Applesauce spice cupcakes with Cinnamon cream cheese frosting.

Yep that is a mouthful but they are soooo good.
And really not too hard to make.
The cupcake recipe I found here.
And then the frosting recipe was something I put together.

For the cupcakes:

You will need canola oil, eggs, packed brown sugar, granulated sugar, flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.
See end of post for amounts.

Line your muffin/cupcake tins with paper liners.
(About 24)

With an electric mixer beat eggs, sugars, and oil.
Then add dry ingredients and continue mixing.

Finally mix in applesauce.
(Make sure you get a very good can opener otherwise you might have an explosion of applesauce like this!)
(Or just get the applesauce you don't have open with a can opener.)

It will look something like this!
It is a little runny.

Pour into lined cups.
About 2/3 full.
Bake at 350 for 16-20 minutes.

Cool completely before frosting.


For the cinnamon cream cheese frosting:
(I was bad with pictures sorry)
You will need sugar, flour, milk, heavy cream, butter, cream cheese, vanilla, and cinnamon.

In a medium saucepan, whisk sugar and flour together. Add milk and heavy cream.
Then cook over medium heat, whisking occasionally until mixture comes to boil and has thickened. About 20 minutes.
(Make sure it is thick)

This is the part I forgot to take pictures at.
Transfer mixture to bowl and mix with electric mixer on high until it cools.
Reduce speed and add cream cheese and butter. Mix until combined. Add vanilla and cinnamon. And mix.
If frosting is too soft, chill in fridge and then beat again. If too firm, place bowl over pot of simmering water and beat with a wooden spoon until it's the proper consistency.

Frost.

Enjoy!!


Applesauce Spice cupcakes with Cinnamon cream cheese frosting

For cupcakes:

1/2 c. canola oil

4 lg eggs
3/4 c. packed brown sugar
3/4 c. granulated sugar
2 c. flour
1 t. baking soda
3/4 t. salt
2 t. cinnamon
1/8 t. cloves
1/2 t. nutmeg
1 1/2 c. applesauce

Preheat oven to 350. Line muffin tins with paper liners. (24) With an electric mixer beat eggs, sugar, and oil. Add dry ingredients and continue mixing. Mix in applesauce. Pour in lined cups and bake for 16-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool completely then frost.

For frosting

1 1/2 c. granulated sugar
1/4 c. flour
1 1/2 c. milk
1/4 c. heavy cream
1/4 c. butter, softened
1 1/4 pkg. cream cheese, straight fro, fridge
1 t. vanilla extract
2 1/2 t. cinnamon. (You can add more if you taste it and you want it more cinnamony)

In a medium sauce pan, whisk sugar and flour together. Add milk and heavy cream and cook over medium heat. Whisk occasionally until mixture comes to a boil and has thickened. About 20 minutes. Transfer mixture to a bowl and beat on high until it cools. Reduce speed and add cream cheese and butter. Mix. Then add vanilla and cinnamon and mix until combined. If frosting is too soft, chill in fridge and then beat again. (I had to do this.) If too firm, place bowl over pot of simmering water and beat with a wooden spoon until proper consistency.

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