Autumn Spice Cupcakes With Pumpkin-Spice Frosting
photo by Chef AngieW
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
-
24 cupcakes
ingredients
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Cake
- 510.29 g box spice cake mix (I use Duncan Hines)
- 236.59 ml water
- 425.24 g can pumpkin, pureed (I use Libby's Pumpkin Filling)
- 3 eggs
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Frosting
- 59.16 ml butter, melted
- 59.16 ml pumpkin puree (I use Libby's Pumpkin Filling)
- 29.58 ml milk
- 4.92 ml vanilla extract
- 2.46 ml ground cinnamon
- 1.23 ml ground nutmeg
- 1.23 ml ground cloves
- 709.77-946.36 ml powdered sugar
- 4.92 ml orange food coloring (optional)
directions
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Cupcakes:
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Sift cake mix into a medium mixing bowl until all lumps are removed. Then add water, pumpkin and eggs and thoroughly combine with a hand-held mixer.
- Spoon batter into muffin pan cups lined with paper liners, filling each cup 1/3-full.
- Bake for 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center of thickest cupcake comes out clean.
- Allow to cool on a wire rack for one hour.
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Frosting:
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine butter, pumpkin, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
- Add powdered sugar one cup at a time, blending with a hand-held mixer and scraping sides of bowl with a rubber spatula until a smooth and spreadable texture is met. (Note: You may use less or more powdered sugar per your preference. If frosting becomes too thick, thin with milk one drop at a time.).
- If desired, add food coloring for an extra festive orange color.
- Frost cooled cupcakes.
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<p>My name is Rebecca, but my family and friends call me Becky. I am 33 years old and live in Rochester, New York, USA. I am a life-long resident of Western New York and can't say as I'd ever want to live anywhere else. I grew up on a small dairy farm in rural Western New York and love country living. Although my husband and I live in a suburb right now, we hope someday to move back to our roots and live a peaceful country life. <br /><br />My husband and I have been married for 10 years. We have a beautiful 5-year-old daughter and a 3-year-old son. I am amazed at how quickly our kids are growing and developing. I read a lot about and hold my own personal skepticism regarding the affects of additives such as preservatives, hormones, artificial colorings, artificial sweeteners, caffeine, allergens, etc. With the increasing number of children and adults with food allergies, I am suspicious that the last century of our nation's food industry improvements have contributed. I'm doing the best I can to protect my family from the risks, but it is difficult to avoid every additive. I have friends and family with food allergies and know how difficult it is to cope with food restrictions. I enjoy the challenge of cooking for those with food allergies but can't imagine making it an every-day affair.</p>
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