This is my second time participating in this fun, food filled event! Thank you to Designs By Gollum for being such a wonderful hostess. I thought I would share these yummy Pumpkin Applesauce Cupcakes. TGIFridays had a similar cupcake dessert last time I was there and I wanted to make them for my dad for his birthday.Go ahead, take one while I go dig out the recipe....
Ahhh, found it!
Pumpkin Applesauce Cupcakes
1 Package yellow cake mix (with pudding in the mix)
1 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 cup water
1/3 cup applesauce
3 eggs
1 tspn nutmeg (I didn't have it so I used 1/2 tspn allspice)
1/2 tspn cinnamon
Frosting:
3 cups powdered sugar
1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons butter
1 tspn vanilla
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
1. Combine all ingredients in large mixing bowl and beat with a mixer until well blended.
2. Turn mixer on high and beat for 3 more minutes.
3. Line a muffin pan with 24 paper muffin cups.
4. Fill each about 3/4 full.
5. Cook in preheated oven for 20 minutes.
To make the frosting:
Combine all frosting ingredients in a large bowl and beat until smooth.
Frost cupcakes after cooling.
Now, after I made the cupcakes, I had quite a bit of frosting leftover. It seemed silly to let it go to waste. I had a brainstorm! Stuffed french toast. I took out some Pepperidge Farm brown sugar cinnamon bread from the freezer and went to work.
Mmmmmmm! Sugary and good. Now I understand you may need a visit to the dentist after just reading this post. If you decide to make this "dessert for breakfast" meal, please don't forward your bills to me!
