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Caramel Apple Cupcakes

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.
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Recipe: Caramel Apple Cupcakes
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
  1. TO MAKE THE CUPCAKES: Heat oven to 350 F.
  2. Line muffin pan with cupcake liners.
  3. In medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, salt and spices. Set aside.
  4. In large bowl, beat butter with sugar until well combined, about 1 minute.
  5. Add egg and vanilla, beating well to combine.
  6. Add half of flour mixture and beat until combined, then add half of buttermilk and beat until combined.
  7. Repeat with remaining flour and buttermilk.
  8. Fold in shredded apples.
  9. Fill cupcake liners approximately â…” of the way full.
  10. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Cool completely before frosting.
  11. TO MAKE THE FROSTING: In large bowl with electric mixer, beat butter until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
  12. Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, beating well between each addition.
  13. Add salt, vanilla and caramel sauce and beat until well combined.
  14. Frost cooled cupcakes.
  15. Drizzle with additional caramel sauce.
  16. 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

Shop Ingredients

Makes 12 servings
FOR THE CUPCAKES: 1¼ cups all-purpose unbleached flour
Gold Medal Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
Gold Medal Unbleached All-Purpose Flour, 5 Pound
$5.69$1.14/lb
1 teaspoon baking soda
Our Family Baking Soda
Our Family Baking Soda, 16 Ounce
$1.23$0.08/oz
½ teaspoon salt
Morton Salt
Morton Salt, 26 Ounce
$2.99$0.12/oz
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
McCormick Ground Cinnamon
McCormick Ground Cinnamon, 2.37 Ounce
$2.99$1.26/oz
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
L&B Ground Nutmeg
L&B Ground Nutmeg, 2.1 Ounce
$8.79$4.19/oz
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
McCormick Ground Cloves
McCormick Ground Cloves, 0.9 Ounce
$9.49$10.54/oz
¼ cup (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter, at room temperature
Hope Creamery Unsalted Butter
Hope Creamery Unsalted Butter, 1 Pound
$11.29$11.29/lb
1 cup granulated sugar
Crystal Granulated Sugar
Crystal Granulated Sugar, 4 Pound
$4.39$1.10/lb
1 egg, at room temperature
Egg Beaters Egg Whites Liquid Egg Product
Egg Beaters Egg Whites Liquid Egg Product, 16 Ounce
$4.99$0.31/oz
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
McCormick Pure Vanilla Extract
McCormick Pure Vanilla Extract, 1 Ounce
$3.99$3.99/oz
¼ cup + 2 tablespoons buttermilk
Prairie Farms Lowfat Buttermilk
Prairie Farms Lowfat Buttermilk, 64 Ounce
$4.59$0.07/oz
1½ cups shredded apples, about 2 medium apples, unpeeled
Envy Apples
Envy Apples, 0.5 Pound
$1.85 avg/ea$3.69/lb
FOR THE CARAMEL BUTTERCREAM: 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
Hope Creamery Unsalted Butter
Hope Creamery Unsalted Butter, 1 Pound
$11.29$11.29/lb
3½ cups powdered sugar
C&H Pure Cane Sugar Confectioners Powdered Sugar
C&H Pure Cane Sugar Confectioners Powdered Sugar, 2 Pound
$4.79$2.40/lb
½ teaspoon kosher salt
Morton Coarse Kosher Salt
Morton Coarse Kosher Salt, 3 Pound
$6.19$2.06/lb
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
McCormick Pure Vanilla Extract
McCormick Pure Vanilla Extract, 1 Ounce
$3.99$3.99/oz
½ cup caramel sauce
Stonewall Kitchen Sea Salt Caramel Sauce
Stonewall Kitchen Sea Salt Caramel Sauce, 12.25 Ounce
$12.29$1.00/oz
Additional caramel sauce, for drizzling
Stonewall Kitchen Sea Salt Caramel Sauce
Stonewall Kitchen Sea Salt Caramel Sauce, 12.25 Ounce
$12.29$1.00/oz

Directions

  1. TO MAKE THE CUPCAKES: Heat oven to 350 F.
  2. Line muffin pan with cupcake liners.
  3. In medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, salt and spices. Set aside.
  4. In large bowl, beat butter with sugar until well combined, about 1 minute.
  5. Add egg and vanilla, beating well to combine.
  6. Add half of flour mixture and beat until combined, then add half of buttermilk and beat until combined.
  7. Repeat with remaining flour and buttermilk.
  8. Fold in shredded apples.
  9. Fill cupcake liners approximately â…” of the way full.
  10. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Cool completely before frosting.
  11. TO MAKE THE FROSTING: In large bowl with electric mixer, beat butter until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
  12. Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, beating well between each addition.
  13. Add salt, vanilla and caramel sauce and beat until well combined.
  14. Frost cooled cupcakes.
  15. Drizzle with additional caramel sauce.
  16. You can store these cupcakes in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 3-4 days. Enjoy!