Applesauce is a low-fat alternative to oil in baked goods. Plus, it keeps cupcakes moist and adds a subtle fresh flavor.
Adorable Applesauce Cupcakes
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 1 hr 25 min
- Servings 24
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Yellow Cake Mix
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3/4 cup apple juice
- 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 3 eggs
Frosting
- 1/2 teaspoon red paste food color
- 1 tub (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Vanilla Frosting
Decorations
- 12 thin pretzel sticks, broken into pieces
- 16 spearmint leaf gumdrops
- 12 gummy worm candies, cut in half, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
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Step2In large bowl, beat cupcake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
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Step3Bake 18 to 23 minutes or until tops spring back when lightly touched. Cool in pans 10 minutes; carefully remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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Step4Stir paste food color into frosting in container. Spread frosting over cupcakes.
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Step5To 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. Store loosely covered.
Nutrition
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