So sorry I haven't been on here in a while. I decided to take a little break from the cupcakes. I think I was getting a little overwhelmed. So instead of every week, I'm going to post when I make any kind of new dessert! So now that the holidays are quickly approaching, I'm sure I will have plenty to post! :)
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!! So My husband and I are heading back to WI to visit family on Friday, so some of our soccer family has graciously invited us to spend Thanksgiving with them! I told them I would make something and of course, the only request was for some cupcakes. So I found this recipe on Pinterest and thought it would be a nice fall flavor and would go perfectly with some turkey dinner... yum!
Caramel Apple Cupcakes
from: http://www.yourcupofcake.com/2011/01/caramel-apple-cupcakes_16.html
Apple Cake:
1 box French vanilla cake mix (I used regular yellow cake mix)
1 can apple pie filling
1 teaspoon apple pie spice
3 eggs
Caramel Cream Cheese Buttercream:
½ cup butter
8 oz cream cheese
¼ cup caramel sauce (store bought)
2 - 3 cups powdered sugar
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Open
the can of pie filling. Using a knife, slice the large pieces of apple
into smaller, bite-sized
pieces. I did this with the filling still in
the can by inserting the knife into the center and letting it hit the
bottom and then cutting against the wall of the can all the way around.
3. In
a bowl, mix together the cake mix, eggs, pie filling and apple pie
spice. If you don’t have apple pie spice you can use cinnamon and
nutmeg.
4 4. Spoon batter into cupcake liners and bake for 14-18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean (I left mine in the oven for almost 20 minutes).
Buttercream: Beat butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy, it will take a few minutes. Add caramel and beat again. Add powdered sugar until you reach the desired taste (mine was probably closer to 5 cups). The consistency
might be too loose to pipe, so refrigerate the buttercream until it
stiffens. Pipe onto cooled cupcakes and drizzle with caramel.
