Pumpkin Cupcakes with Sunflower Nut Filling

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

Ingredients

Steps

  • 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.

  • 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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