I’m back and I made cupcakes.

Not that it really matters because how many people were following this thing anyway? 😉

Any who, life has changed drastically since my last post. I moved out of Buffalo and landed my first professional dance job(woohoo).  I’m currently residing in Upstate New York with one of the greatest friends a girl can find…and on Craigslist I might add.

That’s us. Who knew Craigslist could help you find really amazing friends in a new city?

Life is swell for me and I can’t complain. I especially can’t complain because my favorite season is starting and that means all things pumpkin!

I made these babies yesterday for our neighbor because he cooked us dinner. Dinner was great and so were the cupcakes!

RECIPE (makes 1 dozen cupcakes)

• 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• a pinch of allspice
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup of canned pumpkin puree
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• mellocreme pumpkins for decoration

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:

• 4 oz of 1/3 less fat cream cheese (room temp.)
• 5 tbs of unsalted butter (room temp.)
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1-2 tbs milk (if needed)

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cupcake tin with cupcake liners
2. In a medium-sized bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and allspice. Set aside.
3. In a larger bowl, whisk together eggs, pumpkin, sugars, and oil. Add the dry ingredients and stir until smooth and incorporated.
4. With a 2 1/2 inch ice cream scoop, fill cupcake liners to 3/4 of the way full with batter.
5. Bake cupcakes in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.
6. Let cool while you make the frosting.
7. For the frosting: In a stand mixer, beat together cream cheese and butter until whipped. Slowly add the powdered sugar and continue to beat until fluffy. Add a little bit of milk if necessary.
8. Pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes, decorate, and enjoy!