Monday, October 31, 2011

Pumpkin Cupcakes

Recipe from Real Simple.

Ingredients:

  • Box of yellow cake mix
  • Ingredients required on box*
  • 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 15oz can pumpkin puree
  • 2 8oz bars cream cheese (room temperature)
  • 2 cups confectioner's sugar
  • 24 pieces of candy corn
To Make:
  • Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line two 12-cup muffin tins with paper liners. Prepare cake mix as directed but with the following change: *Add pumpkin pie spice and substitute water with pumpkin puree.
  • Divide batter among prepared muffin tins and bake 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center of cupcake comes out clean. Let cool.
Frosting & Decorations:
  • Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar until creamy. Spread onto cupcakes and top each individual cupcake with a piece of candy corn.

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