Temperature: 375 ° F

Ingredients

Instructions

For a Halloween treat, ice with chocolate frosting and pipe an orange pumpkin on top of each cupcake.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Prepare your La Forme muffin pan by lightly brushing on a layer of melted butter. Let firm in refrigerator while preparing recipe. Or, line pan with paper liners.
Sift together cake flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and pumpkin spice.
In another bowl of an electric mixer, place shortening, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, eggs, pumpkin, and milk. Mix together until smooth and creamy, then gradually combine the flour mixture into the pumpkin mixture, beating at low speed, until the ingredients are moistened, then switching to high until batter is smooth.
Spoon batter into muffin tins about 1/2 full.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and dry. Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes before turning out of pan.
Yield: 18 cupcakes