Babys First Applesauce Cupcakes Recipes

APPLESAUCE SPICE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with applesauce., Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Frost cooled cupcakes.

BABY'S FIRST APPLESAUCE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Line twenty-four 2-1/2-inch muffin cups with foil bake cups or paper bake cups; Set aside.
• In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, apple pie spice, and baking soda; Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer for 30 seconds.
• Add sugar and vanilla; beat until well combined.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• In a large measuring cup, combine applesauce and buttermilk.
• Alternately add applesauce mixture and flour mixture to butter mixture, beating on low speed after each addition just until combined.
• Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each about one-half to two-thirds full.
• Bake in preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near centers of cakes comes out clean.
• Cool cakes in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes.
• Remove cupcakes from pans and cool thoroughly on racks.
• Tint frosting with liquid food coloring or paste as desired.
• Frost cupcakes and decorate with candy sprinkles, nonpareils, and candy-coated chocolate pieces, as desired.
• Makes 24 cupcakes.

SPICED APPLESAUCE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F.
• Prepare 12 paper-lined muffin cups.
• In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
• Add in eggs and vanilla; mix well.
• Sift the dry ingredients.
• Add to creamed mixture alternately with the applesauce.
• Divide the mixture evenly into prepared muffin cups (fill two-thirds full).
• Bake for 25 minutes, or until cupcakes test done.
• Cook 10 minutes before removing to wire rack.

APPLESAUCE SPICE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in large mixing bowl.
• Mix well.
• Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups 2/3 full.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until cupcakes test done.
• Cool for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack.
• Frost cooled cupcakes if desired.
• *This can also make this cake in a 15 x 10 inch baking pan and frost.

BABY'S FIRST APPLESAUCE CAKE AND PETIT FOURS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degree F. Oil two 13"x18" rimmed baking sheets; line with parchment paper and set aside.
• Whisk flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a large bowl.
• Whisk applesauce, oil, maple syrup, vinegar, and apple juice concentrate in another bowl. Add to flour mixture and mix until combined.
• Divide batter between prepared sheets. Bake until pale golden and a cake tester (toothpick if you're not Martha) inserted into the center comes out clean, about 18 minutes.
• Cool in the pans on wire racks 10 minutes, then invert and remove parchment. Reinvert (turn it so pretty top is on top again) onto a large cutting board lined in parchment. Let cool completely.
• Cakes can be stored at this point, wrapped in plastic, overnight.
• Cut a 3" strip off the long (18") side of each cake (for petit fours). Cut remaining portion in half crosswise and trim into four 8" squares (for adult cake).
• For adult cake: Stack square cakes on a square piece of cardboard, spreading Apricot Whip (Recipe #238540) between them (or whatever filling, jam, or frosting you want). Spread a very thin layer of Apricot Frosting (Recipe #238541) on top and sides, smoothing with offset spatula (or use your own frosting, of course). Decorate as you wish.
• For Petit Fours: Trim cake strips to 3"x15". Spread Apricot Whip (Recipe #238540) on one strip; top with remaining strip. Cut into twenty 1 1/2" squares. Top half with squares cut from Soft Apple Slices (Recipe #238883). Pipe dot of frosting onto other half, or decorate in some other manner.

SPICED APPLESAUCE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt until very well combined; set aside.
• In a mixer, beat butter and sugar until creamy; add egg and beat until fluffy.
• Stir in applesauce.
• Gradually add flour mixture, beating until well blended; stir in nuts.
• Spoon batter into paper-lined or well-greased 2 1/2-inch muffin pans, filling each about 2/3 full.
• Bake in a 350°oven until tops spring back when lightly touched (20-25 min).
• let cool in pans on wire racks for about 5 minutes.
• Prepare Apple Glaze, carefully remove cupcakes, place on racks and brush with glaze.
• Apple Glaze: mix powdered sugar and apple juice until smoothly blended and of a good brushing consistency.

APPLESAUCE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350. Line the cupcake pans with paper liners.
• Put the sifter into the medium mixing bowl. Measure the sifted flour, baking soda, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and salt into the sifter. Sift these dry ingredients into the bowl.
• Measure the shortening into the large mixing bowl. Use the electric mixer to beat the shortening until it is fluffy.
• Add the honey to the shortening and continue to beat the mixture for 2 minutes. Stop the mixer once or twice and use the rubber spatula to scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• Add half the applesauce and half the sifted dry ingredients to the honey-and-shortening mixture. Mix at medium speed until all the flour disappears. Stop once or twice to scrape down the sides of the bowl with the spatula.
• Add the remaining applesauce and dry ingredients. Mix again until everything is blended.
• Use the wooden spoon to stir in the raisins and walnut pieces.
• Spoon the batter into the cupcake liners, filling each about 2/3 full.
• Bake the cupcakes for 25 to 30 minutes.
• Poke a toothpick through the center of a cupcake. If the toothpick comes out clean, the cupcakes are done. Set them on the racks to cool.
• After 10 minutes, take the cupcakes out of the pans and let them cool completely on the racks before frosting them.