I made these for thanksgiving this year. It took two tries but they turned out delicious! Do not fill them too full or they will turn into a sticky mess.


Tools:
Standard Muffin Pans (2 needed)
Halloween Baking Cups OR
Glowing Pumpkin Baking Cups
Ingredients:
3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
3 eggs
1 (15 oz.) can solid pack pumpkin
1 cup buttermilk
2 1/3 cups flour
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
Cream Cheese Filling
4 oz. cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon Madagascar Pure Vanilla Extract
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Cream Cheese Filling
In food processor fitted with steel blade or mixer, beat cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Beat in remaining ingredients; beat until smooth and creamy.

Cupcakes
Preheat oven to 350°F. Place baking cups in muffin pan. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine pumpkin and buttermilk. Mix flour, pumpkin spice, cinnamon, ginger, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with pumpkin mixture, mixing thoroughly after each addition. Fill each cavity half full. Place a tablespoon of cream cheese filling on top of batter. Top with remaining batter.

Bake 20-25 minutes or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Makes 24 cupcakes

I decorated them with turkeys on top. I am not big on a lot of icing on the cupcake, so I didn't cover all of the cupcake.








Getting ready to fill the cups!








The cupcake batter is amazing!!








The pre-decorated baked goods!






The finished product-- I am not a decorator but they taste amazing!!