Pumpkin Poppy Seed Orange Cream Streusel Cakes

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 package yellow cake mix
• 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
• 3 eggs
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1/3 cup water

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350' degrees f.
• 2 paper-line 36 muffin cups.
• 3 filling: beat together til fluffy cream cheese, vanilla, orange zest, egg, sugar, and salt.
• 4 set aside.
• 5 streusel topping: combine brown sugar, flour and cinnamon in medium bowl.
• 6 cut in butter with pastry blender til mixture is crumbly.
• 7 set aside.
• 8 combine cake mix poppy seeds and nutmeg in large mixer bowl.
• 9 add pumpkin, eggs, vegetable oil and water mix in til moistened, then beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
• 10 pour batter into prepared muffin cups, filling 2/3 full.
• 11 drop 1 heaping teaspoonful of cream cheese mixture on the top of each cupcake.
• 12 sprinkle streusel topping over each.
• 13 bake for 25 minutes or til bounces back when touched lightly.