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Applesauce Spice Cupcakes

Applesauce Spice Cupcakes
I began making these moist Applesauce Spice Cupcakes in grade school and still bake them today. —Edna Hoffman, Hebron, Indiana
12 ServingsPrep: 15 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling

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 large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time,
  • beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. 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.
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 each) equals 164 calories,
© Taste of Home 2013

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Applesauce Spice Cupcakes (continued)

Nutrition Facts: 6 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 49 mg cholesterol, 247 mg sodium, 25 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.
© Taste of Home 2013