Pumpkin Patch Cupcakes – Amazing Fall Treats You’ll Love
These Pumpkin Patch Cupcakes are moist, spiced, and decorated to look like a fall pumpkin patch. Perfect for Halloween, Thanksgiving, or any autumn gathering!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 12 cupcakes 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
CAKE MIX PUMPKIN CUPCAKES:
1 box yellow cake mix
1 Tbsp pumpkin pie spice (or 2 tsp cinnamon + 1/2 tsp nutmeg)
1 (15 oz) can pumpkin puree
3 eggs
1/2 cup oil
1/3 cup milk
2 tsp vanilla extract
ORANGE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
8 oz cream cheese
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 tsp vanilla extract
3–4 cups powdered sugar
Orange food coloring
DECORATIONS:
Tootsie Rolls
Green Apple Laffy Taffy
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line muffin tin with orange cupcake liners.
2. Sift cake mix into a large bowl to remove lumps. Add pumpkin puree, spices, eggs, oil, milk, and vanilla. Stir until smooth.
3. Fill liners 3/4 full. Bake for 15–20 minutes until a knife comes out clean.
4. Cool cupcakes completely.
5. For frosting: Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add vanilla and 3 cups powdered sugar. Mix until fluffy, adding more sugar or milk as needed. Tint with orange coloring.
6. Frost cupcakes with rounded tops. Add Tootsie Roll stems and shape Laffy Taffy into leaves and vines.
Notes
For best results, use gel food coloring for vibrant orange frosting.
Chill cupcakes before decorating so the frosting holds shape.
Unfrosted cupcakes freeze well for up to 2 months.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 240mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
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