Cupcakes with an applesauce filling and a simple cinnamon flavor are coated with cinnamon icing and topped with chopped pecans.
| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Cook Time: | 20 mins |
| Additional Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr |
| Servings: | 24 |
| Yield: | 24 cupcakes |
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
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) or to temperature indicated on cake mix package. Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
- Pour cake mix into bowl and add 2 teaspoons cinnamon. Prepare cake batter (with vegetable oil and eggs) according to package directions.
- 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.
- Remove muffin pans from the oven, and allow to cool.
- 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.
- 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.
- An inexpensive plastic cup cake corer creates a perfect hole in the center of the muffin or cupcake.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 140 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 21 g |
| Cholesterol | 21 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 126 mg |
| Sugars | 14 g |
| Fat | 6 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
It was a great recipe, super yummy! 😉