Adding pumpkin to these cupcakes make them moist and they are delicious with cream cheese frosting. A sprinkling of pumpkin spice or mixed spice on top adds a great flavour to the frosting

Ingredients : Simple Pumpkin Cupcakes

• 165 grams self raising flour
• 1 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon mixed spice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 150 grams caster sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 120 ml vegetable oil
• 100 grams, cooked mashed pumpkin
• 80 ml cup buttermilk

Cream Cheese Frosting

Method : Simple pumpkin cupcakes

• Preheat oven to 175 Celsius
• Line your cupcake tray with cupcake cases
• Mix all your dry ingredients together in one bowl
• Put the mashed pumpkins in a bowl and add the spices and mix together
• Mix all the other wet ingredients together in a separate bowl or jug
• Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until smooth
• Divide the mixture into the cupcake cases until they are about 2/3 full
• Bake in the oven for about 14-16 minutes , test with a cake tester to see if they are baked through. If it comes out clean they are ready.
• Remove from the oven and leave them in the tray for 2 minutes and then put them on a cooling rack to cool completely
• When cooled you can now decorate with the cream cheese frosting You can learn how to pipe using this tutorial