Caramel Apple Cupcakes
These cupcakes are a simple vanilla cupcake with apple pie spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves, and then filled with shredded apples.
Greens & Chocolate
Greens & Chocolate
Recipe - ST. LOUIS PARK (+Wines & Spirits)
Caramel Apple Cupcakes
Prep Time10 Minutes
Servings12
Cook Time30 Minutes
Ingredients
FOR THE CUPCAKES: 1¼ cups all-purpose unbleached flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ cup (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg, at room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
¼ cup + 2 tablespoons buttermilk
1½ cups shredded apples, about 2 medium apples, unpeeled
FOR THE CARAMEL BUTTERCREAM: 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
3½ cups powdered sugar
½ teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
½ cup caramel sauce
Additional caramel sauce, for drizzling
Directions
- TO MAKE THE CUPCAKES: Heat oven to 350 F.
- Line muffin pan with cupcake liners.
- In medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, salt and spices. Set aside.
- In large bowl, beat butter with sugar until well combined, about 1 minute.
- Add egg and vanilla, beating well to combine.
- Add half of flour mixture and beat until combined, then add half of buttermilk and beat until combined.
- Repeat with remaining flour and buttermilk.
- Fold in shredded apples.
- Fill cupcake liners approximately â…” of the way full.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes. Cool completely before frosting.
- TO MAKE THE FROSTING: In large bowl with electric mixer, beat butter until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, beating well between each addition.
- Add salt, vanilla and caramel sauce and beat until well combined.
- Frost cooled cupcakes.
- Drizzle with additional caramel sauce.
- You can store these cupcakes in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 3-4 days. Enjoy!
10 minutes
Prep Time
30 minutes
Cook Time
12
Servings
Directions
- TO MAKE THE CUPCAKES: Heat oven to 350 F.
- Line muffin pan with cupcake liners.
- In medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, salt and spices. Set aside.
- In large bowl, beat butter with sugar until well combined, about 1 minute.
- Add egg and vanilla, beating well to combine.
- Add half of flour mixture and beat until combined, then add half of buttermilk and beat until combined.
- Repeat with remaining flour and buttermilk.
- Fold in shredded apples.
- Fill cupcake liners approximately â…” of the way full.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes. Cool completely before frosting.
- TO MAKE THE FROSTING: In large bowl with electric mixer, beat butter until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, beating well between each addition.
- Add salt, vanilla and caramel sauce and beat until well combined.
- Frost cooled cupcakes.
- Drizzle with additional caramel sauce.
- You can store these cupcakes in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 3-4 days. Enjoy!