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Welcome! I'm a new Pittsburgher and mom who is untrained in both life and cooking, but that just makes them both more exciting!

Super Easy Pumpkin Muffins

So, everyone has heard of the pumpkin muffin trick to mix one can of pure pumpkin with one box of spice cake mix, right?  It is a completely obvious thing that you can't graduate from college without knowing?  Well, no one told me about this little gem before this fall, so of course once I found out about it I felt a need to make them every 3 days.  Same goes for soda cupcakes, but I will write about those some other time. 

My dog Buster had a playdate with his buddy from down the street (yes, you read that right), so I figured that I shouldn't show up empty handed.  Pumpkin muffins were in order. 

The muffins ended up yummy but especially on the second try when I added in brown sugar. 

So, essentially, this is what you do: Mix one box of spice cake mix with one can of pure pumpkin and mix them up.  It is a very thick batter, but don't give up or add liquids.  It will work out, I promise!  Once they are in the muffin pan you sprinkle each muffin with brown sugar.  Then bake the muffins just like they tell you to on the box.  Easy, right?!

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