Pumpkin Cupcakes with cream cheese frosting

Recipe by Sally’s Baking Addiction

Process-

Cupcakes are VERY easy to pull together, but when you measure, you need to make sure you are exact. So far I’ve tried my hardest to be as accurate as possible, this round I think I might have messed up. The cupcakes didn’t rise as much as I thought they would. I always say this, but I need to consistently use a scale. So it’s obviously my fault. Oh well! They taste delicious and look fine.

It only took me about 10 minutes- if that- to mix all of the ingredients together. Mix dry ingredients and then add the wet ingredients to the dry, mix and scoop into cupcake liners! I get why there was a cupcake boom. They are “easy" to make and you can add whatever you want to them flavor and decoration wise!

As for frosting the cupcake- this is sort of the first time I’ve really frosted something with a piping bag. I don’t think I did a bad job, but I didn’t’ do a good job. I think I needed to let the frosting come to room temp, so it was easier pipe.

Taste-

The cake was moist, fluffy and full of pumpkin spice flavor. The cream cheese frosting is so delcious guys. I think the best I’ve had. It’s really thick though… I had a bit of an accident when styling the photo that I will talk about it in random thoughts. I LOVE cupcakes. Espcially pumpkin and cream cheese. It’s so basic, but I don’t think anyone can deny one of these bad boys.

Random Thoughts-

When I first tasted it, I couldn’t get the liner off the bottom. I was bummed. Then I put them back in the over for another 10 minutes. Here is what I think went wrong- I pulled them out to early and I didn’t let them cool long enough. I ate one this morning and I had no problem with the cake sticking to the paper! YAY!

When I was styling the scene, I walked away for about 5 seconds and the backdrop fell on 80% of my cupcakes. Look:

I’m surprised I didn’t have a breakdown. I think because it’s October and I love this month. It’s my birthday month guys!

I’m annoucing the holiday boxes today to put out some feelers. Who knows if they will sell, but I’m trying! I also was asked to make something sweet for a friends mom’s bday- a lemon tart. I’m obsessed with tarts right now and I don’t get why, but anyway I’m really stoked! I’ll definetely take some pics.

-JLM