If you dream of pumpkin season then you are going to love these cupcakes. Sweet pumpkin mocha cupcakes are the best cupcakes for fall. These pumpkin cupcakes are chocolate mocha cupcakes with pumpkin frosting.
Ingredients
1Cflour
3/4tspbaking soda
1/2tspsalt
1tspinstant espresso powder
1/2Chot water
1/2Ccocoa powder
6TBSPunsalted sweet cream butter, softened
3/4Csugar
1large egg
1/4Cvegetable oil
1tspvanilla extract
2tspPumpkin pie spice
Pumpkin Spice frosting:
1Cunsalted sweet cream butter, softened
1Cshortening
1Ccanned pumpkin puree
2tsppumpkin pie spice
5Cpowdered sugar
1large piping bag fitted with a star tip
1container of chocolate curls
Instructions
Cupcake Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line your cupcake pan with cupcake liners
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, pie spice and salt until combined
Using a small bowl, combine the water, espresso powder, cocoa, and whisk until combined
Using a standing mixer, cream together the sugar and butter
Beat in the eggs, oil and vanilla until combined
Alternating between the espresso mixture and flour mixture, gradually mix in both until combined
Scoop batter into cupcake liners filling about 3/4 full
Bake in the oven for 21 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
Allow to cool completely on the counter before frosting
Using a standing mixer, beat together the butter and shortening until smooth
Mix in the pumpkin puree and the pumpkin spice
Gradually mix in the powdered sugar until combined