Pumpkin Ginger Cupcakes (+Giveaway)

Name: Pumpkin Ginger Cupcakes
Yield: 24
Cuisine: cupcakes
Ingredients: 2 cups all purpose flour; 1 (3.4 oz) package instant vanilla pudding mix; 2 tsp baking soda; 1/4 tsp table salt; 1 TB ground cinnamon; 2 tsp ground ginger; 1/2 tsp nutmeg; 1/4 tsp ground cloves; 1 cup salted butter, room temp; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1 cup packed brown sugar; 4 large eggs, room temp; 1 tsp pure vanilla extract; 1 (15 oz) can pure pumpkin; Coarse Ginger-Sugar:; 4 TB turbinado sugar combined with 1 tsp ground ginger

These cupcakes are wonderfully tender, light, and moist all at once. Pumpkin Ginger Cupcakes embody the delicious flavors of fall. Watch out – these will be grabbed up and gone in a flash.

Around here, we feel the fall. It got way too cold way too fast last week. That’s how the seasons roll in Minnesota. When asked what my favorite season is (a common question where the topic of weather is as serious as food)… I answered summer.

But of course. If you’ve been around this blog long enough, I make no secret about being a summer gal through and through.

Despite my affection for sunshine and beaches, I can’t deny that autumn brings on some of the best baking. Ahhh, the spices and aromas.

Did you see the most tempting fall roundup? No words needed there…just drool…

Fall brings on the spirit of baking for many of us. When a cupcake craving hits, there’s nothing better than pumpkin.

The beloved pumpkin, all snugly wrapped with cinnamon and spice. Like these Pumpkin Ginger Cupcakes. This little cake has everything going for it.

I confess I simply could not wait for these delicious baby cakes to cool completely before I bit into one. I was instantly smitten. Smitten.

These are the kind of cupcakes that cause eyes-widening joy as you sink your teeth into one. Shhh…nobody talk. Mmmm.

These pumpkin ginger cupcakes are incredibly fluffy, moist, and bursting with pumpkin and ginger dancing on your taste buds.

I generously frosted these with my favorite stabilized whipped cream. It turned out to be a fabulous combination. Light and airy whipped cream resting on soft cakes of pumpkin and spice.

Coarse ginger-sugar sprinkled on top brought these cupcakes to the highest tier of deliciousness.

You’ll notice that I baked half of my cupcakes in regular liners and half of them in these silicone baking cups.

The York Baking Company sent me these adorable BPA free silicone cups to try. I wasn’t sure what to expect, since I’ve never baked using silicone before.

I immediately loved the bright, festive, super fun colors. Adorbs.

I also liked that the silicone cups mean you can reuse them whenever the cupcake mood strikes.

The true test was whether there would be a difference in cupcake results after paper vs. silicone liners. When the cupcakes finished baking and cooling, the silicone liners easily separated from the cupcakes…

Like so. No tearing, ripping, or ruining the sweet little cake. All of it wonderfully intact.

I was pleasantly surprised to find that the cupcakes themselves actually turned out moister and more tender in the silicone liners vs. paper. Less crumbly and less mess.

Definitely an unexpected happy note 🙂

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Pumpkin Ginger Cupcakes

Author: Chew Out Loud
Yield: 24 1x
Category: cupcakes, dessert
Cuisine: cupcakes, dessert

Description

These Pumpkin Ginger Cupcakes are crazy delicious! They are super soft, tender, and moist. The flavors of pumpkin and ginger shine beautifully. I love using fluffy whipped cream as the frosting, but whatever frosting you use, make sure to sprinkle plenty of coarse ginger-sugar on top. YUM!

Scale

Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour
1 (3.4 oz) package instant vanilla pudding mix
2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp table salt
1 TB ground cinnamon
2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1 cup salted butter, room temp
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
4 large eggs, room temp
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 (15 oz) can pure pumpkin
Coarse Ginger-Sugar:
4 TB turbinado sugar combined with 1 tsp ground ginger

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F with rack on lower middle position. Line muffin tin with liners and set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, pudding mix, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves. Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer with paddle attachment, beat the butter and both sugars on medium-high until light and fluffy, about 3-4 min. Mixture should look pale yellow and texture should be airy. Add eggs one at a time, incorporating into mixture individually. Add vanilla and pumpkin, beating until incorporated.
Using rubber spatula, fold the dry flour mixture into the wet butter mixture. Fold gently until just incorporated, with a few little streaks of flour here and there remaining. Distribute the batter evenly into lined muffin cups.
Bake until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few tender crumbs attached, 20-25 min. Do not over bake. Cool in pans 10 minutes and remove to wire rack to cool completely. Frost as desired. Sprinkle liberally with coarse ginger-sugar for garnish. Cupcakes keep well in airtight container at a moderate room temp; leftovers may be frozen.