Pumpkin Muffins

2 cups flour  2 teaspoons baking powder  1 teaspoon baking soda   1/2 teaspoon salt   1 stick butter   1/2 cup sugar   2 eggs    1/2 cup buttermilk   2/3 cup pumpkin   1/4 cup brown sugar   2 tablespoons molasses   1/2 teaspoon cinnamon   1/2 teaspoon ginger   1/2 teaspoon ground clove or allspice

1-In a small bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, bakings soda, and salt. In a separate large bowl, beat the butter and sugar until they are fluffy in texture and pale in color. Beat in the eggs and buttermilk until well blended. Add the flour mixture to form a batter.
2- Preheat over to 375 degrees. In a medium size bowl, mix together the pumpkin, brown sugar, molasses, cinnamon, ginger, and ground cloves until blended. Stir into the batter.
3- Ladle the batter into the twelve 2 1/2 inch greased muffin cups and bake for 15-17 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for five minutes and then turn the muffins out onto the rack and allow them to cool completely.