Pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin! It’s the flavor of the season and I truly do love baking with it. Using pumpkin puree adds extra moisture to your baked good and makes everything a little more tender. If you’ve ever made my Pumpkin Bread, you’ll totally agree!
I also love the combination of pumpkin and chocolate together and try to pair them up together as often as I can. That’s one reason I created these Chocolate Pumpkin Cupcakes with Nutella Buttercream Frosting.
Yes. There’s Nutella in the frosting and I wish I could spread it on everything!
These cupcakes are the perfect balance of both pumpkin and chocolate flavors. Like I mentioned before, the pumpkin puree help make these super moist and the frosting is incredibly creamy and chocolatey!
Chocolate Pumpkin Cupcakes with Nutella Buttercream Frosting
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Ingredients
FOR CAKE
1 box Devil’s Food cake mix
3 eggs
3/4 cup pumpkin puree
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup water
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp cloves
FOR FROSTING
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup Nutella
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
3-4 TBSP milk
Mini chocolate chips
Directions For Cake
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line two muffin tins with paper liners.
2. In a large standing mixer, mix together all cake ingredients for 2 minutes on medium speed. Make sure to scrap down the sides.
3. Fill each paper liner 2/3 full and bake for 15-17 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
4. Cool completely before frosting.
Directions For Frosting
1. Cream together butter and Nutella until smooth.
2. Add in powdered sugar a little at a time and blend until smooth.
3. Add in milk 1 tablespoon at a time to create a smooth consistency.
4. Pipe or spread over cupcakes and sprinkle with mini chocolate chips.
Here is another delicious pumpkin recipe!
