Applesauce Spice Cupcakes Recipe

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"I began making these moist cupcakes in grade school and still bake them," says field editor Edna Hoffman of Hebron, Indiana.

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Applesauce Spice Cupcakes Recipe
  • Prep: 15 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling
  • Yield: 12 Servings
15 25 40

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 3/4 cup applesauce
  • Cream cheese frosting

Directions

  • In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with applesauce.
  • Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Frost cooled cupcakes. Yield: 1 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 164 calories, 6 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 49 mg cholesterol, 247 mg sodium, 25 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Applesauce Spice Cupcakes in Taste of Home October/November 1998, p67

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Reviewed on Mar. 11, 2012 by michellevl2002

I thought they were delicious, didnt even frost them. I also left out the cloves and nutmeg


Reviewed on Feb. 04, 2011 by BakinGymnast

These were ok, a pretty good way to use up extra applesauce...

 
 
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