Cheat Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes. See great recipes for Cherry cobbler cupcakes too! Healthy pumpkin cupcakes: I would recommend trying these healthy pumpkin muffins and topping them with a little cream cheese frosting for a healthier treat.; Halloween pumpkin cupcakes: these cupcakes make the perfect base to then jazz up and decorate for Halloween. Use this Halloween cupcakes post for cupcake decorating inspiration!
Cheat Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes 'Tis the season for Pumpkin Spicing everything! ;) Shinae Southern California, USA.
To make pumpkin cupcakes more festive, I like to top with colored sprinkles, candy corn or candy pumpkins.
This pumpkin cupcake recipe can easily be turned into mini cupcakes.
You can have Cheat Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes using 6 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Cheat Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes
- You need 1 package of carrot cake mix (you could also use white or yellow mix).
- It's 1 (15 oz.) of canned pumpkin.
- It's of eggs.
- Prepare of oil.
- You need of sour cream OR mayonnaise.
- Prepare of pumpkin pie spice.
A buttercream frosting would be delicious on these pumpkin spice cupcakes too. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat sugar, pumpkin, eggs and oil until well blended.
Cheat Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes instructions
- Generally, follow the instructions on the cake mix package with the following modifications: 1. Substitute the water with 15 ounces of canned pumpkin. 2. Add 3 Tablespoons of sour cream or mayo to make them super moist and fluffy. (I prefer sour cream.) 3. Add 1/2 teaspoon of Pumpkin Pie Spice in addition to the spices already in the mix if you like it extra Pumpkin Pie Spice-y..
- Helpful hint: A traditional ice cream scoop with that swivel blade thingy makes it easy to measure out the batter evenly..
- For frosting, here's my Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting recipe (you can omit the coconut extract if you just want a simple cream cheese flavor): https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/2531254-coconut-cream-cheese-frosting.
In another bowl, whisk next seven ingredients; gradually beat into pumpkin mixture. In medium bowl, whisk flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, pumpkin pie spice, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. To serve, spread frosting onto cooled cupcakes. I got a delicious cinnamon roll from Cinnaholic.