Chocolate Pumpkin Cupcakes
These Chocolate Pumpkin Cupcakes are rich, moist, and infused with warm pumpkin spice. The dark chocolate flavor from black cocoa pairs beautifully with pumpkin, and the silky pumpkin cream cheese frosting makes them the perfect fall treat.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 12 cupcakes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
1/4 cup (56 g) unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup (150 g) granulated white sugar
1 egg, at room temperature
1 egg yolk, at room temperature
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup (60 ml) whole milk, at room temperature
1/4 cup (62 g) sour cream, at room temperature
1/2 cup (122 g) canned pumpkin puree
1 cup (125 g) all purpose flour, sifted
1/4 cup + 2 tbsp (30 g) black cocoa powder, sifted
2 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup (122 g) canned pumpkin puree, dried to 1/4 cup (45 g)
1 cup (224 g) unsalted butter, softened
4 oz (113 g) cream cheese, cold
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a cupcake pan with 12 liners.
- Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Mix in egg, egg yolk, and vanilla.
- Add milk, sour cream, and pumpkin puree, mixing until just combined.
- In another bowl, sift flour, cocoa powder, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Gradually fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients until just combined, without overmixing.
- Divide batter evenly among cupcake liners. Bake for 18–20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely.
- For frosting: Dry pumpkin puree on paper towels to remove moisture. Beat dried pumpkin with butter, cream cheese, and pumpkin pie spice until smooth and creamy.
- Pipe or spread frosting onto cooled cupcakes and serve.
Notes
Add mini chocolate chips to the batter for extra chocolate flavor.
Swirl caramel sauce into the frosting for a different twist.
Reduce cocoa and increase pumpkin puree for a lighter flavor.
Top with crushed pecans or dusting of cocoa powder for decoration.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 24 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg
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