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Autumn Harvest Cupcakes

Delicious Autumn Harvest Cupcakes with Creamy Cheesecake Core

Celebrate fall with these Autumn Harvest Cupcakes featuring pumpkin, warm spices, and a creamy cheesecake core.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Cooling Time 10 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 300

Ingredients
  

For the Crust
  • 1.5 cups crushed graham crackers
  • 0.5 cups dark brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 0.5 cups melted butter
For the Cream Cheese Filling
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 0.5 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste
For the Pumpkin Batter
  • 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 0.5 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 0.5 teaspoon cloves
  • 0.5 teaspoon ginger
  • 4 large eggs
  • 0.75 cups granulated sugar additional
  • 0.25 cups light brown sugar
  • 0.5 cups canola oil
  • 1.5 cups pumpkin purée
  • 0.5 cups sour cream
For the Frosting
  • 0.5 cups butter softened
  • 1 cups sour cream
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 4.5 cups powdered sugar

Equipment

  • Muffin tin
  • Mixing bowls
  • piping bag
  • Whisk
  • Electric mixer

Method
 

Step-by-Step Instructions
  1. In a mixing bowl, combine crushed graham crackers, dark brown sugar, and cinnamon. Pour in melted butter and mix until the texture resembles wet sand. Press 1 tablespoon of this mixture into the bottom of each cupcake liner.
  2. In a separate bowl, beat cream cheese with granulated sugar and vanilla bean paste until smooth. Transfer to a piping bag and set aside.
  3. In one bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger. In a large bowl, whisk eggs, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, canola oil, and pumpkin purée until smooth. Fold dry ingredients into wet mixture.
  4. Fill each cupcake liner halfway with pumpkin batter, pipe cream cheese filling into the center, then top with more pumpkin batter until ¾ full.
  5. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and bake the cupcakes for 18-22 minutes until set. Cool on a wire rack.
  6. Beat butter until creamy, add sour cream and vanilla extract, then gradually incorporate powdered sugar until smooth.
  7. Once cooled, frost each cupcake and sprinkle with crushed graham cracker crumbs. Serve with cider, tea, or coffee.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupcakeCalories: 300kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 4gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 50mgSodium: 200mgPotassium: 160mgFiber: 1gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 1000IUCalcium: 30mgIron: 1mg

Notes

Use room temperature ingredients for the best texture. Let cupcakes cool completely before frosting to maintain appearance.

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