Ingredients:
3⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
1⁄2 cup brown sugar, plus
1 tbsp brown sugar, firmly packed
3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1⁄2 tsp baking soda
1⁄4 tsp salt
1⁄2 cup water
1⁄4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1⁄2 tsp cider vinegar
1 1⁄2 tsp margarine, melted
1⁄2 tsp vanilla extract
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- In a bowl, stir together flour, brown sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
- In a second bowl stir together remaining ingredients.
- Pour water mixture over flour mixture and,.
- Stir until batter is smooth.
- Pour into a nonstick 12 hole muffin tin coated with cooking spray.
- Filling until half full.
- Bake until toothpick inserted in center of cupcake comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes.
- Remove from oven.
- Let stand 5 minutes then turn out onto rack to cool.
- Per serving: 2 PointsPlus; 1 Previous Points