Stacey Makes It

Yes, I know, there's already another one . But I like this recipe better. I made these for my wedding. Stacey's Pumpkin Cupcake Ingredients 2 c unbleached flour, organic 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp freshly ground nutmeg 1/2 tsp ground ginger 1 (15 oz) can pumpkin, organic 1 c granulated sugar, organic 8 tbs unsalted butter, organic 2 eggs, organic 2 tsp vanilla bean paste 1/2 c milk, organic cupcake pan cupcake liners OXO Good Grips Large Cookie Scoop Stacey's Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients 1 (8oz) pkg cream cheese, organic 1 1/4 sticks (10 tbs) unsalted butter, organic 2 tsp vanilla bean paste 1/4 tsp salt 2 c confectioners sugar Preheat oven to 350F.  I prefer to use a mixer for this recipe than to hand stir.  The pumpkin comes out all clumpy and it's murder on my arm to try and stir it by hand.  Since I made 4x this recipe for my wedding, I really needed the standing mixer. First ...

I got this super cute Halloween chocolate mold so I made a bunch of little Halloween chocolates. But then I didn't know what to do with them, so I opted for making cupcakes for a pumpkin carving party that I was going to, and using the little chocolates as decorations. :) Stacey's Pumpkin Cupcake Ingredients: 1c unbleached white flour, organic 3/4c whole wheat flour, organic 1/4c brown rice flour, organic 1tbs cornstarch 3/4c dark brown sugar, organic 1tsp baking soda 1tsp baking powder 1tsp salt 1tbs cinnamon 1/2tsp freshly grated nutmeg 1 can pumpkin, organic (15 oz) 2 eggs, organic 2 tsp vanilla bean paste 1/2c nonfat yogurt, organic 1/2c butter, salted, organic (1 stick) 1/4c whole milk, organic 1 tsp fresh grated ginger For the frosting, I thought I'd try using Neufchâtel. I think I will use regular cream cheese next time because it looked a little grainy. Stacey's Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients: 8oz Neufchâtel cheese 1/2c butter, s...