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Easiest Cupcakes on the Planet
What you need:
1 small can of pumpkin
1 box of vegan yellow cake mix
What you do:
Mix and divide into greased muffin tins (or use liners) and bake per the directions on the cake mix box.
If you prefer, you can just make this as a cake instead.
My husband moaned after each bite, that's how much he loved them. They are super moist and absolutely delicious!
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SO HOW'D IT GO?
I made this with spice cake mix and vanilla frosting-soo delicious! This is my new go-to cake recipe!
Thanks, lorlor! I'll check out both! :)
Christine, I've seen Dr. Oetkers brand cake mix at my Target store. It's vegan and organic. If you can't find it, there's this awesome 100% vegan store I shop at all the time that has a website and they sell vegan cake mixes too. http://www.ethicalplanet.com and by the way, they also sell the best veggie burger mix in the world (in case you were wondering) ;)
Thanks for the scrumptious picture, jessesmum!
Where is vegan cake mix found? Do you need to get if from a health food store or are some of the standard grocery store mixes "accidentally vegan"? Thanks!
These cupcakes just got out of the oven. They turned out beautifully. OMG, you have to try them. I used a plain yellow cake mix & it didn't need any extra liquid. Next time I make these, I am going to use an organic cornmeal cake mix...that will be really good too.
You can't get any easier than this recipe & they are so moist. Thanx SarahBeth, we'll be making these often. :)
I added a picture up there so you could see it's yumminess :)
These were really great! I added a little bit of water to thin out the batter some. I saw this recipe somewhere else online and they used a spice cake mix. I think that would be good too! You can really add anything you like to this; nuts, coconut, chocolate chips, etc. Thanks for a great base recipe! I never would've thought such awesome cupcakes could be so easy! :)
REVIEW
It's been years since I've bought a cake mix, but I'm not too much of a snob to do so. Here's an overview of my experience making these.
At first, the batter seemed really dry. It still had portions of the mix that wouldn't blend, so I added 1/2 cup of water. I'm guessing this is due to the varying water content of different brands (I used Libby's canned pumpkin, 15 oz). After adding the water, all of the flour mixed in. The batter was much thicker than traditional (gourmet) batters.
The finished product was delicious! Fluffy and moist. I enjoy food that is tasty, but also vegan, and this fit the requirements. I can't even remember the last time I baked cupcakes using a mix, so I made the mistake of only making 12. They were HUGE! I'm not sure that they rose enough to make 24 (like the instructions on the box said) but I will definitely try to make at least 18 next time. I also suggest spraying your cupcake papers with non-stick cooking spray. I hope that others reading this can stoop below their typical 'from scratch only or DIE' standards and try these little yummies.
This is a great alternative when you just don't have time to make a cake from scratch.
I've made cake/cupcakes with a 16 oz can of pureed pumpkin and about 1/2 cup water added to a box cake mix. I've always founf I needed the extra moisture, but it may depend on the brand of pumpkin you use.
Spice cake mix comes out a yummy pumpkin spice cake.
Chocolate cake mix is just plain yummy! The chocolate actually covers a lot of the pumpkin flavor and they're really moist. :)
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