Adorable Applesauce Cupcakes

Applesauce is a low-fat alternative to oil in baked goods. Plus, it keeps cupcakes moist and adds a subtle fresh flavor.

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30 minutes

1 hour 25 minutes

24 cupcakes



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Nutrition Info

  • 1 Cupcake
  • 200
  • 6g
    (Saturated Fat 2g, Trans Fat 2g)
  • 25mg
  • 200mg
  • 34g
    (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 24g)
  • 1g
  • Percent Daily Value*
  • 0%
  • 0%
  • 4%
  • 2%
  • Exchanges
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1/2
  • Carbohydrate Choices
  • 2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Tips & Techniques

  • High Altitude (3500-6500 ft):

    No change.

  • Kitchen Tip

    If you don't have unsweetened applesauce on hand, the regular kind will taste great in these cupcakes, too.

Ingredients

  • Cupcakes
  • 1  box yellow cake mix with pudding
  • 1/2  teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1  cup apple juice
  • 1/3  cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 3  eggs
  • Frosting
  • 1/2  teaspoon red paste food color
  • 1  container (1 lb) vanilla frosting
  • Decorations
  • 12  thin pretzel sticks, broken into pieces
  • 16  spearmint leaf gumdrops
  • 12  gummy worm candies, cut in half, if desired

Directions

  1. 1Heat oven to 350°F for shiny metal pans (or 325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
  2. 2In large bowl, beat cupcake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
  3. 3Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until tops spring back when lightly touched. Cool 10 minutes; carefully remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  4. 4Stir paste food color into frosting in container. Spread frosting over cupcakes.
  5. 5To decorate cupcakes, poke 1 pretzel piece into each cupcake for stem. Cut each gumdrop leaf into 3 slices. Poke 2 gumdrop leaves into top of each cupcake on either side of pretzel stem. Poke half of gummy worm into each cupcake.

Categories: Course, Desserts, Cakes

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