1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup sugar
1 tbsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. vanilla
1 egg
1 1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 cup unsweetened applesauce

Cream butter, egg, vanilla, and sugar until fluffy. Sift dry ingredients and add alternately with applesauce. Stir in walnuts. Spoon into cupcake tins and bake at 375°F for 15 to 20 minutes.

Yields 12 cupcakes.