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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Frosting

rich and creamy with a warm delicious flavor of pumpkin and spices that are perfect for any item of year, especially fall.
Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 2 cups

Ingredients

  • 4 oz cream cheese room temperature
  • 1/2 cup butter room temperature
  • 5 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or more if desired
  • 3 Tablespoons milk or heavy cream
  • orange and avocado food coloring

Instructions

  • Beat butter with cream cheese, until light and smooth.
  • Add powdered sugar, milk/cream vanilla, and pumpkin pie spice.
  • Mix until fully blended together and fluffy.
  • Remove 2-4 tablespoons of the frosting to tint it green with a drop of the avocado color.
  • Add some orange to the large portion to achieve the desired orange color, I use a small amount and add some vanilla extract which is brown and gives it a soft orange pumpkin color.
  • Place frosting into a piping bag and decorate.
  • I placed the orange frosting in a piping bag with a #2D tip and started piping the pumpkins. Begin at the top of each cupcake and pipe down three lines one on each outer edge and one down the center.
  • Then pipe two additional lines in the spaces in between the other three. Apply the green stems with tip #66.