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Mom's Pumpkin Muffins & Spooky Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cupcakes

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Ingredients
  

  • • 2 eggs
  • • 3/4 white sugar
  • • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • • 1 cup pumpkin purée, fresh or canned
  • • 1-1/2 cups flour
  • • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • • 1 tsp baking powder
  • • 1 tsp baking soda
  • • 1/2 tsp salt
  • • 3/4 cups add-ins, raisins or mini chocolate chips chips or walnuts

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375ºF. Prepare a 12-cup muffin tin with liners or spray lightly with cooking spray.
  • Beat eggs slightly in bowl. Add sugar, oil and pumpkin and beat thoroughly for 1 minute.
  • Sift together dry ingredients in another bowl. Add to pumpkin mixture and mix well until smooth.
  • Stir in add-ins, I used mini dark chocolate chips.
  • Fill prepared muffin cups ⅔ full. Bake 15-20 minutes. Enjoy as muffins or frost with Black Chocolate Buttercream Icing to make cupcakes.

Black Chocolate Buttercream Icing: Mix together ¾ cup softened butter, 2 tsp vanilla extract, 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, 3 to 4 cups icing sugar and 1 to 2 tsp black food colouring paste until smooth. Frost cupcakes with a knife or piping bag.