Easy to make and perfect for fall (and a tea party, in this case), I have a twist on my classic vanilla cupcake for you – Vanilla Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes.
Add more or less pumpkin spice to your taste and top with vanilla buttercream or icing of your choice. I used vanilla under the fondant tablecloths, but if you’re serving these without covering in fondant, I’m thinking maple cream cheese icing would also be nice. More on how I made the tea party toppers in an upcoming post. Update – Here is the post along with a recipe for marshmallow fondant.
Happy baking in the meantime!
xo,
Marian
p.s. If you’re here looking for the Raspberry Ice KitchenAid Mixer Giveaway (I shared the wrong link on Facebook today), here it is!
p.s.s. In case you missed it, HERE IS THE TEAPOT TOPPER TUTORIAL.
Vanilla Pumpkin Spice Cupcake Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp *pumpkin spice
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbs baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 1/4 cup buttermilk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 degrees Celsius).
- In a mixer bowl fitted with a paddle attachment, beat butter with sugar until light and fluffy (a few minutes).
- Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Beat in vanilla and then pumpkin spice.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Stir dry mixture into wet (butter) mixture alternately with buttermilk, making 3 additions of dry ingredients and 3 of buttermilk.
- Using an ice cream scoop or 1/4 cup measurer, scoop batter into a muffin tin lined with cupcake liners.
- Bake for approximately 15-20 minutes, until cake tester (toothpicks or skewers work well too), inserted in centre comes out clean.
- Let cool in muffin tins for about 5 minutes, then remove and let cool completely before adding icing.
Notes
These are adorable & so creative!!
Delicious and insanely creative cupcakes, Marian! 🙂
Lovely <3
Happy Monday, miss!!
Lovelyyy blogpost, thanks for sharing, sweetie!
Enjoy your day, xoxo
niner 🙂
What incredible sugar work. So clean and fault-free!
when your gona post the toppers?????!!!
Hi Paola,
I’m going to work on the post this week, and hope to post as soon as possible. xo
Oh, wow! Amazing!
Just darling!
I cannot get over how darling these are!! Those little tablecloths!! Swooning.
These are beautiful. Can’t wait for the next post on those toppers.
These are adorable!
What?! These are the cutest cupcakes ever! Love them!!
These are the most darling cupcakes I have ever seen!!! So talented Marian!
Wow! Those are absolutely fabulous, Marian!
Most adorable cupcakes I have ever seen! Such perfect detailed work. Awesome!
Just one question – what is pumpkin spice?? What’s in it?
What a great question, Jenny H! I will post a note in my recipe as well… Pumpkin pie spice is generally available this time of the year in the grocery store – It is an already made mixture of cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. If you’d like to substitute for this recipe, use 1 1/2 tsp ginger, 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon, and 1/2 tsp nutmeg.
Thanks Marian! Sounds delicious! I’ll try that with my next pumpkin pie =)
We don’t have that in our grocery stores so I will mix it myself 😉
Hmmm….might use it in the bisquit for our halloween cake…
Thanks! xo
these are the sweetest little cupcakes i’ve ever seen!!
These are absolutely gorgeous. Please tell us how to do the mini tea set!
Hi Nola, 🙂 I will work on writing the post as fast as I can this week. Thanks for your sweet comment!
So pretty
TOO. SWEET. !!!
I totally meant that in a good way!!! <3
🙂
I am in just in awe of your little tea sets!! I so want to know how you made these. I will be looking for your future post. These yummy cupcakes will subside my curiosity for now. 😉
🙂
I just barely saw these on Pinterest before I got into my inbox. .. and I knew instantly they were from you. You are simply amazing!
Oh how funny that you thought that! Thanks for dropping by and commenting, Gloria!
I can’t wait to try your cupcake recipe. I’m just getting warmed up with my pumpkin baking.
Happy Thanksgiving, Marian!
And a Happy Thanksgiving to you, Aimee!
your little tea set is very gorgeous,cute,beautiful,amzing talented work.
I’m looking forward to see how “its made”
Happy Thanksgiving Marian and a great week.
ML
Thanks, Maria! I remember you like the show, “How It’s Made” 😉 Too bad this one won’t be a video. Another time when the kitchen is done. xo
Hi so I would like to message you because I love what you do and because me and my best friend are saving up for a bakery when we grow up, we obviously aren’t the best cooks but because we still have 4 years until we are 18 we have time to take at least some classes or something to improve our cooking also we are little teenagers 14 so we can’t buy right now kitchen aid stand mixers or the kopykake projectors or nothing but that’s why we’re saving up you’ve inspired us to keep on going and it doesn’t matter how much time it takes or how much money it takes but the journey we will have while we try to be very good bakers as any little girls we would like our dreams to happen and we will work hard we always try to make cupcakes and other pastries to be preparing ourselves to when we have to have our bakery thank for reading this (if u read it) I know your probably a busy person so it’s ok If u don’t read it thanks hug and kisses from me and my best friend
Hi Nicole,
How great is that! I read all my comments, and am thrilled to hear you love baking and decorating too and have found something you love at such a young age (to me it is, 😉 I’m 38). Keep having fun and experimenting – you can do it without a KitchenAid mixer or projector, and there are SO many fun things to try – I feel like I’ll be learning until I want to stop learning (which doesn’t seem like it will ever happen).
If you learn well with video, I have a few on my YouTube channel btw.
Stay positive and have fun Nicole (and your best friend)!
🙂 Marian
p.s. I teach high school and again, think it’s amazing that you two are so passionate about baking already.
So darling!! I am pretty sure I’ve never seen a cupcake this cute!
Marian, CookieQueenExtraordinaire,
These cupcakes are stunning. That little tea set is meticulous!!!!!! Wow!
You create stunner pieces…you have that magic touch!!
Keep sharing, you keep us all wishing we could “do it like Marian”!!!!!
Huggies,Patti
Hi Marian,
These are the most amazing cupcakes! Love them! Cannot wait for the topper tutorial. My little one will go crazy if I make these for her.
Oh Marian…I have the…
BIGGEST
CRUSH
EVER on these cupcakes!!!
What?!
How did you do that?!
They are so fine….can not wait to read all about your tutorial.
ps…I really really really love that mixer : )
I just know my treats and goodies would taste even better if made with the beautiful raspberry mixer!
Wow these would’ve great for my hen do next year. I love them!
you are the best so far that I have seen. love it all every little detail makes it so special. my 8 yr old loves to have tea brunches w her little friends and these would be perfect for her birthday. cant wait to c how they are maid.
love your work. keep it up!
These are so adorable! I actually just made a batch of pumpkin spice flavored sprinkles, so I’ll have to make these cupcakes soon!
You are such a superstar!!! And I love the way you photograph your gems!!!
Those are beautiful!!! They’re artwork in a cupcake!!
So cute! My daughter would love these! She has tea parties all the time! I can see them in pink too!
These are beyond adorable!!!
Oh my goodness, these are *SO* adorable.
As usual Marian these are beautiful. That happens when the person has the passion that you have and it shows in everything you do. Keep having fun decorating 🙂
Oh my, cutest cupcakes ever! You are SO talented!
Hi! Greetings from the Caribbean – Puerto Rico. I’ve been visiting your site since June and I loveee it! You are an amazing baker!
So amazing! Love the talent and dedication. I just couldn’t even think about eating them. Too beautiful.
I can always count oohing and ahhing when I visit. Love love love!
Those are beautiful cupcakes! I am in awe of all the detail.
Just amazing! I love anything “little”! Beautiful! Can’t wait to try your recipe too! Half will go to making cake pops, pumpkins of course!! Thanks for sharing 🙂
These are just the cutest 🙂
So cute!
it looks delicious…amazing…
Looks great and would like to try and make them.
Hi Marian,
I fell in love with your blog and your recipes and trying this over the weekend. However, I could’nt resist and so had to share is on my blog before that!!
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These are great! I am looking forward to the topper tutorial.
Do you know how many cupcakes (approx) this recipe make?
One more question. :o) If you were to just frost these, what would you frost them with? Vanilla buttercream? Cream cheese frosting? What are your thoughts?