Buttery Applesauce Cupcakes w/ Brown Sugar-Nutmeg Cream Cheese Frosting

Buttery Applesauce Cupcakes with Brown Sugar-Nutmeg Cream Cheese Frosting and an Apple Logo Decoration

While daydreaming about the cupcake contest I came up with this Apple logo cupcake! It was loads of fun to make and much easier than it looks.

Recipe follows and directions are in the steps:

For the cupcake:
1/2 c. butter (one stick)
1 egg
1 c. applesauce
1 t. vanilla
1/4 c. sugar
1 1/2 c. flour
1 t. baking soda
1/4 t. salt
1 t. cinnamon
1 1/2 t. nutmeg

For the frosting:
8 oz cream cheese
4 T. butter (half a stick)
1/3 c. brown sugar
1 t. vanilla
1/4 t. cinnamon
1/2 t. freshly ground nutmeg

For the apple decoration:
6 pieces of colored taffy (green, yellow, orange, red, purple, and blue) per every six cupcakes.

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Step 1: Making the cupcakes

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and line cupcake tin with papers.

Sift sugar, flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg together in a large mixing bowl. Grating fresh nutmeg rather than using pre-ground gives a more intense flavor to the cupcakes.

In a medium bowl combine softened butter, egg, applesauce, and vanilla. Add to the dry ingredients. Mix well.

Spoon batter into cupcake tin 3/4 full and bake 15-18 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Let cupcakes cool on a wire rack.