Pumpkin Spiced Latte Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

My friends and I had a bake sale today for a little girl in out neighborhood who is 1 and had Leukemia. We decided to help the family out and and have a bake sale. We made everything you could possibly think of. Brownies with nutella peanut butter frosting. chocolate chip cookies, monkey bread cinnamon muffins with caramel drizzle, chocolate cannoli cups, and my delicious pumpkin spiced latte cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and a caramel drizzle.

Ingredients:
For the Cupcakes:
2 1/4 cups of flour
3/4 cups of sugar
3/4 cups of brown sugar
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1 tablespoon of baking powder
t tablespoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon of clove
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon all spice
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 cups of mile
1/2 cups of butter
1 cup of pumpkin puree
2 eggs

For the Frosting: (recipe for frosting is doubles)
16 ounces of cream cheese
1 stick of butter
3 cups of powdered sugar
1 tablespoon of vanilla extract

Directions:
For the Cupcakes: (makes about 24)
 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and add cupcake liners to muffins tins
2. Mix together the flour, salt, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, ginger, all spice, baking powder, and baking soda. Then set aside.
3. Cream the butter and sugar (brown sugar and regular sugar) until creamy
4. Then add the eggs one at a time until well incorporated.
5. Next add the milk and pumpkin puree, stir well.
6. Add in the flour mixture, and stir until all streaks are gone.
7. Fill the cupcakes liner and bake in the oven for about 20 minutes.
8. Then frost when completely cool, so that the frosting does not melt.

For the Frosting: 
1. Cream together the butter and cream cheese.
2. Add the vanilla extract, mix well.
3. Slowly incorporate the powdered sugar, mix very well on a medium speed.
4. Frost cupcakes when done.

*For a nice touch drizzle these babies with caramel

Then when your done frosting, you have to try one of these moist pumpkin cupcakes. Treat yourself.
These cupcakes go really well with fall weather, and really well at any Halloween party. I hope you enjoy these as much as I do. :)