Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes With Maple Buttercream Icing

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package yellow cake mix (no pudding in the mix)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup canned pumpkin
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 3 -4 tablespoons half-and-half
• 1 1/2 teaspoons maple flavoring

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f
• 2 line standard muffin pan with baking cups.
• 3 in large bowl, combine cake mix, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
• 4 add water, oil and eggs; beat with electric mixer 2 minutes.
• 5 add pumpkin; mix until well blended.
• 6 spoon into baking cups.
• 7 bake 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 8 allow cupcakes to cool in pan on cooling rack for 5-8 minutes.
• 9 remove cupcakes from pan; cool completely.
• 10 for icing:.
• 11 in a medium bowl, combine all icing ingredients.
• 12 beat until smooth.