Pumpkin Cheesecake Cupcakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

For the filling
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 egg white
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
For the cake
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

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350, and line a 12 cup muffin tin with baking liners.
Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese with powdered sugar for 3 minutes. Beat in egg white and 1/2 tsp vanilla, mix well.
In a seperate bowl whisk flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder and salt.
In another bowl beat together pumpkin puree, 2 eggs, granulated sugar, oil and 1 tsp vanilla. Whisk in the flour mixture.
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.
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!