Pumpkin Spice Cake With Honey Frosting
photo by Super San Mateo Che
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Yields:
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48 cupcakes
- Serves:
- 24
ingredients
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Pumpkin Spice Cake
- 2 (18 1/4 ounce) boxes vanilla cake mix
- 2 cups apple cider or 2 cups juice
- 3⁄4 cup vegetable oil
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 1⁄4 cup honey
- 3 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1 cup sour cream
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Honey Frosting
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
- 1⁄2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon cream of tartar
- 2 tablespoons honey
directions
- Preheat oven 350 degrees.
- Spray the bottoms and sides of the cupcake tins. You can also use paper cups.
- In a large bowl, combine cake mixes, cider, oil, water and honey. Beat at low speed with electric mixer until combined.
- Add eggs one at a time.
- Add spice mix and beat until combined.
- Stir in sour cream.
- Pour batter into cupcake tins about 3/4 filled.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until wooden pick comes out clean.
- Cool in pan for 10 minutes.
- Remove from pan.
- Wait until completely cooled before frosting.
- For the Frosting: Beat cream cheese, butter and honey with electric mixer until light and fluffy.
- Gradually add sugar, spice and cream of tartar, beating well until you reach spreading consistency.
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We no longer live in San Mateo but still close by so we'll keep the name Super San Mateo Chefs. :-)
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<br>Greetings Recipe Enthusiasts,
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<br>We are the Super San Mateo Chefs and thanks for checking out our page. We live in the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area and work at high tech computer companies. We have one darling baby girl. We both love to cook and I love to bake as well.
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<br>In addition to spending time in the kitchen, we enjoy training for triathlons, hiking, and baby outings.
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<br>We often host parties for crowds from anywhere from 4 to 50 people. Some of our party themes have been Southwestern, Italian, Dessert & Cocktails, Mom's Brunch, Halloween and others. Our guests usually bring something to add to the mix and a great time is had by all.