These easy pumpkin spice cupcakes with cream cheese frosting are delicious and so easy (pssst....they come from a boxed cake mix). Why not celebrate fall with these fun cupcakes that are so easy to make.
Pumpkin spice with a cream cheese frosting for a delicious, simple fall recipe idea with lots of pumpkin flavor.
Why You Will Love This Recipe
I wanted to do something simple that could be made quickly since that is what this island is about. Plus, coming back from vacation, I did not have a lot of ingredients in the house. I am out of fruit and a few staples, but I had a few necessary ingredients.
So I started with a spice cake mix and went from there to create these Pumpkin Pie Spice Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting, which are so flavorful and taste like fall in a cupcake.
These are nice for a fall dessert or as a treat for a Halloween party or fall harvest party. The cake mix saves you time as it is a shortcut recipe.
These pumpkin cupcakes with cake mix are always a hit and they are so tasty with the creamy frosting. People will think you make these from scratch,.
These are so good that they actually taste like muffins when they are baked and not yet frosted. But they really go up a notch when you add a creamy cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients for Pumpkin Cupcakes with Spice Cake Mix (and Cream Cheese Frosting)
- pumpkin
- spice cake mix
- egg
- water
- butter
- powdered sugar
- cream cheese
- vanilla
Equipment and Kitchen Tools
- large bowl
- spoon
- mixer
- muffin tin
- cupcake liners
- wire rack
- frosting piping bag and tip (optional)
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Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Cake Mix
Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
- 1 box Spice Cake Mix
- 1 15 oz. can pumpkin
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup water
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °.
- In a large mixing bowl, blend all ingredients..
- Pour into prepared baking cups. Fill about ⅔ full.
- 4.. Bake 20-24 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cupcakes cool completely on a wire rack or similar.
- Frost with cream cheese frosting. (recipe below)
Nutrition
Cream Cheese Frosting
1 8 oz. package cream cheese
½ cup butter, softened
3 cups powdered sugar
Cream together butter and cream cheese on slow speed in mixer. Gradually add powdered sugar and beat on high until peaks form. Frost cupcakes. These make a really nice, rich pumpkin cupcake with a frosting that is creamy, without being too sweet. I think you will love them!
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Mary Deislinger
The wonderful recipe for pumpkin whoopee pies h had no baking instructions. Could you add them into the next post? Can't wait to try them.
Tamara
I'm making these this weekend! I'm so into recipes with pumpkin and cream cheese. A match made in heaven!
Raquel
Thanks for your sweet comment Tamara!
Cheryl
So nice to have easy peasy recipes available! This looks yummy, I hope you had a fun trip, and are now enjoying a nice rest at home (like that ever happens). What a fun month at the dessert challenge!
Raquel
Thank you Cheryl. The trip was great...now back to reality and laundry, boo.
Paula
See I love starting with a cake mix, love these cupcakes and oh the frosting THE FROSTING!!! I want a liner full of it!! 🙂
Raquel
Thank you Paula! I adore cream cheese 🙂
Liz
Beautifully done...and I love the shortcut. I bet nobody would ever guess 🙂
Raquel
Thank you Liz!
Kate
Mmmmm....I would love to be enjoying one of these pretty cupcakes....lovely.
debbiedoos
Anything pumpkin is fine in my book. Those look delish!
Raquel
Thank you for your sweet commment 🙂
Teri @ The Freshman Cook
Nothing says "fall" better than Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes! Beautiful!!
Raquel
Thanks Teri!
Marlene @Nosh My Way
I love spice cake and pumpkin. Two of my favorites. That and cream cheese, of course.
Raquel
Cream cheese makes everything better doesn't it? Thanks Marlene.
Akaleistar
The cupcakes look delicious!
Raquel
Thank you!
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Hi Raquel - great choice for the challenge! Pinning these for later 🙂
Raquel
Thanks for stopping by and for your sweet comment Deb!
LuAnn Braley
New subscriber/following on Pinterest (http://www.pinterest.com/pin/95983035781794151/) from the Behind the Curtain Dessert Challenge.
I love the extra trouble you took with the geometric designs in the frosting on these cupcakes. Very, very nice!
Raquel
Thanks for noticing LuAnn! Nice to meet you!
anna
these look delicious!
Raquel
Thanks for stopping by Anna!
Julia @ hungryandconfused
These look delicious and easy! Definitely going to give them a go.
Raquel
Thank you Julia for your sweet comment!
Kristia {Family Balance Sheet}
Those cupcakes look delicious and I love that there aren't many ingredients. I LOVE pumpkin season!
Raquel
Thank you Kristia! I love pumpkin season too! 🙂
Jen @ Our Fine House
Those look so yummy! And pretty too!
Raquel
Thank you Jen! Appreciate you stopping by!
Krista Low
I love the cute cupcake wrappers you used! So much fun. Can you really get any better than cream cheese frosting on a pumpkin cupcake? I think not 🙂
Raquel
I agree Krista! Thank you for your sweet comment!