Taste of Home’s Cupcake of the Week

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SERVINGS	24
CATEGORY	Dessert
METHOD	Baked
PREP	25 min.
COOK	20 min.
TOTAL	45 min.

Tips & Ideas:

For my applesauce cupcakes, I use a cream cheese frosting but add 2 tablespoons apple juice concentrate for the flavoring. My friends say they are rich and tasty. —Lupe M.,
Las Cruces, New Mexico

Apple Spice Cupcakes

Not only do these adorable cupcakes complement our apple theme, but they're super sellers at bake sales, too. A spice cake mix makes the moist treats a snap to stir up, and a fast frosting helps them stand out from an orchard of goodies.
—Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin

INGREDIENTS:

1 package (18-1/4 ounces) spice cake mix
1-1/4 cups water
3 eggs
1/3 cup applesauce

FROSTING:

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups confectioners' sugar
Red paste or liquid food coloring
24 pieces black licorice (3/4 inch)
12 green spice gumdrops

DIRECTIONS:

In a large mixing bowl, beat the cake mix, water, eggs and applesauce on low speed for 30 seconds or just until moistened. Beat on medium for 2 minutes or until smooth. Pour into 24 red paper-lined muffin cups. Bake at 350° for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

In a small mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter and vanilla. Gradually add sugar, beating until smooth. Stir in food coloring. Frost tops of cupcakes. Insert licorice into centers for apple stems. Cut gumdrops in half; flatten and pinch to form leaves. Place one leaf next to each stem. Yield: 2 dozen.

Nutrition Facts:1 serving (1 each) equals 241 calories, 8 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 48 mg cholesterol, 222 mg sodium, 39 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 3 g protein.

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