Pumpkin Cupcakes with Sunflower Nut Filling

Andi, former Betty Crocker Kitchens editor shares a fun, filled Halloween cupcake recipe.

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Prep Time 45 min
Total Time 1 hr 35 min
Servings 24

Ingredients

1: box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® yellow cake mix

1: teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

1: cup canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)

1/2: cup water

1/3: cup vegetable oil

3: eggs

1: container Betty Crocker® Whipped fluffy white frosting

3/4: cup roasted salted sunflower nuts

1: container Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy white frosting

1: teaspoon Betty Crocker® orange gel food color

1: tube (0.68 oz) Betty Crocker® black decorating gel

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
2 In large bowl, beat cake mix, pumpkin pie spice, pumpkin, water, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each 1/2 full.
3 Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cupcake comes out clean. Remove from pan; place on cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
4 In large bowl, mix fluffy white frosting and sunflower nuts. With melon baller, scoop out center of each cupcake, scooping almost to bottom of cupcake. Spoon about 1 tablespoon frosting mixture into center of each cupcake.
5 In medium bowl, mix creamy white frosting and orange gel food color until well blended. Spread over tops of filled cupcakes. Use black decorating gel to make a jack-o-lantern face on top of each cupcake.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

There will be about 2/3 cup pumpkin remaining from a 15-oz can which can be used to make 1 loaf of pumpkin bread. Search for ‘pumpkin bread’ on www.bettycrocker.com

For easy storing and transporting, use a cupcake caddy.

For Thanksgiving, omit the orange frosting and jack-o-lantern decoration. Make the cupcakes as directed in the recipe, but frost them with Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy cream cheese frosting.

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