Ingredients
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1 (15.2 oz) pkg spice cake mix
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2 apples
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3 eggs
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1/3 cup vegetable oil
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1/2 cup water
Icing:
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6 oz cream cheese
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6 tbsp unsalted butter
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1 tsp vanilla extract
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1 cup confectioners' sugar
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blue food coloring
Steps
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Preheat oven to 350F. Peel and grate the apples into a large bowl. Add the eggs, oil and water and mix well. Add the cake mix and stir until well blended and batter is smooth.
2
Line 12 muffin cups with cupcake liners. Fill the liners ¾ of the way with the batter. Bake for 22-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cupcakes comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
3
Meanwhile, soften the butter in the microwave on HIGH for 8-10 seconds. Place the cream cheese in a microwave safe container and soften by microwaving on HIGH for 10-15 seconds. Whip softened butter and cream cheese in a stand mixer or with a hand mixer until smooth and creamy. Add the vanilla and mix well. Slowly add ¼ cup confectioners’ sugar at a time until incorporated while mixing. Remove half of the icing and add blue food coloring until achieving desired blue color.
4
Ice half the cupcakes with white icing and the other half with blue icing.
