Baby's First Applesauce Cupcakes

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Source: better homes & garden website. Perfect cupcakes for your baby's first birthday party!!! Cooking time includes 1 hour for cupcakes to cool.

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Steps

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees f.

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Line twenty-four 2-1 / 2-inch muffin cups with foil bake cups or paper bake cups.

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Set aside.

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In a medium mixing bowl , combine flour , baking powder , apple pie spice , and baking soda.

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Set aside.

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In a large mixing bowl , beat butter with an electric mixer for 30 seconds.

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Add sugar and vanilla.

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Beat until well combined.

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Add eggs , one at a time , beating well after each addition.

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In a large measuring cup , combine applesauce and buttermilk.

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Alternately add applesauce mixture and flour mixture to butter mixture , beating on low speed after each addition just until combined.

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Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups , filling each about one-half to two-thirds full.

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Bake in preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near centers of cakes comes out clean.

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Cool cakes in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes.

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Remove cupcakes from pans and cool thoroughly on racks.

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Tint frosting with liquid food coloring or paste as desire.

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Ingredients

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all-purpose flour, baking powder, apple pie spice, baking soda, butter, sugar, vanilla, eggs, applesauce, buttermilk, white frosting, food coloring, candy sprinkles, multicolored sugar nonpareils, candy covered plain chocolate candies