Transform Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ spice cake mix into a Halloween or fall celebration dessert with this easy harvest pumpkin cupcake recipe.
Harvest Pumpkin Cupcakes
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 1 hr 35 min
- Servings 24
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 1 box Betty Crocker™ Delights Super Moist™ Spice Cake Mix
- Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
- 1/3 cup canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
- 24 plain mini cake doughnuts
- 2 tubs (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Vanilla Frosting
- 1 can (6.4 oz) Betty Crocker™ Easy Flow orange decorating icing
- 24 pieces (1 1/2 inch) green candy apple licorice twists or black licorice
- Small green spearmint gumdrop leaves or green gumdrops
Instructions
-
Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
-
Step2Make cake mix as directed on box, using water, oil and eggs and stirring in pumpkin. Bake as directed for cupcakes. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely.
-
Step3Place 1 doughnut on top of each cupcake. In medium bowl, mix frosting and food color. Spread frosting on doughnut and around top edge of cupcake.
-
Step4Use orange icing to pipe lines on frosting to look like pumpkins. Insert licorice pieces in top of each stem, adding gumdrops for leaves and vines.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts are not available for this recipe
© 2025 ®/TM General Mills All Rights Reserved