Mini Apple Cider Cakes

Ingredients

• 1 cup light brown sugar
• ¹/₃ cup molasses
• ¹/₃ cup boiled cider or frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed
• ¾ cup vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs
• 3 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
• 2 ½ teaspoons Apple Pie Spice
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• • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon caramel color, optional
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup water
  • 2 ½ cups peeled finely chopped apples
  • 1 teaspoon Instant ClearJel, optional; it helps the frosting hold its shape
  • ¾ cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
  • 1 cup heavy or whipping cream
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 drops lemon oil or 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind (lemon zest), optional
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • ¹/₃ cup molasses
  • ¹/₃ cup boiled cider or frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed
  • ¾ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
  • 2 ½ teaspoons Apple Pie Spice
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon caramel color, optional
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup water
  • 2 ½ cups peeled finely chopped apples
  • 1 teaspoon Instant ClearJel, optional; it helps the frosting hold its shape
  • ¾ cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
  • 1 cup heavy or whipping cream
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 drops lemon oil or 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind (lemon zest), optional

1) Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease, flour, and line with parchment a half sheet pan or 9" x 13" pan.2) In a large mixing bowl, beat together the sugar and molasses until smooth. 3) Mix in the boiled cider, vegetable oil and eggs.4) In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, apple pie spice, baki...

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