Pumpkin Cream Cheese Cupcakes
Recipe adapted from Megan Fox Unlocked on YouTubeMakes 27 Cupcakes
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 1 box good quality yellow cake mix
- 21 oz pure pumpkin puree
- 4 oz (one single serve) unsweetened applesauce
- 3 eggs
- 2 tsp cinnamon (OR 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice – see notes below)
- 1 tsp baking soda
Cream Cheese Filling
- 6 oz cream cheese
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- pinch salt
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips, optional
Instructions
Cupcakes
- In a large mixing bowl, combine cake mix, pumpkin, applesauce, eggs, cinnamon and baking soda
- Mix on low for 30 seconds and then medium for 2 minutes
- Spray muffin pans with non stick spray. I do not recommend using liners, without the fat of the oil in the batter, the cupcakes will stick to the paper liners
- Fill each of the muffin tins about 1/2 to 2/3 full. I use this large scoop to fill the pans perfectly. Set aside
Cream Cheese Filling
- In a clean bowl, combine cream cheese, egg, sugar and salt.
- Mix well with an electric mixer.
Assembly and Baking
- Place about 1 1/2 teaspoons of filling on top of each cupcake batter, pressing down a bit in the middle.
- Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes and remove to wire rack to finish cooling.
- See notes below for different preparation
Video
Notes
If you want more of a “pumpkin spice” flavor, use pumpkin pie spice in place of the cinnamon.
Thank You So Very Much for the recipe. Look forward to making them. Debbie 🙂