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Pumpkin Cupcakes With Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting Recipes

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Category: Cheese, Holiday, Desserts

 Ingredients List

  • ~~~~~~~~~Cupcakes~~~~~~~~~
  • 1 standard size box spice cake mix (I typically use Duncan Hines)
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • ~~~~~~~~~~~Frosting~~~~~~~~~
  • 1 pkg. (8 oz.) Cream Cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 3 1/2 - 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup caramel ice cream topping sauce
  • Pinch of salt
  • Optional
  • Extra caramel sauce for drizzling onto cake and/or on to frosting.

 Directions

~~~~~~~~~~Cupcakes~~~~~~~~~~~

Preheat your oven to 325 degrees. Place 24 cupcake liners in cupcake pans.

In a large bowl, combine cake mix, water, eggs, oil, pumpkin and cinnamon. Once all ingredients are combined, mix on medium speed for two minutes.

Fill cupcake liners with batter approximately 2/3 of the way full.

Bake for 17-22 minutes or until tops spring back lightly when touched.

Remove from oven and place on wire rack. If drizzling with frosting, use a knife, fork or even straw to poke 2-3 holes per cupcake, and drizzle caramel sauce over holes while cupcakes are still warm. Allow to cool completely prior to frosting.

~~~~~~~~~~~Frosting~~~~~~~~~~~

BEAT cream cheese, butter, caramel and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended. Gradually beat in sugar. Blend in salt. Spread or pipe onto cupcakes. Optional, garnish with a drizzle of caramel sauce and pinch of sea salt.

STORE cupcakes in refrigerator.

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