pumpkin cream cheese cupcakes.

i found another amazing pumpkin recipe. i could seriously eat a pumpkin treat every day. so so good. this recipe is really easy which i love. i have another recipe i have made for pumpkin cream cheese muffins which are more "homemade" and definitely take more time. however, these may be my new favorite. they are so soft and light...

ahhh - i could eat them all! which is bad news, especially since matt doesn't really care for much pumpkin. oh well...more for me, i guess =) 

pumpkin cream cheese cupcakes + printable version
--kraftfoods.com  

1 pkg of spice cake 
1 pkg of instant vanilla pudding mix (4 serving box)
1 cup canned pumpkin
+ whatever the spice cake recipe calls for on the box (i needed a couple eggs, some water, and vegetable oil) 


8 oz pkg of cream cheese, softened 
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg 

preheat oven to 350. line cupcake tins with 24 liners. 


in a large bowl, prepare cake batter according to directions on box. blend in pudding mix and pumpkin.


spoon mix into prepared liners. 


in a large bowl, whip cream cheese until creamy. add egg and sugar until blended. drop spoonfuls of cream cheese mixture on top of pumpkin batter.


bake for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. cool in tins for five minutes. remove and place on cooling racks until completely cool.