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Cake Mix Spice Muffins

Try my easy-peasy recipe for a really delicious spice muffin. Using a cake mix makes for a simple recipe. By adding in a few ingredients they taste homemade and extra delicious. Enjoy every little bite of these spiced gems!

Course Breakfast, brunch, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword cake mix, mini cupcakes, mini muffins, muffins, spice cupcakes, spice mix
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
chilling time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 28 mini muffins
Author Pam

Ingredients

  • 1 box spice cake mix
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup, honey, or pancake syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 6 tbsp butter, melted and cooled, you can use coconut oil or margarine too
  • 1 1/4 cups cold water
  • 3 to 4 tbsp cinnamon sugar mix for sprinkling on top, this is optional
  • powdered sugar, this is optional

Instructions

  1. 1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees, spray a regular or mini muffin pan with baking spray or line with cupcake liners. Set aside until ready to fill.

    2.In a large mixing bowl, add the cake mix and baking powder. With a wire whisk loosen up the dry mix so there are no clumps.

    3.Add the remaining ingredients one at a time. Switch over to a rubber spatula and mix until all is incorporated. Make sure you scrape the bottom to mix in all the dry cake mix.

    4.Switch over to a hand held mixer. On medium to high speed, mix the batter until light and fluffy.

    5.Place in the fridge for about 15 minutes.

    6.Take out and start filling your muffin cups.

    7.Bake about 10 to 20 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean or with dry crumbs.

    8.Place on wire rack and while cooling, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar if using.

    Enjoy the deliciousness!