Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing

 

If you are wanting a perfect pumpkin snack then you need to try these cupcakes.  They are super simple to make and taste GREAT! 

 

Cupcakes

1 yellow cake mix

1 cup pumpkin

1/3 cup oil

1/2 cup milk

3 large eggs

1 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

 

Bake at 350 degrees for 15-18 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. 

 

Icing

8 oz. cream cheese

4 Tblsp. butter

4 cups confectioners sugar

 

**Optional - You can add 1 tsp. cinnamon to the mix to make a cinnamon cream cheese icing if you like.

 

I decorated these with yellow sugar sprinkles, candy corn and pumpkins.

 

Note:  You could also make this recipe as a cake instead of cupcakes!