Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes With Maple Buttercream Icing

xpnsve's Note:

Nothing says Fall like pumpkin pie and maple :) Perfect for Thanksgiving!

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 24

• 1 (18 ¼ ounce) package yellow cake mix (no pudding in the mix)
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 ¼ cups water
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• ¾ cup canned pumpkin

MAPLE BUTTERCREAM ICING

• 4 cups confectioners' sugar , sifted
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 3 -4 tablespoons half-and-half
• 1 ½ teaspoons maple flavoring

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F
2. Line standard muffin pan with baking cups.
3. In large bowl, combine cake mix, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
4. Add water, oil and eggs; beat with electric mixer 2 minutes.
5. Add pumpkin; mix until well blended.
6. Spoon into baking cups.
7. Bake 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
8. Allow cupcakes to cool in pan on cooling rack for 5-8 minutes.
9. Remove cupcakes from pan; cool completely.
10. FOR ICING:.
11. In a medium bowl, combine all icing ingredients.
12. Beat until smooth.

Reviews

[Little Suzy Homemaker]

The flavor of these was very good. I especially liked the combination of pumpkin with the maple icing. My only trouble was that these were the flatest cupcakes I have ever made. They didn't even pass the rim of the cupcake pan. It may be my fault...because I didn't have cupcake liners, but I still thought they should rise. No one seemed to care and they are almost all gone already and it hasn't even been a whole day! Thanks!