Harvest Sweet Potato Cupcakes

 

Sweet Potato Cupcakes

2 Cups All Purpose flour
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 C butter, softened
1 1/4 C sugar
3 eggs
1 pound sweet potatoes, roasted, peeled and mashed
1/4 C milk
1 tsp vanilla
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

1. Mix first 5 dry ingredients, set aside.
2. Cream butter and sugar, add eggs one at a time.
3. Add sweet potato, milk and vanilla. Mix until combined.
4. Add flour mixture beat until just combined.
5. Fill 24 paper lined muffin tins 2/3 full.
6.  Bake for approx 18-20 minutes or until tops spring back when touched.
7. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, remove and cool completely on wire rack.

 

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
¼ cup soft butter
½ cup baking cocoa
8 ounce cream cheese (room temperature)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups powdered sugar
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The butter needs to be really warm, but not melted. Stir the cocoa into the butter and mix well; whip in the cream cheese & add vanilla, scraping the sides of the bowl frequently so that you get a nice smooth butter-cocoa-vanilla-cream cheese mixture. Beat in the powdered sugar, one cup at a time, beating until really smooth in between each cup.