Harvest Pumpkin Cupcakes

Prep Time: 20 Minutes

Cook Time: 30 Minutes

Ready In: 50 Minutes

Servings: 32

Rich and spicy pumpkin cupcakes with orange cream cheese frosting!

Ingredients:

cupcakes

4 eggs, slightly beaten

3/4 cup mazola® vegetable plus! oil

2 cups sugar

1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/4 cup argo® or kingsford's® corn starch

4 teaspoons spice islands® pumpkin pie spice

2 teaspoons argo® baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon salt

frosting

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened

3 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened

1 tablespoon orange juice

2 teaspoons spice islands® 100% pure bourbon vanilla extract

1 1/2 teaspoons freshly grated orange peel

4 cups powdered sugar

Directions:

1. To make cupcakes: Blend the eggs, oil, sugar, and pumpkin in a large mixing bowl; set aside. Stir together dry ingredients in a separate bowl. Add dry ingredients to pumpkin mixture and beat until well blended. POUR into lined muffin tins. Fill about 2/3 full. Bake in preheated 350 degrees oven for 30 minutes or until center springs back when touched. Cool 30 minutes. Spread with frosting.
2. To make frosting: Beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add remaining ingredients and beat until smooth. Spread over cooled cupcakes.

By RecipeOfHealth.com