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Gingerbread Cupcakes
 
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Prep Time: 25 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes
Ready In: 45 Minutes
Servings: 21
With heartwarming molasses, allspice and cinnamon, these cupcakes taste like the holidays!
Ingredients:
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup canola oil
2 egg whites
1 egg
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 cup molasses
1-1/2 cups king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour
1 cup king arthur premium 100% whole wheat flour
2-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1-1/3 cups reduced-fat whipped topping
Directions:
1. In a large bowl, beat the sugar, oil, egg whites and egg until well blended. Add applesauce and molasses; mix well. In a small bowl, combine the flours, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, allspice and salt; gradually beat into applesauce mixture until blended.
2. Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
3. Just before serving, top each cupcake with 1 tablespoon whipped topping. Yield: 21 cupcakes.
By RecipeOfHealth.com