Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cupcakes
Yields: 24 cupcakes
These pumpkin cupcakes with cake mix are laced with chocolate chips and are soft, moist, and delicious. Top with your favorite frosting and festive sprinkles.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 3 large eggs
- frosting and sprinkles, any type
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 muffin tins with cupcake liners, then set aside.
- In a small bowl, add the chocolate chips and 1 tablespoon of cake mix, then toss until the chips are coated. Set bowl side.1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, 15 ounces white cake mix
- Using a stand mixer (or hand mixer + large bowl), add the remaining cake mix, water, butter, eggs, and pumpkin spice and mix on medium speed until combined, about 2-3 minutes.15 ounces white cake mix, 3/4 cup water, 1/3 cup unsalted butter, 3 large eggs, 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- Keeping speed on medium, add the pumpkin and mix for 1 minute.1 cup pumpkin puree
- Remove bowl from mixer. Add chocolate chips to bowl and use a spatula to gently fold them into the batter.
- Pour cupcake batter into prepared muffin tin, filling cavities about 3/4 of the way full (about 3-4 tablespoons per.)
- Bake cupcakes for 18-21 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let rest for 5 minutes in pan, then transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
- Decorate with frosting and sprinkles as desired.frosting and sprinkles
Notes
Nutritional value is only for the chocolate chip pumpkin cupcakes. Frosting not included.