Gluten Free Pumpkin Cupcakes Recipe
These Gluten Free Pumpkin Cupcakes are filled with a delicious pumpkin spice flavor that is both comforting and delicious. The texture of the cupcake is soft and moist which pairs perfectly with the smooth vanilla cream cheese frosting on top.
Ingredients
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup olive oil, or vegetable oil
- 15 oz canned pumpkin puree
- 2 cups gluten free all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 24 mellowcreme pumpkin candies, optional
Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1/2 cup salted butter, softened
- 8 oz plain cream cheese, softened
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- In a large mixing bowl, add the eggs, both sugars, vanilla extract, oil and pumpkin puree
- Mix until combined
- Fold in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pumpkin pie spice, ground cinnamon and ginger
- Mix until just combined
- Add cupcake liners in each mold of the cupcake tray
- Use a 2 tbsp cookie scoop to add the cupcake batter to the liners. The cupcake batter should fill the liners almost to the top
- Bake for 20-23 minutes or until a toothpick comes out of the center clean
- Remove from the oven and let cool completely
- Transfer the cupcakes to a cool rack
- Once cooled, make the vanilla cream cheese frosting
- Add the softened butter and plain cream cheese to a bowl
- Next, add 1.5 cups of powdered sugar and vanilla extract
- Mix until combined using an electric hand mixer
- Add the remaining 1.5 cups of powdered sugar
- Mix again. If you want the frosting to be thicker add an additional 1/4 cup of powdered sugar until it reaches your desired consistency (However, I don't recommend using more than 4 cups of powdered sugar)
- Add the frosting to a piping bag
- Pipe the frosting on the cooled cupcakes
- Top each cupcake with a Mellowcreme pumpkin candy
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupcake, Calories: 310kcal, Carbohydrates: 38g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 17g, Saturated Fat: 6g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 9g, Trans Fat: 0.2g, Cholesterol: 47mg, Sodium: 228mg, Potassium: 78mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 29g, Vitamin A: 3043IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 55mg, Iron: 1mg