# Pumpkin Cupcakes with Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

These are pumpkin cupcakes with brown butter cream cheese frosting and they are amazing. Perfect for fall!

- Servings: 24 servings
- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 eggs
- 1.5 cups packed brown sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 15 ounces pumpkin puree
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2.5 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1.5 teaspoons nutmeg
- 0.5 teaspoons cloves
- 0.25 teaspoons ginger
- 0.5 teaspoons allspice
- 0.5 teaspoons salt
- 2 sticks butter
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 0.5 teaspoons cinnamon
- 0.25 cup milk

## Instructions

1. In a large bowl, add four eggs and one and a half cups of packed brown sugar and mix together.
2. Add one cup of vegetable oil, two tablespoons of maple syrup, and one teaspoon of vanilla, then mix.
3. Add a 15-ounce can of pumpkin puree and mix that in.
4. In a separate bowl, mix two cups of flour, two teaspoons of baking powder, one teaspoon of baking soda, two and a half teaspoons of cinnamon, one and a half teaspoons of nutmeg, half a teaspoon of cloves, a fourth of a teaspoon of ginger, half a teaspoon of allspice, and half a teaspoon of salt.
5. Slowly mix the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients.
6. Line 24 cupcake tins with liners.
7. Pour the batter into the lined cupcake tins.
8. Bake in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 25 to 30 minutes.
9. For the brown butter, put two sticks of butter in a pan and turn the heat on high until it turns brown, then take it off the heat.
10. Put the browned butter in the refrigerator to let it set up, then let the cupcakes cool off.
11. Add the brown butter and one block of cream cheese (8 ounces) to a mixing bowl and mix it all together.
12. Add one teaspoon of vanilla, about four to five cups of powdered sugar, half a teaspoon of cinnamon, and about a fourth of a cup of milk and mix until combined.
13. Frost the cooled cupcakes with the brown butter cream cheese frosting.
14. Top the frosted cupcakes with a little bit of cinnamon.

## Equipment

- large bowl
- electric mixer
- measuring cup
- whisk
- cupcake tin
- ice cream scoop
- oven
- saucepan
- refrigerator
- piping bag

## Tips

- Add more milk or powdered sugar to the frosting to get the right consistency.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtube.com/shorts/-bAc3qU2g5Q?si=5Ui33plRY-Iik84P
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/f80756ac-e658-40fe-8afe-19287385073e
- Extracted: 2025-09-22

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