Pumpkin Cupcakes With Kahlua Cream Cheese Frosting

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup milk
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons applesauce
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
• 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
• 1/4 cup butter, room temperature
• 2 tablespoons kahlua
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 in a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
• 3 in a separate large bowl, whisk the egg, brown sugar and sugar together, until smooth. stir in the milk, vegetable oil, applesauce, pumpkin and walnuts, until just combined. do not over mix.
• 4 fill a cupcake pan with the batter 4/5 full.
• 5 bake in the oven for 16 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. allow to cool for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool.
• 6 while the cupcakes are cooling, make the frosting. in a large bowl, beat the the cream cheese, butter and kahlua together using an electric mixer. gradually add in the confectioners' sugar until smooth and creamy.
• 7 frost the cupcakes. serve and enjoy!