Pumpkin Cupcake Muffins | Simple Two Ingredient Recipe

It is that time of the year! Pumpkin EVERYTHING is in the air. Enter: Pumpkin Cupcake Muffins.

Pumpkin Cupcake Muffins; Simple Two Ingredient Recipe. Is it a cupcake or is it a muffin? There is a cake mix in the recipe but there is no frosting. TrishSutton.com

Question: Is it a cupcake or is it a muffin? One of the two ingredients for these Pumpkin Cupcake Muffins is cakemix so that means it is a cupcake, right? Except there is no frosting on top which (I think) means that it is a muffin. I want to lean towards muffin because I want an excuse to eat them for breakfast but I am still on the fence.

Pumpkin Cupcake Muffins; Simple Two Ingredient Recipe. Is it a cupcake or is it a muffin? There is a cake mix in the recipe but there is no frosting. TrishSutton.com

Pumpkin Cupcake Muffins

Ingredients

1 can of Pure Pumpkin Puree (15 ounce can)
1 box of Spice Cake Mix

Optional: Sugar or Sugar Sprinkles for the tops
Recipe makes 16-18 Pumpkin Cupcake Muffins

Pumpkin Cupcake Muffins; Simple Two Ingredient Recipe. Is it a cupcake or is it a muffin? There is a cake mix in the recipe but there is no frosting. TrishSutton.com

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare two muffin pans with either cupcake liners or a generous layer of cooking spray.

Add both the can of pumpkin puree and the box of cake mix to a large bowl then mix until the two ingredients are well combined. The batter will be thick.

Scoop a heaping tablespoon of batter into each muffin tin. Fill them to  just below the rim.

Pumpkin Cupcake Muffins; Simple Two Ingredient Recipe. Is it a cupcake or is it a muffin? There is a cake mix in the recipe but there is no frosting. TrishSutton.com

Spray the back of a tablespoon with cooking spray and lightly smooth the tops of each cupcake muffin. (They get a little crazy looking if you don’t smooth them out but they taste just the same so you decide on smooth-ER or not.) If desired, sprinkle sugar onto the muffins.

Then bake them for 18 minutes (or until the cupcake muffins pass the toothpick test). Allow them to sit in the pan for two minutes before placing them on a cooling rack. If you used cupcake liners it is easier to pull them off before the muffins cool completely. Enjoy!

Pumpkin Cupcake Muffins; Simple Two Ingredient Recipe. Is it a cupcake or is it a muffin? There is a cake mix in the recipe but there is no frosting. TrishSutton.com

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Pumpkin Cupcake Muffins; Simple Two Ingredient Recipe. Is it a cupcake or is it a muffin? There is a cake mix in the recipe but there is no frosting. TrishSutton.com
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Pumpkin Cupcake Muffins

Simple two ingredient recipe.
Prep Time 12 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 16 -18 muffins

Ingredients

  • 1 can of Pure Pumpkin Puree 15 ounce can
  • 1 box of Spice Cake Mix
  • Optional: Sugar or Sugar Sprinkles for the tops

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare two muffin pans with either cupcake liners or a generous layer of cooking spray.
  2. Add both the can of pumpkin puree and the box of cake mix to a large bowl then mix until the two ingredients are well combined. The batter will be thick.
  3. Scoop a heaping tablespoon of batter into each muffin tin. Fill them to just below the rim.
  4. Spray the back of a tablespoon with cooking spray and lightly smooth the tops of each cupcake muffin. (They get a little crazy looking if you don’t smooth them out but they taste just the same so you decide on smooth-ER or not.) If desired, sprinkle sugar onto the muffins.
  5. Then bake them for 18 minutes (or until the cupcake muffins pass the toothpick test). Allow them to sit in the pan for two minutes before placing them on a cooling rack. If you used cupcake liners it is easier to pull them off before the muffins cool completely. Enjoy!

 


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When this sleep deprived self proclaimed tea addict is not creating content for this here blog, Trish can most often be found at the Soccer field or watching a football game. Trish is a passionate volunteer, contract accountant, avid fan of the Dallas Cowboys and will only eat Oreos in pairs. She has two boys born sixteen years apart and her favorite place in the world is by her husband's side - preferably in a football stadium, at Disneyland or in San Diego.