Pumpkin Muffins with Spiced Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients: 

For Muffins-

• 8 oz can pumpkin puree 
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup avocado or grapeseed oil
• ¼ cup milk
• ½ cup granulated sugar 
• ¼ cup light brown sugar
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ¾ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ½ tsp ground ginger 
• ¼ tsp nutmeg

For Frosting- 

• 8 oz cream cheese
• ½ cup softened unsalted butter
• ¾ tsp cinnamon
• ¼ tsp ground ginger
• 4 cups powdered sugar 
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• ¼ tsp salt

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF and line two cupcake baking trays with cupcake liners
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, ground ginger, nutmeg and salt. 
3. In a large bowl, whisk together the sugars and eggs until light in color and fluffy.
4. Then add in the pumpkin puree, oil, milk and vanilla extract.
5. Once mixed in, slowly add in the dry flour mixture in three intervals. 
6. Then use an ice cream scoop to fill the cupcake liners ¾ of the way full with the batter.
7. Bake the muffins for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when poked into the center of the muffins. 
8. While the muffins cool for 15 minutes, use a stand mixture with the paddle attachment to cream together the butter and cream cheese for 2 minutes.  
9. Once fluffy, add in the spices and the powdered sugar. 
10. Then add in the vanilla extract and salt and mix until there are no clumps. 
11. Put the frosting into a pastry bag with a star tip and pipe the frosting onto the muffins. 
12. Sprinkle on extra cinnamon and enjoy!