
The Best Caramel Apple Cupcakes Recipe
Do I Have to Add a Real Apple to the Top?
If you wanted to skip the apple on top of the cupcakes, you certainly can. The caramel apple on top is that added burst of flavor and takes the presentation of the cupcakes over the top. You can easily add apple slices dipped in caramel, or just a drizzle of caramel on the icing if preferred.
Can I Mix Apple Pieces Into the Batter?
If you wanted to add fresh apple pieces into the batter you can fold them in right before the cake batter is ready to go into the pan. Fold them in gently.
When adding apples to the cupcakes, make sure you are using baking apples. You want a tart apple that is great for baking. That means that it will get soft while it bakes but will not get too soft that it turns into mush as it bakes. I like to use granny smith for most of my apple desserts.
How to make Caramel Apple Cupcakes
Ingredients you will need:
- White cake mix
- Eggs
- Butter
- Heavy cream
- Green food coloring gel
- Apple Extract
Ingredients for Frosting
- Butter
- Crisco
- Vanilla
- Powdered sugar
- Heavy cream
- Green apples
- Marzetti’s Caramel Apple Dip
How to Make Caramel Apple Cupcakes
For this cupcake, you will have a base of a cake mix. To this mix, you will be adding eggs, butter, heavy cream, apple extract, and of course, the green food coloring.
Fill your cupcake liners and pop these into the oven to bake until cooked through and beginning to brown around the edges and top.
Next, you will make your frosting and the caramel apple slices for the top of the cupcakes.
How to Make the Caramel Apple Slices
How to make Homemade Buttercream Frosting
The Best Caramel Apple Cupcakes Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 White cake mix
- 3 eggs
- 1/3 cup butter melted
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 1 Tablespoon green food coloring gel more if you'd like a brighter green
- 1 teaspoon Apple Extract
BUTTER CREAM FROSTING:
- 1 stick butter - softened not melted
- 1/2 cup Crisco
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 4 - 5 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 24 Green apples
- 1 carton Marzetti's Caramel Apple Dip
Instructions
- In the mixing bowl of a stand mixer, mix the white cake mix, eggs, melted butter, and heavy cream until well blended. Add the Apple Extract, and the green food coloring gel, and blend until well mixed, and the desired color of green. Line 2 - 12 count, or 1 - 24 count muffin tin with cupcake liners, and ladle the cupcake batter into the liners, filling them 2/3 full. Bake at 350 degrees for 18 - 22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Place the cupcakes on a wire rack to cool.
- Wash the Apples, and dry with paper towels. Cut the tops off the Apples, and dip them in the Marzetti's caramel Apple dip, and place them on parchment lined cookie sheets, and place them in the freezer to set.
- In the mixing bowl of a stand mixer, mix the softened butter and Crisco until smooth and creamy. Add the Vanilla and mix well. Add half of the powdered sugar, and half of the heavy cream, and mix until well blended. Add the rest of the powdered sugar a little at a time, alternating with the remaining cream until all ingredients have been added Scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl, and blend again until smooth and creamy. Place the mixing bowl in the refrigerator for one hour to chill the Frosting.
- When the frosting is chilled, and the cupcakes are completely cool, place the frosting in a pastry bag with the large star tip, and starting on the outer edge, pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes swirling up to a point. Remove the Apple tops from the freezer, and place an Apple top on the top of the frosting. Drizzle a little caramel over the cupcake, and down onto the frosting and cupcake. Serve and Enjoy!
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