Apple-Butterscotch Spice Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• 1 box spice cake mix
• 1 packet apple cider drink mix plus 1 c water, blended together
• 3 eggs
• 1/3 c unsweetened applesauce
• 1 small box butterscotch instant pudding mix
• 2 cans cream cheese frosting
• 2 tsp cinnamon, divided
• Sugar Babies (for topping), optional

Details

Adapted from thedomesticrebel.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 24 muffin tins with paper liners. In a large bowl, blend together cake mix, apple cider water, eggs, and applesauce until combined. Stir in butterscotch pudding mix until well blended. Portion into muffin cups and bake approximately 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs. Let cool completely.
2. Open cans of frosting and make a small “well” with a knife and add 1/2 tsp of cinnamon; blend. Stir in remaining 1/2 tsp of cinnamon until well blended (do this for each can; each can gets 1 tsp cinnamon). Spoon frosting into piping bag or spread onto cooled cupcakes. Top with a Sugar Baby candy, if desired.