Cinnamon Spice Cupcakes With Apple Cream Cheese Frosting

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   For the cupcakes:

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   Preheat oven to 350F.

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   In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar for 1-2 minutes or until smooth. Stir in vanilla. Set aside.

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   In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and allspice. Set aside.

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   Beat the egg whites and the egg into the butter/sugar mixture one at a time, alternating with dry ingredient mixture. Then stir in milk slowly.

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   Line a 12-count cupcake pan (**) with liners and fill each one approximately 3/4 full. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from the oven and allow to cool before frosting.

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   For the apple frosting:

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   Peel, core, and cut apple into large chunks. In a blender or food processor, puree apple until it resembles chunky applesauce. It should not be a completely liquid consistency and should have small chunks of apple in it.

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   In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until combined. Stir in apple puree until completely combined. Frost the cooled cupcakes.

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    ** The batter in this recipe is thick and only produced 14 large cupcakes. I would suggest doubling the recipe if you want to make the 24 cupcakes that usually come from a cake recipe.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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