Cinnamon Applesauce Cupcakes
Servings 24
Calories
Ingredients
- 1 pkg. spice cake mix
- 1 3.4 oz pkg instant vanilla pudding
- 1 cup applesauce
- ¼ cup canola oil
- 4 eggs
- ½ cup apple juice of cider or you can use water
- 1 cup cinnamon chips
Frosting:
- 1 8 oz package cream cheese, at room temperature
- ¼ C butter 1/2 stick, at room temperature
- 4 C sifted powdered sugar You can decrease this amount if you don’t care about it being as stiff for piping
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk cake mix and pudding mix together.
- Add applesauce, oil, and eggs, and apple juice to the dry mix.
- Beat with electric mixer on medium speed for about two minutes. Use a strong mixer, this batter is thick.
- Fold in the 1 cup cinnamon chips.
- Scoop batter into 24 lined muffin tins. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes until cupcakes don’t look wet and a toothpick inserted in one comes out clean. Allow to cool completely before frosting the cupcakes.
- For the frosting, mix cream cheese and butter until smooth and creamy. Mix in vanilla. Mix in powdered sugar, one cup at a time. Pip or spread frosting over cooled cupcakes.