Spice Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting and Maple Drizzle

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword spice 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, ½ cup vegetable oil, ½ 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

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