Gluten and Dairy Free Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
 
 
These cupcakes are so delicious you'll never miss the gluten or dairy!
Ingredients
Cake
  • 2 cups gluten free flour (I like Pamela's brand)
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup canola oil
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 (15 oz) carton pumpkin puree
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
Frosting (honey sweetened version)
  • 8 ounces dairy free cream cheese (I used Tofutti), softened to room temperature
  • 4 tbsp (1/4 c) dairy free butter (I used Earth Balance soy free), softened to room temperature
  • ¼ cup honey
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract (optional)
Frosting (traditional)
  • 8 ounces dairy free cream cheese (I used Tofutti), softened to room temperature
  • 4 tbsp (1/4 c) dairy free butter (I used Earth Balance soy free), softened to room temperature
  • 2 c powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
Instructions
For cupcakes
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Grease 24 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
  3. Whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice.
  4. In a separate bowl, using an electric mixer whisk together the eggs, oil, sugars, pumpkin puree, and vanilla.
  5. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until combined.
  6. Fill the prepared muffin cups about ⅔ full.
  7. Bake about 20 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.
  8. Allow cupcakes to cool on wire rack before frosting.
For the frosting
  1. Cream together the dairy free cream cheese and butter using a hand mixer or stand mixer.
  2. Add the sweetener and whip until smooth and creamy.
  3. Experiment with the amount of powdered sugar to get the sweetness and consistency you want.
  4. In either case, you can always cool the frosting a bit if you want it firmer. This is particularly true if you are using honey because it will not be as thick as a traditional recipe. You can spread it this way, it just might not pipe as well.
Recipe by Our Life in the Shire at https://www.ourlifeintheshire.com/gluten-dairy-free-pumpkin-cupcakes-cream-cheese-frosting/