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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Cupcakes

Joan
Recipe adapted from Megan Fox Unlocked on YouTube
Makes 27 Cupcakes
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Pumpkin
Servings 27

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.  
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