Spiced Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

Rating: 4 stars
6 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 2
  • 4 star values: 2
  • 3 star values: 2
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 0

Fall in love with these cinnamon spiced cupcakes! Apple butter adds a whole new twist.

By Musselman's® Apple Butter

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Recipe Summary

prep:
30 mins
cook:
25 mins
additional:
15 mins
total:
1 hr 10 mins
Servings:
18
Yield:
18 cupcakes
Nutrition Info
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Ingredients

18
Original recipe yields 18 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified
Cupcakes:
Frosting:

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

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  • In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Mix in egg, apple butter, yogurt and vanilla.

  • In a medium bowl, mix together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder and salt.

  • Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.

  • Divide batter between 18 standard muffin tins prepared with paper liners. Bake 25-27 minutes or until cooked through.

  • Transfer to rack and allow to cool completely before frosting.

  • Using a mixer, whip butter and cream cheese for 2 minutes.

  • Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, mixing for 1 minute between each addition.

  • Mix in cinnamon, vanilla and salt. Mix 1-2 more minutes or until light and fluffy.

  • Refrigerate frosting 15-30 minutes before piping onto cupcakes.

  • Refrigerate cupcakes until serving.

Note:

Based on reviewer comments, we have reduced the frosting ingredient amounts to produce a smaller amount of frosting.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
288 calories; protein 2.9g; carbohydrates 44.6g; fat 11.3g; cholesterol 40.6mg; sodium 209.4mg. Full Nutrition
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Reviews (6)

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Most helpful positive review

Lisa Miller
Rating: 5 stars
10/09/2016
These were very good! I did what the first reviewer recommended and only made half of the icing and that was plenty. Also instead of the spices listed I used 2 tsp of Apple Pie Spice. Read More
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Most helpful critical review

smb29910
Rating: 3 stars
08/21/2018
Other than using vanilla Greek yogurt I followed the recipe exactly. The batter was very thick like brownies the cake didn't raise (made a 9x13 cake instead of cupcakes) and it was very dense. Will try again but I'm thinking it needs an extra egg baking soda vs powder and maybe some milk to thin the batter. Great flavor and really doesn't need frosting with as sweet as it was on it's own. Read More
6 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 2
  • 4 star values: 2
  • 3 star values: 2
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 0
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Tessa Isgrigg
Rating: 4 stars
10/07/2016
I'm kind of new to this whole cooking and baking thing so I really appreciate easy deserts like this! My recipe only turned out 14 cupcakes rather than 18 but that doesn't really bother me:) It definitely has that fall flavor! I wouldn't really change anything about it because I love the flavor and texture and I will defiantly be making this next fall -- maybe for Thanksgiving! Read More
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Lisa Miller
Rating: 5 stars
10/09/2016
These were very good! I did what the first reviewer recommended and only made half of the icing and that was plenty. Also instead of the spices listed I used 2 tsp of Apple Pie Spice. Read More
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duboo
Allstar
Rating: 4 stars
10/09/2016
This could easily be a 5 star recipe except that the frosting amount is ridiculous. The frosting part of this recipe makes at least twice if not three times as much frosting as needed even when being generous with the icing. Other than that the cupcakes are great. They have a nice mellow spice flavor and aroma. The cupcakes are moist and light tasting. The frosting has a wonderful flavor and is a perfect match for the cupcakes. My only complaint is that the recipe makes way too much frosting. Read More
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smb29910
Rating: 3 stars
08/21/2018
Other than using vanilla Greek yogurt I followed the recipe exactly. The batter was very thick like brownies the cake didn't raise (made a 9x13 cake instead of cupcakes) and it was very dense. Will try again but I'm thinking it needs an extra egg baking soda vs powder and maybe some milk to thin the batter. Great flavor and really doesn't need frosting with as sweet as it was on it's own. Read More
JoAnn Campos
Rating: 5 stars
06/21/2018
I made the cinnamon cream cheese frosting for a spice cake I had made and it was a great combination. I used 8 oz. of cream cheese instead of 6 oz. Fantastic flavor!! Read More
Jeff Visser
Rating: 3 stars
10/06/2016
the icing is great its makes a lot of icing. i doubled the cupcakes part and not the icing and i had lots. i think next time i will try doubling all the spices. I was expecting it to taste like pumpkin pie. it seemed mild. Read More
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