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Pumpkin Oreo Cupcakes

5 from 2 votes

Ingredients
  

Cake Mix Cake:

  • 1 box yellow cake mix or spice cake mix and disregard extra spices
  • 15 oz. pumpkin puree
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/3 C. oil
  • 1/2 C. milk
  • 1 Tbsp. pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon if that's all you have

Scratch Cake:

  • 1 2/3 C. flour
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 C. sugar
  • 3/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
  • ΒΌ tsp. ground ginger
  • 1/2 C. oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/3 C. milk
  • 1 C. pumpkin puree

Oreo Frosting:

  • 1/2 C. butter softened
  • 8 oz. cream cheese
  • 2-3 C. powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 6 Oreos split and remove cream and then finely crush

Instructions
 

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line pans with cupcake liners.
  • 2. Cake Mix version: Sift cake mix into a large bowl to remove any lumps, add remaining ingredients and stir until smooth.
  • 3. Scratch Cake version: Sift flour, baking soda, sugar, salt cinnamon, nutmeg, and ground ginger together (or you can use pumpkin pie spice instead of the the separate spices). Add oil, eggs, milk and pumpkin puree and stir until smooth.
  • 4. Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full and bake for 15-20 minutes or until and inserted knife comes out dean.
  • 5. Let cool.
  • 6. Oreo Frosting: Beat butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add 2 cups powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Slowly add in more powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency. If it becomes too thick, add milk!
  • 7. Pipe onto cooled cupcakes and top with Oreos or crushed Oreos!