Spiced Applesauce Cupcakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 cup finely chopped pecans
Apple Glaze
3/4 cup powdered sugar
5 teaspoons apple juice, about

Preparation

Whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt until very well combined; set aside.
In a mixer, beat butter and sugar until creamy; add egg and beat until fluffy.
Stir in applesauce.
Gradually add flour mixture, beating until well blended; stir in nuts.
Spoon batter into paper-lined or well-greased 2 1/2-inch muffin pans, filling each about 2/3 full.
Bake in a 350\u00b0oven until tops spring back when lightly touched (20-25 min).
let cool in pans on wire racks for about 5 minutes.
Prepare Apple Glaze, carefully remove cupcakes, place on racks and brush with glaze.
Apple Glaze: mix powdered sugar and apple juice until smoothly blended and of a good brushing consistency.