Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip Cupcakes

The beginning of every Fall Season marks the beginning of my need to bake. I have no idea why this is but I just love being in the kitchen around this time of year.  Of course being in California I have to check the calendar to see what season we are in, seeing as how I cant really tell by the weather.  But I always know, because it is when I start wanting to bake.

And seriously last night at 10:00 pm, instead of preparing to go to bed, I decided I wanted to make  my favorite fall dessert.  Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip Cupcakes. And boy was it worth it.

I dipped them in a chocolate glaze and they are truly heavenly. Check out below how easy these are to make.

I used to make this cake from scratch but I tried it with a boxed mix once and fell in love with how easy fast this is.  This is what you will need

Preheat your oven at 350

For the Cake Mix you will need

1 box of Spice Cake.. (I used Duncan Hines)
1 Can of Pumpkin Puree
3 Large Eggs
2/3 cups of milk ( I only had evaporated milk on hand, and that worked as well)
1/3 cup of vegetable oil
1 cup of Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips, (I used more, but that is because I love chocolate)

Mix all the ingredients together, (I like to mix my dry ingredients first and then incorporate my liquid ingredients at once).  With a small ice cream scoop, scoop the mixture into your cupcake cups, let rest for a couple of minutes and bake in preheated oven for 18 - 20 minutes or until a toothpick is inserted and comes out clean.

For the Glaze you will need

1 cup of Half & Half
1 cup or more Semi Sweet Chocolate Chip

Heat half and half in a small pot, once it is heated through and through start adding your chocolate stirring constantly, remove from heat and keep stirring till all the chocolate melts.  If you need to add more chocolate then this is the time to do it. When the chocolate is melted it will start to thicken and will start to have a beautiful shine on it.

Pour a little of the chocolate glace into a small bowl and dip the top of the cupcakes in the chocolate sauce.

Let cool completely, and enjoy