Description
Delicious Apple Pie Cupcakes featuring a warm apple filling topped with creamy cinnamon cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 small tart apples
- peeled
- cored
- and finely diced
- 30 g brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 50 g water
- 185 g cake flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 115 g unsalted butter
- softened to room temperature
- 200 g granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 150 g milk
- dairy or non-dairy
- 60 g unsalted butter
- softened to room temperature
- 125 g cream cheese
- softened to room temperature
- 75 g powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) and line a cupcake tray with paper liners.
- In a saucepan, combine the diced apples, brown sugar, cornstarch, ground cinnamon, and water. Cook over medium heat until the apples are soft and the mixture thickens, then set aside to cool.
- In a bowl, whisk together the cake flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, and salt.
- In a separate large bowl, beat the softened unsalted butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition, then stir in the vanilla extract.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, alternating with the milk. Mix until just combined.
- Fill each cupcake liner halfway with batter, add a spoonful of the apple filling, then top with more batter until 2/3 full.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the cupcakes cool completely.
- For the frosting, beat the softened unsalted butter and cream cheese until smooth. Gradually add in the powdered sugar, ground cinnamon, and vanilla extract, mixing until well combined.
- Frost the cooled cupcakes with the cream cheese frosting and serve.
Notes
Feel free to use any variety of tart apples you prefer. For an extra touch, sprinkle additional cinnamon on top of the frosting.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 355 kcal
- Sugar: 30 g
- Sodium: 205 mg
- Fat: 17 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 47 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 82 mg
Keywords: Apple Pie Cupcakes, cupcakes, dessert, apple desserts, baking, American cuisine