Spiced Applesauce Cupcakes with Rum buttercream on BakeSpace.com

Ingredients

• For the cupcake batter
• 1/2 C. Butter (softened and room temp)
• 1/2 C. Sugar
• 1 Egg (Med. and room temp)
• 2 C. All-purpose flour, sifted
• 1. 5 tsp Baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves
• 1/4 tsp allspice powder
• 1 C. Applesauce (see note)
• 1 C. nuts (I like hazelnuts in these)
• For the icing:
• 1 stick butter, melted (or around 118ml)
• 1 8oz pckg Cream Cheese
• 1-1.5 cups Powdered sugar
• 2 Tblsp real Rum OR a couple of drops of rum flavouring