lemon blueberry piecaken cupcakes

Piecaken cupcakes. Lemon blueberry piecaken cupcakes. Dessert recipe.

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Happy almost Pi Day! I’ve been trying to think of what delicious pie creation I would share with you today. Although not an expert baker by any means I enjoy sharing yummy treats with you. Over the years I’ve made a tropical pie, mason jar pies, red velvet pie, and chocolate pecan pie. I’ve even made an epic pie cake (also known as a piecaken or pumpple cake) and a cheesecake stuffed red velvet cake that my mouth still waters over. Well today I decided to share some piecaken cupcakes! If you’ve ever wanted to make some type of pie cake (or piecaken) but felt intimidated (I promise if you use a store-bought pie it’s really not hard!) then these cupcake versions are even easier. And they’re simple for feeding a large crowd.

Piecaken cupcakes. Lemon blueberry piecaken cupcakes. Dessert recipe.

piecaken cupcakes

Some piecaken cupcakes will use whole mini pies. Apparently Trader Joe’s makes some tasty ones. However, we don’t have a Tarder Joe’s near us and I don’t get to go that often. Besides which, maybe you don’t want to spend a lot on making these piecaken cupcakes. Well, I was able to pick up this Lemon Blueberry Crumb pie from my local Walmart for less than $5! I was very impressed with the flavor, especially when baked into vanilla cupcakes.

Piecaken cupcakes. Lemon blueberry piecaken cupcakes. Dessert recipe.
5 from 2 votes
Piecaken cupcakes. Lemon blueberry piecaken cupcakes. Dessert recipe.
Piecaken Cupcakes
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr
 

These Piecaken Cupcakes are a simpler take on an epic piecaken or pumpple cake. With pie baked inside of each cupcake now you don’t have to choose between the two.

Course: Dessert
Keyword: cupcake, pie
Servings: 18 cupcakes
Author: Justine @ Little Dove
Ingredients
  • 1 Box cake mix and the ingredients called for
  • 1 Frozen pie, any flavor
Instructions
  1. Allow to frozen pie to defrost slightly, about 20 minutes. Preheat oven to 325°. Line cupcake pan with liners.

  2. Mix up box cake mix according to package directions and scoop a small amount of batter in the bottom of each cupcake liner.

  3. Using an ice cream or dough scoop spoon a portion of pie into each cupcake cavity. Spoon more cupcake batter on top to cover the pie.

  4. Bake for 25-35 minutes. The trick to baking these correctly is low and slow. I recommend beginning to check on the cupcakes around 22 minutes.

  5. Allow to cool before frosting. The pie filling stay hot for awhile to be careful if you’re eating soon after baking!

Piecaken cupcakes. Lemon blueberry piecaken cupcakes. Dessert recipe.

To amp up the lemon flavor you could make a lemon buttercream frosting or use a lemon cake mix. Just don’t go too overboard with the lemon; I actually found the balance of flavors to be perfect. Insider tip–microwave for just a few seconds before consuming. Not too much to melt the buttercream, but just about 8 seconds heats the pie filling up and the gooey cupcake is oh so good.

Of course, you can make these piecaken cupcakes any flavor you want! Why not try cherry pie in chocolate cupcakes, or make some apple spice piecaken cupcakes?

Piecaken cupcakes. Lemon blueberry piecaken cupcakes. Dessert recipe.
Have you ever had some type of piecaken? What flavor piecaken cupcakes would you want to make?

13 Responses to lemon blueberry piecaken cupcakes

  1. Lori @ The Fitfilled Life March 15, 2019 at 4:01 am #

    Yum! I love lemon and blueberries together, may have to make these for Easter!

  2. julie March 15, 2019 at 4:05 am #

    Oh yummm! These look amazing! Totally saving this for later!

  3. Katherine March 15, 2019 at 7:17 am #

    Oh my gosh, YUM!! Lemon and blueberry, together, is one of my most favorite flavors!! I love making it into a cupcake. I seriously can’t wait to try these!!

  4. Cassie @ Get Your Holiday On March 15, 2019 at 10:43 am #

    5 stars
    OMG! These look soooo good! I would eat more than one at once, lol.

  5. Amberly March 15, 2019 at 1:53 pm #

    This is a really cool idea! I’ll have to make these with my kids, they’ll think it’s super fun!

  6. Aditi Wardhan Singh March 18, 2019 at 11:56 am #

    5 stars
    So delicious. My hubby would go bonkers for these. Sweet goodness ….

  7. Rachel March 21, 2019 at 8:22 pm #

    These look SO good! I can’t wait to try them!

  8. jessica lynn February 25, 2020 at 7:57 am #

    A “piecaken? OMG, genius. How am I just now hearing about this? lol pie is our favorite, and who can turn down a cupcake? Amazing!

  9. Heather Pedersen February 25, 2020 at 11:42 am #

    This sounds like a little slice of heaven! YUM!

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