PUMPKIN STREUSEL SPICE CAKE OR CUPCAKES

Pumpkin Streusel Spice Cake or Cupcakes image

Provided by Dee Stillwell

Categories Cakes

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 23

PUMPKIN CAKE BATTER
1 box yellow cake mix
1 - 3 1/4 oz box butterscotch instant pudding
2 tsp pumpkin pie spices
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger powder
1/4 tsp allspice, ground
1 - 15 oz can of pumpkin puree
4 large eggs
1/2 c canola oil
1/4 c water
STREUSEL TOPPING
2/3 c flour
1/2 c brown sugar
1/2 c granulated sugar
1/3 c butter, softened
1 tsp cinnamon
CREAM CHEESE MOUSSE
4 oz cream cheese, room temperature
2 c heavy cream, cold
1/3 c powdered sugar
1/2 of a 3 oz box vanilla instant pudding
1 tsp vanilla extract

Steps:

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a 9"x13" baking pan by spraying with Pam or line 2 - 1 dozen cupcake pans with liners.
2. Mix all batter ingredients together and beat for 2 minutes. Pour into prepared cake or cupcake pans. Mix streusel ingredients together. sprinkle streusel over cake batter. Bake for 25 minutes or until done. Let cool completely.
3. Make mousse in chilled bowl. Beat heavy cream, sugar, vanilla and pudding mix till soft peaks form. Add cream cheese and beat with wire whip mixer attachment until medium stiff peaks form. Pipe a swirl on top of cupcakes. Dust with pumpkin pie spice. Enjoy!