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A Sweet Taste of Fall: Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Spiced Cream Cheese Frosting

Emilie Sepcich
Aug 31
4 min read

The best part of fall baking? The way your whole house fills with the smell of warm spices and sweet pumpkin. These Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting are soft, fluffy, and perfectly spiced; like autumn wrapped up in one little treat.

I love making these on a chilly afternoon because the process is simple, but the results feel special. The cupcakes bake up tender and golden, and the cream cheese frosting is rich, tangy, and just the right amount of sweet. They’re perfect for Thanksgiving, Halloween gatherings, or even just a cozy night at home.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

Perfect fall flavor: Pumpkin and warm spices like cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg in every bite.
Moist and fluffy: Cake flour keeps the crumb tender and soft.
The best frosting ever: Cream cheese and butter whipped into a fluffy, tangy-sweet topping.
Beautiful presentation: A piping bag with a star tip makes these look bakery-worthy with very little effort.

How to Make these Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

Start by preheating your oven to 350°F and lining a cupcake pan with paper liners.

In a large bowl, whisk together softened butter with both brown and granulated sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy.

Add in two eggs, one at a time, whisking until smooth, then stir in vanilla, pumpkin puree, and a splash of milk.

In another bowl, combine your dry ingredients; cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and all the cozy spices: cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, and even a touch of turmeric for depth.
Whisk them together, then gently fold into your wet mixture until just combined.

Scoop the batter into the cupcake liners, filling each a little over halfway.

Bake for about 25 to 30 minutes, until the tops are golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean. Set them aside to cool completely before frosting.

The Cream Cheese Frosting

While the cupcakes bake, whip up the frosting. Beat together softened butter and cream cheese until perfectly smooth.
Then, gradually add powdered sugar a little at a time, mixing well between additions. Finally, stir in vanilla, a pinch of cinnamon, and nutmeg. Beat until the frosting is light, fluffy, and irresistible.

For a professional look, transfer the frosting to a piping bag fitted with a star tip and pop it in the fridge until the cupcakes are ready.

Once cooled, swirl the frosting on top of each cupcake and watch them transform into bakery-worthy treats.

Serving Suggestions

For a finishing touch, sprinkle the frosted cupcakes with a dash of cinnamon sugar or crushed pecans. Pair them with a hot cup of coffee or tea, and you’ve got the ultimate fall dessert.

These Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting are cozy, flavorful, and sure to impress. Whether you’re making them for family, friends, or just yourself, they’re a sweet way to celebrate the season.

Traditional Latin Mass Reading - September 1st

Epistle

2 Corinthians 3:4-9

Brethren, Such confidence we have through Christ towards God. Not that we are sufficient to think anything of ourselves, as of ourselves: but our sufficiency is from God. Who also hath made us fit ministers of the new testament, not in the letter, but in the spirit: for the letter kills, but the spirit quickens. Now if the ministration of death, engraven with letters upon stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses, for the glory of his countenance which is made void: how shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather in glory? For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more the ministration of justice abounds in glory.

Gospel

Luke 10:23-37

At that time, Jesus said to His disciples: Blessed are the eyes that see the things which you see. For I say to you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see the things that you see, and have not seen them; and to hear the things that you hear, and have not heard them. And behold a certain lawyer stood up, tempting Him, and saying: Master, what must I do to possess eternal life? But He said to him: What is written in the law? how do you read it? He answering, said: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, with thy whole soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind, and thy neighbor as thyself, And He said to him: Thou hast answered rightly: this do, and thou shalt live. But he, willing to justify himself, said to Jesus: And who is my neighbor? And Jesus answering, said: A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, who also stripped him, and having wounded him, went away, leaving him half dead. And it chanced that a certain priest went down the same way, and seeing him, passed by. In like manner also a Levite, when he was near the place and saw him, passed by. But a certain Samaritan being on his journey, came near him, and seeing him, was moved with compassion, and going up to him, bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and setting him upon his own beast, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And the next day he took out two pence and gave to the host, and said. Take care of him, and whatsoever thou shalt spend over and above, I, at my return, will repay thee. Which of these three, in thine opinion, was neighbor to him that fell among robbers? But he said: He that showed mercy to him. And Jesus said to him: Go and do thou in like manner.