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Autumn Apple Sauce Spice Cupcakes

Bernadette Lewis
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Ingredients
  

Cupcakes

  • 1/2 cup softened butter
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp cloves
  • 1/2 tsp allspice
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 jar applesauce
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts or raisins

Caramel Frosting

  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 6 Tbsp evaporated milk
  • 2 cups sifted powdered sugar

Instructions
 

Cupcakes

  • Beat butter, sugar and eggs in a large bowl until fluffy. Stir together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, vanilla and nutmeg. Add to flour mixture along with the applesauce. Beat with electric mixer about 2 minutes until evenly mixed. Add walnuts or raisins. Pour into cupcake holders and bake @ 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes until center tests done with a toothpick. Yields about 2 1/2 dozen.

Caramel Frosting

  • Heat butter and brown sugar together in a saucepan until boiling. Boil for 2 minutes stirring constantly, then stir in milk. When just warm to the touch, stir in powdered sugar, about 1/2 cup at a time until correct consistency. Spread on cupcakes and decorate with golden and dark raisins and craisins. Enjoy with a nice cup of warm apple cider.