EASY Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

I am one of those chicks that loves pumpkin in everything during autumn…I have no shame.  These are super moist and a cinch to make.  The cupcakes contain only three ingredients and the frosting is also simple to prepare.

Servings Prep Time
18cupcakes 15minutes
Cook Time
17-20minutes
Servings Prep Time
18cupcakes 15minutes
Cook Time
17-20minutes
Ingredients
  • 16.5oz Spice Cake Mix
  • 15oz pumpkin, cannednot pumpkin pie mix
  • 1/2stick melted butter, unsalted
  • 1stick softened butter, unsalted
  • 8oz cream cheese, softened
  • 3cups powdered sugar
  • 2tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2tsp cinnamon sugar mixture
Pumpkin Cupcakes
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
Instructions
Pumpkin Cupcakes
  1. Preheat oven 350 degrees. Combine spice cake mix, canned pumpkin and melted butter. Line cupcake tin with paper or foil liners. Fill cupcake liners 1/2 way. Bake for 17-20 minutes. Let cool completely.
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
  1. Beat together butter and cream cheese until creamy. Add powdered sugar a cup at a time (beat after each cup is added). Add cinnamon and vanilla and beat for another minute. If the mixture is too thick you can add a little milk.
  2. Frost cooled cupcakes. If you’d like, sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top.

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