Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

Our first new cupcake that we have created together since joining forces for good is our Pumpkin Spice Cupcake.  Autumn is arguably the best time of year to bake (well, Christmastime gives it a run for its money) with its earthy pumpkin and delicious spices. 

We went through quite a few batters for this new cupcake until we found our favorite combination of spices.  It's a moist pumpkin cake with just enough cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger to give it a spicy Fall kick.  Those of you familiar with our classic Chocolate Cake will love this cake.  It has a similar moist-but-fluffy texture.  We topped it with a new frosting, a Brown Sugar Cream Cheese icing.  We think the tang of the cream cheese and smoky brown sugar pair quite nicely with the sweet cake.  Finally, we top them with either semisweet chocolate ganache or a hand-piped candy leaf and... Voila!  The Pumpkin Spice Cupcake is born!

Pumpkin Spice Cupcake with Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting

Special thanks to TZRollins Photography for the beautiful photos.

You may have noticed our new sassy spatula logo which now adorns our blog and Facebook page.  She is the handiwork of the very talented Murphy Randle.  Could she be any cuter with her dollop coif and bow and her wink?  We would like to thank Murphy so much for helping us out with this (he also brought the old Suzy Sweet Tooth to life).  He is incredibly gifted and we can't say that enough.  You can view his website here.