HOLIDAY GINGERBREAD CUPCAKES

Holiday Gingerbread Cupcakes image

With heartwarming molasses, allspice and cinnamon, these cupcakes taste like the holidays! -BugzBunny, Taste of Home Online Community

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 45m

Yield 21 cupcakes.

Number Of Ingredients 14

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 all-purpose flour
1 cup 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

Steps:

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., Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., Just before serving, top each cupcake with 1 tablespoon whipped topping.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 189 calories, Fat 6g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 10mg cholesterol, Sodium 221mg sodium, Carbohydrate 32g carbohydrate (17g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.