Apple Cinnamon Cupcakes
If you have about 2 hours and 30 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Apple Cinnamon Cupcakes might be an outstanding lacto ovo vegetarian recipe to try. This side dish has 407 calories, 3g of protein, and 14g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 12 and costs 48 cents per serving. It is a cheap recipe for fans of American food. 312 people found this recipe to be tasty and satisfying. This recipe from The JavaCupcake Blog requires flour, vegetable shortening, baking powder, and milk. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 17%. This score is not so excellent. Apple Cinnamon Cupcakes with Mead Frosting and a Honey Swirl: Rosh Hashana Cupcakes for a Sweet New Year, Cinnamon-Apple Cupcakes, and Apple Cinnamon Roll Cupcakes are very similar to this recipe.
Servings: 12
Preparation duration: 20 minutes
Cooking duration: 18 minutes
Ingredients:
1 large apple, chopped
½ cup chopped apples
1 tbsp baking powder
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
½ tsp cinnamon
¼ cup dark brown sugar
2 eggs
1½ cups flour
2-3 tbsp heavy cream
½ cup milk (you could use apple juice too)
1 tbsp milk mixed with 1 heaping tbsp corn starch
1 lb powdered sugar, sifted
½ tsp salt
¼ cup sugar
½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 tsp vanilla
¼ cup vegetable shortening
Equipment:
muffin tray
oven
bowl
toothpicks
wire rack
frying pan
Cooking instruction summary:
Preheat oven to 350 F degrees. Line your cupcake pan with liners.Cream together the butter and sugars.One at a time, mix in the eggs. Add the vanilla then beat on high for 2 minutes. Scrape the sides of the bowl.Sift into the batter the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Mix by hand about 5-6 strokes.Add the milk and mix only until all the flour and milk are incorporated.Gently fold in the apples. Do not over mix!Bake for 17-19 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.Leave in pan for 3-4 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.In a medium pan, melt the butter on medium-high heat.Add the apples, sugars and vanilla and stir. Cook until bubbling, about 5 minutes.Add the milk + cornstarch mixture and bring to a bubble. Cook for 1-2 minutes until thickens.Remove from heat and continue to stir for about 1 minute.Set aside to cool.Fill cupcakes and reserve remaining apple mixture for buttercream.Cream together the butter and shortening.Add about the powdered sugar and mix until smooth.Add 1-2 tbsp cream and mix until combined.Add all of the remaining apple mixture, cinnamon and salt. Mix until smooth.Add remaining powdered sugar and beat until smooth.Add enough cream until you get the consistency you desire.Scrape sides of bowl and mix on high for 1 minute.Frost cupcakes and drizzle your favorite caramel sauce over frosting.Core the center of your cupcakes out.Fill with apple filling.Top with apple cinnamon buttercream.Drizzle with your favorite caramel syrup.
Step by step:
1. Preheat oven to 350 F degrees. Line your cupcake pan with liners.Cream together the butter and sugars.One at a time, mix in the eggs.
2. Add the vanilla then beat on high for 2 minutes. Scrape the sides of the bowl.Sift into the batter the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
3. Mix by hand about 5-6 strokes.
4. Add the milk and mix only until all the flour and milk are incorporated.Gently fold in the apples. Do not over mix!
5. Bake for 17-19 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.Leave in pan for 3-4 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.In a medium pan, melt the butter on medium-high heat.
6. Add the apples, sugars and vanilla and stir. Cook until bubbling, about 5 minutes.
7. Add the milk + cornstarch mixture and bring to a bubble. Cook for 1-2 minutes until thickens.
8. Remove from heat and continue to stir for about 1 minute.Set aside to cool.Fill cupcakes and reserve remaining apple mixture for buttercream.Cream together the butter and shortening.
9. Add about the powdered sugar and mix until smooth.
10. Add 1-2 tbsp cream and mix until combined.
11. Add all of the remaining apple mixture, cinnamon and salt.
12. Mix until smooth.
13. Add remaining powdered sugar and beat until smooth.
14. Add enough cream until you get the consistency you desire.Scrape sides of bowl and mix on high for 1 minute.Frost cupcakes and drizzle your favorite caramel sauce over frosting.Core the center of your cupcakes out.Fill with apple filling.Top with apple cinnamon buttercream.
15. Drizzle with your favorite caramel syrup.
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