pumpkin cupcakes with maple cream cheese frosting Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for greasing pans
• 1 cup firmly packed dark-brown sugar
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 cups cake flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup buttermilk mixed with 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/4 cups canned solid-pack pumpkin
• Frosting
• Two (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
• cinnamon to sprinkle to tops of cupcakes
• vanilla pound cake
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