Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes & Scrumptious Squash Recipes

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This time of year, many people turn to the famous “pumpkin spice latte” drink that you can find in local coffee shops just after the beginning of September. Well, a few years ago, I decided to take that iconic Autumn beverage and turn it into a cupcake – and here it is!

Pumpkin Spice Latte Muffins from Cosmopolitan Cornbread

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Pumpkin Spice Latte Muffins from Cosmopolitan Cornbread

Pumpkin Spice Latte Muffins from Cosmopolitan Cornbread

Enjoy these beauties with a cup of coffee!

Pumpkin Spice Latte Muffins from Cosmopolitan Cornbread

Pumpkin Spice Latte Muffins from Cosmopolitan Cornbread

Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes

Constance Smith - Cosmopolitan Cornbread
Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes are all the flavor of your favorite season beverage, turned into an irresistible treat!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 23 minutes
Total Time 33 minutes
Course Sweets, Treats & Desserts
Servings 24 standard cupcakes
Calories 263 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 2/3 c flour
  • 1 1/2 Tb instant espresso powder
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp cloves
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 2 cups solid packed cooked pumpkin
  • 1 c. sugar
  • 1 c brown sugar
  • 1/2 c extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 c plain applesauce
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla

For the Frosting

  • 8 ounce Mascarpone cheese
  • 2 1/2 c powdered sugar
  • 1/8 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 Tb coffee liqueur

Instructions
 

  • To begin, line 2 standard muffin pans (24 muffins) with papers and set aside. Preheat oven your to 350 degrees.
  • In a bowl combine flour, espresso powder, spices, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside. Stir that together and set it aside for now.
  • In your mixing bowl combine pumpkin, sugars, applesauce and the extra virgin olive oil. Mix those together until smooth. Mix in the eggs, one at a time, until just combined. Stir in the vanilla. Add in the dry ingredients and mix until just combined and smooth.
  • Scoop batter evenly into the pans. Bake 20-23 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the largest cupcake comes out clean. Carefully remove the hot cupcakes to a cooling rack and cool completely before topping.
  • For the frosting - Beat the cheese in your mixing bowl until fluffy. Add in the powdered sugarand cinnamon - and mix until smooth. Add in the vanilla and coffee liqueur, mix until combined. Top each cupcake with a dollops of frosting in the middle.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

If you can not find espresso powder, you can use instant coffee granules. To do so, double the amount to 3 tablespoons and “mash” the granules into a fine powder with a mortar & pestle or the back of a spoon in a bowl.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cCalories: 263kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 3gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 44mgSodium: 299mgFiber: 1gSugar: 29g

Nutritional information is auto-generated and the accuracy is not guaranteed.

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29 thoughts on “Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes & Scrumptious Squash Recipes”

  1. So much goodness in this recipe, love the mascarpone and the applesauce (which only recently I started to add to my cupcakes), also a good opportunity for me to finally try the famous pumpkin spice, to this day I haven’t tried it!

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  2. yours is the first that I’ve seen to use espresso powder! Love it! :) I love these drinks too, but not as much as some :) Your cupcakes look fab! and marscapone! mmmm!!

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  3. Love the coffee liquor in your frosting! I also love that you use fresh grated nutmeg which is probably my favorite spice as an adult (quite the turnaround from my childhood!).

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  4. Your pumpkin latte cupcakes are indeed bee-you-ti-full and sooo scrumptious looking and sounding! Your friends at the event are lucky indeed =) P.s. Mascarpone (vs cream cheese) is a fantabulous flavorful choice for frosting =)

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