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Moist chocolate pumpkin cupcakes with an amazing cinnamon pumpkin cream cheese frosting! These are the perfect fall treat!
Today we are celebrating a birthday. And what better way to celebrate a birthday than with some cupcakes? It is the Pillsbury Doughboy’s 50th birthday this year! Pillsbury sent me a box of goodies and I knew that I wanted to bake some cupcakes to help us celebrate.
Monday was the first official day of fall. We have gotten in a good routine now that school is back in session. It can be pretty busy and hectic with school. Homework seems to take over but my kids always look forward to some kind of after school snack or treat.
I loved that these cupcakes were easy to make and perfect for this time of the year. These chocolate pumpkin cupcakes couldn’t have turned out better. They were perfectly moist and the cinnamon pumpkin cream cheese frosting on top was to die for!
I chose to use the traditional chocolate cake mix. It makes these cupcakes so easy to throw together. With just a few ingredients and some canned pumpkin, these cupcakes are ready to throw into the oven in just a few minutes. They bake perfectly moist and have such a yummy chocolatey pumpkin flavor.
Cream cheese is my favorite kind of frosting but when you add some pumpkin and cinnamon, it takes these cupcakes to a whole different and delicious level! The flavor is absolutely amazing and the perfect fall flavored frosting on top of these chocolate pumpkin cupcakes.
Whether you are celebrating the Pillsbury Doughboy’s 50th Birthday, the fall season, or the fact that school is back in session, these cupcakes are perfect for any occasion. My family gobbled these down and they will become an instant favorite with the first bite!
 * I was compensated for my time creating this post as a brand ambassador for Pillsbury. All opinions expressed in this post are my own.
Chocolate Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cinnamon Pumpkin Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
- 1 Pillsbury® Traditional Chocolate Cake Mix
- 1 can canned pumpkin 15 oz
- 2 eggs
- 3 Tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Cinnamon Pumpkin Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 1 cream cheese frosting 8 oz, softened
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup canned pumpkin
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 12 muffin tin with liners. In a large bowl mix the cake mix, canned pumpkin, eggs, vegetable oil, cinnamon, and nutmeg until incorporated. Fill each liner 2/3 of the way with the batter. Bake for 20-22 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Let cool completely before frosting.
- To make the frosting: Beat together the cream cheese and butter until creamy. Add the powdered sugar, pumpkin, and cinnamon until smooth and creamy. Frost cooled cupcakes.
Nutrition
Serves: 12
All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods and portion sizes per household.
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These taste great, however mine stuck to the liners, so it was messy when eating them.
I made these for the bake sale at my school! They looked and tasted great and were a huge success! I would highly recommend this recipe and will be using it in the future!
I made these last year for my husband’s office and for my bunco group. They are awesome! Super moist and tasty. Even though you’re using a cake mix you would never know. The frosting is to die for! So creamy and delicious! The balance between the pumpkin and cinnamon flavors with the cream cheese and sugar is just perfect! Making them again this weekend!
On the foil pack dinners can they be done in the oven? My dad used to make these but put them in the coals of the fire when we went camping
Yes, they can be cooked in the oven. They taste great!
What did you use to put the frosting on the cupcakes? Looks PERFECT!!
You are so sweet! I used a piping tip or just a ziplock bag cut at the tip and swirled around on each cupcake. It makes them look a little fancier and tastes a lot better with more frosting ;)!! XOXO
I think the first ingredient in the frosting is supposed to say cream cheese? Not cream cheese frosting??
Look amazing can they be frozen?
These look phenomenal! Going to make them for my daughter’s birthday on the 12th! Hopefully they will make the 3 hr drive without the rest of us gobbling them down! 🙂
Jane