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These spice cupcakes and the most delicious cream cheese frosting on top!

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Spice Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting and Maple Drizzle – how awesome does that sound? Spice cake is my very favorite and these are just sooo good – and pretty, too. (If I do say so myself!)

While the cupcakes bake, whip up a batch of my Best Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe.

Ingredients

Cupcakes

spice cake mix
vanilla instant pudding mix
applesauce
vegetable oil
water
eggs
ground cinnamon
Cream Cheese Frosting

Maple Drizzle

maple syrup
optional

Cupcakes

Preheat oven to 350-degrees Line muffin cups with papers and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, pudding mix, applesauce, oil, water, eggs, and cinnamon. Beat well – the batter will look thick.
Use an ice cream scoop, or Large Cookie Scoop to fill each well in the cupcake pan.
Bake for 18-20 minutes on the center rack until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow the cupcakes to cool for 10 minutes before removing from the pan. Cool completely before frosting.
Once the cupcakes are cooled, frost with cream cheese icing.

Drizzle

Using a fork, drizzle a little of the maple syrup over the frosting.
Decorate with a pecan on top, if desired.

Equipment

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Spice cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and pecans lined up.

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: spice cupcakes

Author: Ang Paris

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Ingredients

Cupcakes

1 15.25 oz package spice cake mix
1 3.4 oz package vanilla instant pudding mix
1 cup applesauce
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup water
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Cream Cheese Frosting

Maple Drizzle

2 tablespoons maple syrup
18 pecans optional

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Instructions

Cupcakes

Preheat oven to 350-degrees Line muffin cups with papers and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, pudding mix, applesauce, oil, water, eggs, and cinnamon. Beat well – the batter will look thick. .
1 15.25 oz package spice cake mix, 1 3.4 oz package vanilla instant pudding mix, 1 cup applesauce, 1/2 cup vegetable oil, 1/2 cup water, 3 large eggs, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Use an ice cream scoop, or Large Cookie Scoop to fill each well in the cupcake pan
Bake for 18-20 minutes on the center rack until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow the cupcakes to cool for 10 minutes before removing from the pan. Cool completely before frosting.
Once the cupcakes are cooled, frost with cream cheese icing.
Cream Cheese Frosting

Drizzle

Using a fork, drizzle a little of the maple syrup over the frosting. Decorate with a pecan, if desired.
2 tablespoons maple syrup, 18 pecans

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Please Note: I am not a registered dietitian. Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and portion sizes.

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