Trusted Brands: and Tips Recipe · Applesauce-Filled Cupcakes

Easy cinnamon-flavored, applesauce-filled cupcakes are drizzled with cinnamon icing and garnished with chopped pecans.

Ingredients

• 1 (15.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ⅓ cup vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup Mott's® Natural Applesauce
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons milk, or as needed
• Chopped pecans for garnish

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) or to temperature indicated on cake mix package. Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
2. Pour cake mix into bowl and add 2 teaspoons cinnamon. Prepare cake batter (with vegetable oil and eggs) according to package directions.
3. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full, and bake according to package directions (typically 18 to 21 minutes) or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of a cupcake comes out clean.
4. Remove muffin pans from the oven, and allow to cool.
5. Cut a plug about 1-1/2" inches long and 3/4 inch in diameter out of the center of each cupcake. Fill the opening with about 2 teaspoons applesauce or enough to fill hole.
6. Beat together the confectioners' sugar, cinnamon, and milk until mixture can be drizzled. If too thin, add more sugar; if too thick, add more milk. Drizzle icing over top of cupcake. Sprinkle with chopped pecans. Allow icing to dry before serving.

Nutrition Facts

• calories140.4
• carbohydrateContent20.9 g
• cholesterolContent20.8 mg
• fatContent5.9 g
• fiberContent0.5 g
• proteinContent1.5 g
• saturatedFatContent1 g
• sodiumContent126 mg
• sugarContent14.1 g