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Spice Cupcakes with Maple Pecan Frosting

This perfect fall cupcake will delight your guests and leave them wanting more! This homemade, easy spice cupcake can be topped with a maple pecan liqueur infused frosting or a kid friendly vanilla maple icing – find both in this recipe.

CourseDessert

Servings

24cupcakes

Cook Time

18minutes

Servings

24cupcakes

Cook Time

18minutes

Ingredients

Spice Cupcakes

2cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2cups sugar
1tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1tsp ground cinnamon
1 /4tsp ground nutmeg
1 /4tsp ground allspice
1/8tsp ground ginger
1cup almond milk(can substitute with buttermilk)
2tbs lemon juice(eliminate if buttermilk is used instead)
1/2cup unsalted buttersoftened
1/2tsp vanilla
3 eggs

Vanilla Maple Frosting

1/2cup unsalted buttersoftened
8oz cream cheesesoftened
4cups confectioner’s sugar
1tsp vanilla
1 tsp maple syrup

Maple Pecan Frosting

1/2cup unsalted buttersoftened
8oz cream cheesesoftened
4 cups confectioner’s sugar
4tbs maple pecan liqueuruse more or less to your taste

Instructions

Spice Cupcake Instructions

Preheat over to 350 degrees.
In a bowl, combine the almond milk and lemon juice and let it sit for 5-10 minutes. If you’re using buttermilk in its place, skip this step.
In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and your spices. Add the almond milk (or buttermilk), butter and vanilla.
Beat with an electric mixer on low until combined and then beat on high for 2 more minutes.
Add your eggs and beat for 2 more minutes.
Pour your batter into baking liners or lined or greased cupcake pans (large or mini) and bake at 350 degrees for about 18 minutes for standard sized cupcakes (may be slightly longer if you use a baking liner, depending on size) or about 12 minutes for mini cupcakes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool on a wire rack before icing.

Maple Pecan Frosting

In a bowl, mix together the cream cheese and butter until creamy.
Slowly add in the confectioners’ sugar and the maple pecan liqueur until the mixture is spreadable.

Vanilla Maple Frosting

In a bowl, mix together the cream cheese and butter until creamy.
Slowly add in the confectioners’ sugar, the vanilla and the maple syrup until the mixture is spreadable.

Recipe Notes

Please note: The ingredient list for the two types of frosting will frost a whole cake or 24 cupcakes. If you’re splitting your recipe and doing half for adults and half for children like I did, be sure to cut your ingredient list in half.

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