Give Thanks- Pumpkin Cupcakes with Maple Frosting

Nina from Momma Go Round

Hi! I'm Nina from Momma Go Round. I'm a
SAHM to my 18 month old little man LJ. I love to bake, craft,
decorate, sew, and create. On my blog you'll find tons of great
tutorials, recipes, crafts, and discussions on mommyhood.

I have an Etsy shop, Your Memories
Captured, filled with printable holiday cards, invitations,
announcements, party supplies, and my newest line of reusable
stencils!

Today I want to share with you this
AMAZING recipe I found for Pumpkin Cupcakes with Maple Frosting. It's
by none other than the incredibly talented Ina Garten....but it's
soooo not "a celebrity chef recipe that no one in the
universe can actually do" type of recipe.

Pumpkin Cupcakes with Maple
Frosting

Makes 12

Ingredients:

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature

1 cup canned pumpkin purée (8 ounces),
not pie filling

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed

1/2 cup vegetable oil

Maple Frosting (recipe follows)

1/2 cup coarsely chopped Heath bars

Maple Frosting

6 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature (I used light and

it worked great!)

3 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature

1/4 teaspoon Maple Flavor

1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

2 cups sifted confectioner's sugar

Step 1:
Sift together the flour, baking
powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg.

Step 2:

In a large bowl (or mixer) whisk

together the eggs, pumpkin puree, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and
vegetable oil.

Step 3:
Add flour mixture to pumpkin

mixture.

Step 4:

Fill muffin cups 3/4 full. Bake 20 to

25 minutes at 350 degrees.

Step 5:
Using a hand held or stand mixer,

cream the cream cheese and butter using paddle attachment on
low.

Step 6:
Add maple flavoring and vanilla, and

mix. Slowly add the confectioner's sugar and mix until
smooth.

Step 7:
Frost completely cooled cupcakes.

(yeah, this picture wasn't impossible to take by myself or anything :P )

Step 8:

Break up Heath Bar and sprinkle on

top.

I took these to a girls' night and
they were a huge hit! Perfect for all the holiday celebrations coming
up or an alternative to pumpkin pie.

Enjoy!