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Cinnamon Chocolate Cupcakes

October 9, 2019 by Dinner Tonight

National Cupcake day is October 18th, and what better way to celebrate than with a deliciously cozy Cinnamon Chocolate Cupcake! Bonus: this recipe is a perfect one to get your kids to help you with, they’ll love getting in the fall spirit too!


Cinnamon Chocolate Cupcakes
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Cinnamon Chocolate Cupcakes
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Ingredients
Cupcakes
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree canned or homemade pumpkin puree recipe (see notes for recipe link)
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon extract or ground cinnamon
  • 1 1/3 cups water
  • 18.25 ounces Devil’s Food Chocolate cake mix
  • 1.4 ounces sugar free fat free, instant chocolate pudding
Frosting
  • 8 ounces whipped topping fat free, softened
  • 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon extract or ground cinnamon
Servings: cupcakes
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Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line cupcake pans with cupcake liners.
  2. In a large bowl, combine together pumpkin puree, water and cinnamon extract.
  3. Add chocolate pudding to mixture until blended. Add chocolate cake mix and beat for 2 minutes.
  4. Scoop batter into cupcake liners filling half way. Bake in oven for 25-28 minutes.
  5. Cool cupcakes completely on wire rack.
  6. For frosting: soften whipped topping and mix in sugar with cinnamon extract.
  7. Top completely cooled cupcakes with frosting, serve immediately or place in refrigerator until served.
  8. *Can garnish with ground cinnamon
Recipe Notes

Homemade Pumpkin Puree Recipe

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: chocolate, cinnamon, cupcake, cupcakes, dessert, Desserts, fall, kid friendly, winter

Pumpkin Cupcakes with Greek Yogurt Frosting

December 13, 2017 by Dinner Tonight

These pumpkin cupcakes are delicious for the fall or holiday season and topped with thick greek yogurt frosting! Bring these to any holiday party!


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Pumpkin Cupcakes with Greek Yogurt Frosting
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Pumpkin Cupcakes with Greek Yogurt Frosting
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Ingredients
  • 1 15 ounce box spice cake mix
  • 1 15 ounce can unsalted pumpkin
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 cups plain greek yogurt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
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  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 24 cupcake tins with paper liners.
  2. In a large bowl, combine first 3 ingredients. Mix well. Evenly distribute batter into cupcake liners.
  3. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool completely.
  4. In a medium bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Spread frosting on cupcakes and garnish with ground cinnamon.
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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: cupcake, dessert, fall, pumpkin

Lemon Cupcakes

December 13, 2017 by Dinner Tonight

Love lemon cupcakes? Try our delicious and easy to make lemon cupcakes with simple frosting. These cupcakes are sure to be a hit!


Lemon Cupcakes
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Ingredients
  • 1 15 ounce white cake mix
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest plus more for garnish
  • 1 1/2 tablespoon lemonade mix
  • 1 10 ounce container light whipped topping
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  1. Preheat oven to 350. Line 24 cupcake tins with paper liners.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine cake mix and water. In a small bowl, combine applesauce, lemon zest and 1 tablespoon of lemonade mix; add to cake mixture. Mix well.
  3. Spoon batter evenly into cupcake liners. Bake for 15-17 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
  4. For frosting, combine the remaining lemonade mix with the whipped topping using a hand mixer. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Remove from refrigerator and frost cupcakes.
  5. Garnish with additional lemon zest.
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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: cupcake, cupcakes, dessert, Desserts, lemon, spring, summer

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