Pumpkin Cheesecake Cupcakes

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350, and line a 12 cup muffin tin with baking liners.
• 2 using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese with powdered sugar for 3 minutes. beat in egg and 1/2 tsp vanilla, mix well.
• 3 in a seperate bowl whisk flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder and salt.
• 4 in another bowl beat together pumpkin puree, 2 eggs, granulated sugar, oil and 1 tsp vanilla. whisk in the flour mixture.
• 5 layer some of the batter in the bottom of the baking cups, then a layer of the cream cheese mixture, then top with another layer of pumpkin miture.
• 6 bake at 350 for 25 minutes, until the tops are springy. the original recipe calls for icing- but i think they're delightful as is!