Caramel Apple Cupcakes, cupcakes that are light and bursting with apple-cinnamon flavour topped with soft and chewy caramel.
I used apples freshly picked from my very own apple tree. My little backyard tree grows quite large apples for an Alberta apple tree. I don't know what variety of tree it is but the apples taste similar to a MacIntosh. After coating the cupcake with the chewy caramel topping I decorated it with some spun sugar. I just did a youtube search on how to make spun sugar, it was so easy! 
Caramel Apple Cupcakes
Caramel Apple Cupcakes, cupcakes that are light and bursting with apple-cinnamon flavour topped with soft and chewy caramel.
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups flour
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 large apples shredded no peels
- 1 ½ cups caramels
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat to 350 degrees . Line a cupcake pan with baking liners.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, brown sugar and granulated sugar until smooth.
- Stir in the oil and vanilla.
- Mix in the flour mixture until just combined
- Stir in the apples.
- Divide batter equally into prepared muffin tin.
- Bake 350º 25 -30 mins. until golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Transfer to a rack to cool completely.
- In a small, microwavable bowl, combine the caramels and cream. Microwave for 1 minute at medium power, then stir; repeat in 30-second intervals until melted and smooth.
- Let cool slightly, then spread generously on the cooled cupcakes.
- Decorate with spun sugar.
Notes
Recipe courtesy of Rachel Ray magazine
Nutrition
Calories: 260kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 3gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 133mgPotassium: 155mgFiber: 1gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 74IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 58mgIron: 1mg
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Some more tasty apple desserts, Grandmas's Old Fashioned Apple Pie and Apple Bread Pudding
Nami | Just One Cookbook says
I saw this recipe on Google plus and I thought these cupcakes are so beautiful! The topping is unique and caramel frosting looks delish! What a very nice fall season dessert!
Laureen says
Thanks Nami I am so glad you enjoyed the cupcakes. My husband loves caramel anything so the topping was his favourite part.
Laureen says
Thank you, the decoration was my 1st attempt at spun sugar.
Tessa says
Beautiful cupcakes! The spun sugar is such a stunning topping!
Laureen says
Thanks Tessa 🙂
Chocolate says
these look lovely! may i ask to what extent should the apples be "shredded"? and would any kinds of apple do?
Laureen says
Hi Chocolate, I use the largest shredding side on my shredder (not slicer). The apples are from my tree and I'm not even sure what variety it is, but similar in firmness to McIntosh. I would use a firmer apple like Granny smith, McIntosh.
North 44 says
how did you do the spun sugar?
Anonymous says
How many does it make?
Laureen King says
The recipe makes 12 cupcakes