recipe follows:
things you need for cupcakes: box mix cake (and the ingredients it calls for), small can of pumpkin puree, spices (cinnamon, ginger, or pumpkin spice mix)
1. i bought the duncan hines yellow cake mix. and prepared as the directions ordered. after mixing, i added 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup pumpkin puree. then put in 5-6 dashes of cinnamon, 1-2 dashes of ginger, and because we had it one hand, i did about 3 dashes of a "pumpkin spice." literally, just shake in whatever fall spices you have. then bake as directed on box.
****i was an idiot and forgot to add the eggs. but the cupcakes turned out a little more dense then a normal cupcake and more like pumpkin bread. for a fluffier, normal cupcake add the eggs...
2. the icing. things you need: cream cheese (the block of it), powdered sugar, butter, and the rest of the can of the pumpkin puree.
-use an electric mixer or food processor. put the 8 ounce package of cream cheese and 2 cups of powerdered sugar in bowl/mixer. mix together. then continue to add powerdered sugar until you get the consistency you want ( i did about 4 or 5 cups total). then i added half a stick of butter, about 1/3 cup pumpkin puree, cinnamon, ginger, and about a 1/2 tablespoon of vanilla. whirl together and thats it!
3. ice the cupcakes after they are cooled.
**i keep them in the fridge because of the cream cheese thats in the icing
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