Delicious & Easy Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes

These Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes are perfect for Fall and Thanksgiving! They’re loaded with pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice and topped off Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer.

Tips & Variations:

• It’s best to use canned pumpkin puree over the homemade recipe because it’s consistent in flavor and texture, making it more foolproof.
• Use an ice cream scooper to transfer cupcake batter to the baking cup for uniformed cupcakes.
• Place a dish towel over the bowl of the stand mixer when adding powdered sugar. This prevents a sugar explosion.

How to Make Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes

Listed below are all the ingredients you will need:

• butter
• brown sugar
• sugar
• vanilla extract
• eggs
• can pumpkin puree
• all-purpose flour
• baking powder
• pumpkin pie spice
• ground cinnamon
• baking soda
• salt
• milk
• instant espresso powder

For the Icing:

• butter
• powdered sugar
• vanilla extract
• pumpkin spice coffee creamer

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a cupcake pan with paper liners. In a large bowl, beat together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy, then add the vanilla. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating between each addition.  Then add the pumpkin and mix until well combined.

In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt.

Add 1/3 of the dry mixture to the pumpkin mixture and mix until combined. Add another 1/3 of the flour mixture and beat until combined.

Pour in half the milk and mix again. Add the remaining flour and mix, then pour in the remaining milk and beat again until combined.  Next, pour the espresso powder into the batter and mix until combined.

Spoon an even amount of batter into each of the cupcake liners and bake in the preheated oven for 18 to 22 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the cupcakes comes out clean. Allow the cupcakes to cool for a few minutes in the pan, then transfer them to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.

To make the icing, beat together the butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and coffee creamer until well combined.

Pipe the mixture on top of each cooled cupcake and sprinkle a small amount of pumpkin pie spice over the top of the cupcakes before serving.

Looking for more Pumpkin Dessert Recipe?  Try these!

• Vegan Pumpkin Brownies
• Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread
• Pumpkin Ice Cream
• Pumpkin Oatmeal

Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes

• Author: Lainey
• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Cook Time: 22 minutes
• Total Time: 37 minutes
• Yield: 24 cupcakes 1x
• Diet: Vegetarian

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Ingredients

• 2 sticks (1 cup) butter, softened to room temperature
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 eggs
• 1 15-ounce can pumpkin puree
• 3 cups flour
• 2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup milk
• 2 tablespoons instant espresso powder

For the Icing:

• 2 sticks (1 cup) butter, softened to room temperature
• 5 cups powdered sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ cup pumpkin spice coffee creamer

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a cupcake pan with paper liners
2. In a large bowl, beat together the butters and sugars until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla.
3. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating between each addition.
4. Add the pumpkin and mix until well combined.
5. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt.
6. Add 1/3 of the dry mixture to the pumpkin mixture and mix until combined. Add another 1/3 of the flour mixture and mix. Pour in half the milk and mix again, and add the remaining flour and mix until combined. Pour in the remaining milk and beat until combined.
7. Pour the espresso powder into the batter and mix until combined.
8. Spoon an even amount of batter into each of the cupcake liners and bake in the preheated oven for 18 to 22 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the cupcakes comes out clean.
9. Allow the cupcakes to cool for a few minutes in the pan, then transfer them to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
10. To make the icing, beat together the butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and coffee creamer until well combined. Pipe the mixture on top of each cooled cupcake and sprinkle a small amount of pumpkin pie spice over the top of the cupcakes before serving.

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