Baby's First Applesauce Cupcakes
Recipe from
Better Homes and Gardens
Personalize each cupcake by piping the letters of each child's name onto candy-coated chocolate pieces and inserting the candies into the frosting. This applesauce spice cake recipe creates a fun and fragrant dessert.
Servings:
24 cupcakes
Prep Time:
30 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 48 mins
Ingredients
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2 cupsall-purpose floursee savings
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1-1/2 teaspoonsbaking powdersee savings
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1-1/2 teaspoonsapple pie spicesee savings
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1/2 teaspoonbaking sodasee savings
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1/2 cupbutter, softenedsee savings
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1-1/2 cupssugarsee savings
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1 teaspoonvanillasee savings
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2eggssee savings
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1 cupapplesaucesee savings
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1/4 cupbuttermilksee savings
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2 16-ounce canswhite frostingsee savings
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Liquid food coloring or food coloring paste in desired colorsee savings
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Candy sprinkles, nonpareils, and candy-coated chocolate piecessee savings
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line twenty-four 2-1/2-inch muffin cups with foil bake cups or paper bake cups. Set aside.
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In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, apple pie spice, and baking soda. Set aside.
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In a large mixing bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer for 30 seconds. Add sugar and vanilla; beat until well combined. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
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In a large measuring cup, combine applesauce and buttermilk. Alternately add applesauce mixture and flour mixture to butter mixture, beating on low speed after each addition just until combined.
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Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each about one-half to two-thirds full. Bake in preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near centers of cakes comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove cupcakes from pans and cool thoroughly on racks.
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Tint frosting with liquid food coloring or paste as desired. Frost cupcakes and decorate with candy sprinkles, nonpareils, and candy-coated chocolate pieces, as desired. Makes 24 cupcakes.
Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 294, Total Fat 10 g, Saturated Fat 4 g, Cholesterol 28 mg, Sodium 152 mg, Carbohydrate 47 g, Fiber 0 g, Protein 2 g. Daily Values: Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 0%, Iron 0%.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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