Ingredients: 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature 1 cup granulated sugar 2 large eggs, beaten 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder Pinch of salt 8 cups peeled and grated Granny Smith apples (about 2 cups) Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan. In a medium bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Add to butter mixture; mix until just blended. Stir in apples. Pour batter into prepared pan; smooth top with a spoon or your hands. Bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow to cool completely before serving warm or cold.
Spiced Caramel Apple Cupcakes Recipe
If you are looking for a cupcake recipe that is packed with fall flavor, you’ve found them! These spiced caramel apple cupcake have shredded apples in the them and are topped with a delicious caramel spice buttercream frosting. It’s like fall in cupcake form!
How to Make Caramel Apple Spice Cupcakes
Mix together the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, and cinnamon. In a separate bowl combine the milk, vegetable oil, applesauce, caramel, eggs, and vanilla. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix well. Fold the shredded apples into the batter. Fill the muffin tins and bake for 15-17 minutes. Make the frosting by whipping the butter and the caramel sauce together. Mix in the powdered sugar. Scrape the frosting into a piping bag and frost the cupcakes. Add an apple slice and drizzle of caramel sauce on top.
After you have cooked and cooled the apple cupcakes, then you get to top them with the best caramel buttercream. The buttercream is super easy to make and is the perfect flavor for the apple cupcakes. Then you can take a small slice of apple and push it gently into the buttercream. Drizzle the frosting and apple slice with a bit more caramel and you have one Thanksgiving-worthy dessert! If you add a bit of salt to the caramel buttercream then you can easily create apple spice cupcakes with salted buttercream frosting! Apple spice cupcakes are tender and moist and bursting with fall flavor! The caramel buttercream is the perfect addition to the soft cupcake bottom. Together you will have one amazing dessert that everyone will love. If you make this recipe be sure to leave us a comment or rating. Enjoy!
