This is a game-changer.
You see, Cake Batter Blondies make my heart go all sorts of pitter patter. But, despite my daily intake of baked goods, consuming an entire batch of them all at once probably wouldn’t be conducive to my 6am wake-up calls.
So, in an effort to enjoy my favorite treat without entirely ODing on sugar in the form of sprinkles, I found a way to make myself a single-serving version. All you need is:
- 1 serving (about 1/3 cup) yellow cake mix
- 1 tablespoon canned pumpkin
- 2 teaspoons rainbow sprinkles
Directions: Combine all of the ingredients in a bowl. Place batter in a greased and/or lined cupcake pan and bake for 13-15 minutes at 350 degrees (don’t over-bake or the result will be a “regular” cupcake). Let cool for at least 5 minutes.
Oh. Yeah.
You might be thinking, “ew, pumpkin and rainbow sprinkles??” Well, let me assure you that you do not taste the pumpkin. It simply works as an easier way to make the batter.
Also, be sure not to add too much pumpkin. One tablespoon might not seem like enough at first, but just keep working it in. Thick batter = ooey gooey perfection.
For the hata’s - no – this is not a “from scratch” recipe, so I’ll be politically correct and call it a concoction.
Call it whatever you want, but if you’re a cake batter fiend like myself, please do yourself a favor and just make this. Kay? Kay. xoxo G
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Oh heck, they are so pretty!!
yummmyyy!! like i said, i’m making your other ones tonight for other people.
but i’ll have to make this for myself! 🙂
p.s. your hater’s got me all riled up… uggghh people can be SO RUDE!!
Cake is one thing I haven’t craved in some time but reading your post, I can smell and taste it! Looks delish.
Ahhh, love the colour! YUM!
Eh, I hate to ask this question-but whats a serving!? Did you just sorta throw some in and guess?! It looks so good that’s what I’m about to do!
Duh, me! A serving is about 1/3 cup 🙂
Oh. my. gosh. I really want this. Yum!!
I’m following your blog and every time I sign in I see that you have made something yummy…you are killing me Gracie…I’m drooling over this cupcake…NOT GOOD…makes me want to raid my kitchen! LOL
1. They’re so pretty!
2. YUM.
🙂
Anything with cake and sprinkles has my full attention 😀
Looks so yummy-plus I will eat anything made with canned pumpkin! 🙂
Sprinkles just make life itself better 🙂
Mandi says
Oh my gosh. I need to try that asap! I mean, you really can’t go wrong with cupcakes and sprinkles. 🙂
Interesting. It’s totally cute. 😀
looks amazing!!!! i LOVE cake batter but i rarely ever bake because i WILL eat 10000 servings. this is great!
Gracie, this is soo awesome! Thanks for coming up with this! Now whenever my brothers are begging for a little treat I can just make these instead of baking a whole batch, genius!
These are amazing! I tried the recipe tonight and I love them!
Whoah whoah whoah! You Genius! I am totally making this! This sounds amazing! AND i totally have a major portion control problem so its perfect for me! Thank you thank you thank you! I seriously NEVER think of genius stuff like this!!
I love the idea of a single cupcake made with cake mix! It’s easy, delicious, and pretty! 😀
Thanks for the idea Gracie! I’ll definitely be making this ASAP! 😀
yummmmm!! love the one serving! 🙂
I don’t think anyone could hate on this ‘concoction’… and it sounds like an amazing recipe to me! I love the addition of sprinkles- so fun!!
sooooooo when are you coming out with that single serving cook book?
I’m not kidding.. not even a little bit.
Shannon @ My Place In The Race says
They are so cheery! Yummy! 😛
I love using pumpkin in baked goods!! Super moist! And I hate that word, by the way.
I am loving how the blog world is going cake batter crazy…though my waistline disagrees! haha I still want to try this…I love using pumpkin in just about everything!
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Wow- I keep forgetting to pick up ingredients to make all your delicious treats! I need to write this down on my grocery list right now:)
…and after work I will be hitting up the grocery store for yellow cake mix, pumpkin, sprinkles and cupcake liners. Thank you very much. 😉
I just really like these muffin liners!
Oh babay that looks good… I think I’ll amke myself a couple of these to take with me- perfect fuel for teaching dance!!
Gracie,
If I want to make a whole batch should I use the Blondie recipe or increase the pumpkin accordingly? So excited!
Hey Kate! I’m not really sure what the ratio for a whole batch would be, so to be safe maybe go with the blondie recipe. BUT - I can say that if you use a whole box of yellow cake mix and 1 can of pumpkin the result will be “pumpkin batter” cake/cupcakes! See what I mean here: http://www.girlmeetslife.com/2011/08/pumpkin-cake-batter-cupcakes-with-cinnamon-sugar-icing/
Hope that helps! 🙂
I just made this recipe using apple sauce in place of pumpkin and it was amazing!! Thanks!
I just found your recipe on Pinterest and I would love to make an individual cupcake but I dont like the pumpkin. Any ideas on how to make this without pumpkin or applesauce?
Someone else said they tried it with applesauce and it worked great! I have not tried it yet, but it’s definitely worth a shot 🙂 let me know how it turns out!