Pumpkin Spice Cupcake

Cake

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1 box spice cake mix

1 can pumpkin (Libbys pumpkin)

½ cup water

Mix and bake for approximately 21 minutes.  Makes 22-24 cupcakes

Frosting

3 ounces cream cheese

¼ cup butter or margarine

1 tsp vanilla

~3 cups powdered sugar

Cinnamon

Nutmeg

Beat cream cheese and butter until combined and fluffy.  Add vanilla and ½ tsp of cinnamon.  Beat together.  Add powdered sugar ½  cup at a time beating well after each addition until desired consistency is reached (I always add enough sugar so that the frosting is slightly more stiff rather than creamy - reason: frosting needs to be thicker when using decorator tips).  Add a dash or two of nutmeg.  Add additional cinnamon until desired flavor is met. 

Frost cupcakes using a Wilton 1M tip starting from the outer edge and swirling the frosting towards the middle.  Sprinkle with cinnamon.