Pumpkin Applesauce Cupcakes With Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

Pumpkin Applesauce Cupcakes With Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting are the perfect cupcake for fall.  They are spiced perfectly with you favorite autumn spices.  Plus, they are easy to make with simple ingredients.

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A unique fall cupcake flavor

This is the perfect fall cupcake recipe combining two of autumn’s favorite flavors, pumpkin and applesauce.  These flavors are enhanced by a melody of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.  Giving it a deep rich autumn taste.

Then make it even better by topping it off with this amazing Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting from Chelsea’s Messy Apron. 

Both the cupcakes and the icing are easy, homemade recipes with simple ingredients, you probably have at home.

If you love fall flavors and easy cupcake recipes, this richly autumn flavored pumpkin applesauce cupcake is calling your name. Make sure you whip up a batch this fall.

cupcake ingredients

• Eggs – room temperature recommended.
• White or Brown Sugar or a Combination of both
• Applesauce – sweetened or unsweetened
• Water
• Pumpkin – pure pumpkin
• Flour – all purpose
• Cinnamon
• Ground Cloves
• Nutmeg
• Cream Cheese – I use full fat.  You’re making cupcakes go all in.
• Butter – real butter at room temperature.
• Powdered Sugar – I sifted mine to make sure I got all the little lumps out.

How to make pumpkin applesauce cupcakes

For Cupcakes:

• Beat eggs well and gradually add sugar to eggs and applesauce.
• Sift dry ingredients.  Add dry ingredients and spices to mixture.
• Add water and pumpkin. 
• Fill cupcake liners 3/4’s full.
• Bake at 325 for 20 to 30 minutes.
• Cool 15 minutes

For Icing:

• Beat cream cheese and butter.
• Add powdered sugar, vanilla and cinnamon and beat until smooth.
• Make sure your cupcakes are cool and ice.

I had some fun with this and piped some frosting on some cupcakes and used the old school knife method on the others.  Either is perfect.  It’s the taste that counts.

how to store frosted cupcakes

• Frosted cupcakes can be stored in an airtight container.
• Do not store cupcakes in the fridge.  This will cause them to dry out.
• They keep best up to 4 days.

how to freeze frosted cupcakes

This method helps the icing  keep its shape and form and the cupcake and icing keep their freshness and tastiness.

• Pre Freeze Cupcakes – To avoid crushing your cupcake’s frosting, arrange the cupcakes on a plate or tray.  Place them in the freezer uncovered for an hour or until frosting has frozen.
• Remove cupcakes from freezer and wrap each one, individually, in plastic wrap. 
• Put individually wrapped cupcakes in an airtight container and store in freezer up to three months. 

More Cupcake Recipes

• Easy Chocolate Cheesecake Cupcakes
• Pumpkin Cupcakes With Salted Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting
• Grandma’s Applesauce Cupcakes
• Wonder-fall Spice Cupcakes