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Spiced Pumpkin Cupcakes |
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Kate (with puppy Lila), her friends, and the Spiced Pumpkin Cupcakes!! |
Spiced Pumpkin Cupcakes
1 yellow cake mix
1 pkg (4oz) vanilla instant pudding
1 C canned pumpkin
1/2 C water
1/2 C oil
3 eggs
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp vanilla extract
Preheat oven 325 degrees. Mix wet ingredients on low speed, add dry ingredients. Beat on medium for 2 minutes until smooth. Spoon batter into 24 paper-lined muffin cups, filing each 2/3 way full. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Until springs back with a light touch
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Ingredients |
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Mix wet ingredients |
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Drizzle in the oil |
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Add dry ingredients, spices, vanilla |
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Batters ready!! |
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Fill cupcakes 2/3 the way full |
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Bake 325 degrees for 20-25 minutes |
Spiced Cream Cheese Frosting
1 pkg (8oz) cream cheese, softened
1/4 C butter, softened
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp ground cloves
Mix until light and fluffy. Gradually add in 2-2 1/2 C powered sugar until smooth.
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Cream together butter and cream cheese |
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Add vanilla and cloves |
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Gradually add in powdered sugar |
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Silly Kate — Happy 15th!! |
Sometimes you find recipes in the most interesting places… I was surprised to find this one in the local ads!! I hardly ever see them there and then they’re not usually ones I want to try BUT these cupcakes are wonderful : )
Spiced Pumpkin Cupcakes...

Ingredients
- Spiced Pumpkin Cupcakes:
- 1 yellow cake mix
- 1 pkg, 4oz vanilla instant pudding
- 1 C canned pumpkin
- 1/2 C water
- 1/2 C oil
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground cloves
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Spiced Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 1 pkg, 8oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 C butter, softened
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
Instructions
- Spiced Pumpkin:
- Preheat oven 325 degrees.
- Mix wet ingredients on low speed, add dry ingredients.
- Beat on medium for 2 minutes until smooth.
- Spoon batter into 24 paper-lined muffin cups, filing each 2/3 way full.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes. Until springs back with a light touch
- Spiced Cream Cheese Frosting:
- Mix until light and fluffy.
- Gradually add in 2-2 1/2 C powered sugar until smooth.
Loved these… particularly the cream cheese icing! I guess I will have to make them for myself!