Can you find the cream cheese center in each cupcake?
Ingredients
3
ounces cream cheese, softened
2
tablespoons firmly packed light brown sugar
1
cup shredded bran cereal
3/4
cup buttermilk
1-1/4
cups all-purpose flour
3/4
cup granulated sugar
1
teaspoon baking powder
1
teaspoon baking soda
1
teaspoon ground cinnamon, divided
1/4
teaspoon salt
1/4
teaspoon ground ginger
1/8
teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2
cup solid pack pumpkin
1/4
cup vegetable oil
1/4
cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted
1
large egg
1-1/4
cups "M&M's"® Milk Chocolate Mini Baking Bits, divided
1
cup cream cheese frosting
Preheat oven to 400°F. Lightly grease 12 (2-3/4-inch) muffin cups or line with paper or foil liners; set aside. In small bowl combine cream cheese and brown sugar; set aside. In medium bowl combine cereal and buttermilk; let stand 20 minutes. In large bowl combine flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, ginger and nutmeg. Add pumpkin, oil, butter and egg to cereal mixture; blend well. Stir pumpkin mixture into flour mixture just until all ingredients are moistened. Stir in 1 cup "M&M's"® Milk Chocolate Mini Baking Bits. Fill each prepared muffin cup 1/2 full with batter. Spoon 1 teaspoon cream cheese mixture into center of batter in each cup; top with 1 tablespoon remaining batter. Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely on wire racks. Frost muffins with cream cheese frosting; decorate with remaining 1/4 cup "M&M's"® Milk Chocolate Mini Baking Bits. Store in tightly covered container.
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