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apple chocolate spiced cupcakes

This amazing apple chocolate spiced cupcakes are topped with homemade cider frosting and delicious m&m's. The perfect kid-friendly dessert for fall!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword cider frosting, m&m's cupcakes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 17 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Servings 12 cupcakes
Calories 441kcal
Author Tiffany Bendayan

Ingredients

For Cupcakes

  • 1 box Spiced Cake Mix
  • 3 Eggs
  • 1/2 cup Applesauce
  • 1/2 cup Water
  • 1/4 cup M&M's

For Cider Frosting

  • 8 oz Cream Cheese room temperature
  • 1 stick Butter room temperature
  • 2 cups Powdered Sugar
  • 2 tablespoons Cider

Garnish

  • M&M's
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

For Cupcakes

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
  • Place M&M's in a food processor and ground them
  • Combine cake mix in a bowl with the ground M&M's
  • Incorporate the eggs, water, apple juice and applesauce until combined
  • Pour batter into a cupcake tin filled with cupcake liners
  • Bake for 15-17 minutes
  • When ready, take them out of the oven and place on a cooling rack

For Cider Frosting

  • Using a mixer, whip the cream cheese and butter until combined
  • Add the apple juice and keep mixing
  • Incorporate the Powdered sugar a little at a time
  • Spread on top of the cooled cupcakes and refrigerate until the frosting is set
  • Garnish with M&M's

Nutrition

Calories: 441kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 430mg | Potassium: 195mg | Sugar: 44g | Vitamin A: 560IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 72mg | Iron: 2.4mg