Pumpkin Patch Cupcakes

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 1 15 oz. can Pumpkin puree

• Refrigerated

  • 3 Eggs

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 box Cake mix, yellow
  • 1 Food coloring, orange
  • 3 cup Powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp Pumpkin pie spice
  • 4 tsp Vanilla

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1/2 cup Oil

• Bread & Baked Goods

  • 1 Tootsie rolls

• Dairy

  • 1/2 cup Butter
  • 8 oz Cream cheese
  • 1/3 cup Milk

• Desserts

  • 1 Apple laffy taffys, GREEN

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Ingredients

• CAKE MIX PUMPKIN CUPCAKES:
• 1 box yellow cake mix
• 1 Tbsp. pumpkin pie spice (or 2 tsp cinnamon and 1/2 tsp. nutmeg will work)
• 1-15 oz. can pumpkin puree
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 C. oil
• 1/3 C. milk
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• ORANGE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
• 8 oz. cream cheese
• 1/2 C. butter, softened
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 3-4 C. powdered sugar
• orange food coloring
• TOOTSIE ROLLS
• GREEN APPLE LAFFY TAFFYS

Directions

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line pan with orange cupcake liners.
• 2. Sift cake mix into a large bowl to remove any lumps and add remaining cake ingredients. Stir until smooth.
• 3. Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full an bake for 15-20 minutes or until an inserted knife comes out clean.
• 4. Let cool.
• 5. Orange Cream Cheese Frosting: Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add vanilla extract and 3 C. powdered sugar, Continue to add more powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency, add milk if it becomes too thick. Add as much orange food dye as needed.
• 6. Follow photos instructions. Frost cooled cupcakes all the way to the liner creating a rounded top. Gently mold your Tootsie Roll to look like a stem and push into the top of the frosting. Mold your Laffy Taffy into a leaf and vine and push into frosting!