Hostess Applesauce Cupcakes Recipes

APPLESAUCE SPICE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with applesauce., Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Frost cooled cupcakes.

SPICED APPLESAUCE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt until very well combined; set aside.
• In a mixer, beat butter and sugar until creamy; add egg and beat until fluffy.
• Stir in applesauce.
• Gradually add flour mixture, beating until well blended; stir in nuts.
• Spoon batter into paper-lined or well-greased 2 1/2-inch muffin pans, filling each about 2/3 full.
• Bake in a 350°oven until tops spring back when lightly touched (20-25 min).
• let cool in pans on wire racks for about 5 minutes.
• Prepare Apple Glaze, carefully remove cupcakes, place on racks and brush with glaze.
• Apple Glaze: mix powdered sugar and apple juice until smoothly blended and of a good brushing consistency.