemon cupcakes. This is when easy lemon cupcakes come into play!

Looking for more small batch recipes? Try my super cute berry swirls and sprinkles loaded loaf cake next. Or how about one giant strawberry cookie?

Want to try a batch of non-vegans approved vegan choc-chip cookies? You also don’t wanna miss out on these refreshing breakfast treats!

Layered mango and berry overnight oats! So hearty and fruity.

Easy kiwi-strawberry smoothie bowl

Or my favorite and pretty in pink pitaya smoothie bowl

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Easy lemon cupcakes for two
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Lemon blueberry cupcakes for two
Prep Time
10 mins
Bake Time
17 mins
Total Time
27 mins
 

Cupcakes for two of you! One bowl recipe for fluffy and lemony cupcakes exploding with blueberries, topped with blueberry cream cheese frosting!

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Easy lemon cupcakes, Recipe for two cupcakes
Servings: 2
Calories: 384 kcal
Author: Neha
Ingredients
  • 1/4 Cup (26 gms) All purpose flour
  • 1 tsp (2 gms) Cornstarch
  • 1/4 tsp (Heaping) Baking powder
  • 1 Tbsp Egg
  • 2 Tbsp Sugar
  • 4 tsp Oil (any, flavorless)
  • 1 tsp Lemon zest
  • 1 tsp Lemon Juice
  • 4 tsp Milk
  • 1/4 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1/8 tsp Butter extract (optional)
  • A pinch Salt
  • 1/3 Cup Blueberries (for the batter and decoration)
Blueberry cream cheese frosting
  • 2 Oz Cream cheese ( Room temperature)
  • 2 Tbsp Butter (Room temperature)
  • 1/2 Tbsp Homemade blueberry sauce/Blueberry jam
  • 5 Tbsp Powdered sugar
  • 1 Drop Purple food coloring (optional)
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
For blueberry sauce
  • 1/4 Cup Blueberries
  • 2 Tbsp Sugar
  • 8-10 Drops Lemon juice
  • 1/4 tsp Cornstarch
Instructions

  1. For Blueberry sauce:

    Microwave all the ingredients in small increments (stirring the sauce in bettween) till a thick paste is formed. When it coats the back of your spoon well, it is ready.

    We will add 1/2 tbsp of strained and cooled sauce in our frosting. You can drizzle the rest onto your frosted cupcakes for an intensified blueberry flavor.

    For lemon cupcakes:

    1. Preheat your oven to 375 deg F and line a muffin pan with 2 liners. Set aside.

    2. In a small mixing bowl add egg and sugar, beat until fluffy, pale and light. Next add oil, lemon juice and zest. Also add in extracts. Combine well.

    3. Using a sifter, sift flour, baking powder, cornstarch and salt in the wet ingredients. Fold alternating with milk. Also fold in the berries saving a few to decorate on top.

    4. Pour the batter in the prepared liners and bake for  17-18 minutes. Let cool for about 10 minutes in the pan. And cool completely before frosting.

    For the blueberry cream cheese frosting:

    1. Cream butter and cream cheese together until smooth and creamy, about a minute or so.

    2. Beat in powdered sugar and blueberry sauce/jam slowly. And beat till the desired consistency is reached. Add in vanilla and the food coloring (if using).

    3. Frost cool cupcakes with the lovely purple frosting and decorate with fresh blueberries.

Recipe Notes
  1. Blueberry flavor in this frosting is very mild. I did not drizzle the blueberry sauce over my cupcakes, but I suggest you do, if you are looking for a well pronounced blueberry flavor.
  2. You can even make a hole in the center of your cupcakes and fill it with the remaining sauce. I do it all the time. Delicious!

Slightly adapted from willcookforsmiles.com

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