Applesauce Spice Cupcakes Recipe

Great fall cupcake recipe. The perfect recipe for a Halloween party

• Meal Type: Dessert
• Ethnicity: Other
• Holiday Category: Halloween
• Preparation Time: 45 minutes to 1 hour

Ingredients

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

Directions

1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with applesauce. Filled greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full.
2. Bake at 350 F. for 25 minutes or until cupcakes test done. Cool for 10 minutes before moving to a wire rack. Frost with cream cheese frosting. Makes 1 dozen.