Preheat the oven to 350°. Fill a muffin tin with haloween-themed cupcake papers.

In a large bowl, combine the sugar, applesauce, eggs, and pumpkin puree. Mix until combined.

In a smaller bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and spice.

Slowly add the flour mixture to the pumpkin/ applesauce mixture. Mix thoroughly.

Pour about 1/3 cup of batter into each cupcake paper.

Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes.

Place on a cooling rack and let cool completely before frosting. I really like cream cheese frosting with this recipe, but buttercream works as well.

Decorate with your choice of holiday-themed sprinkles! I love this decorating mix by Wilton.