Caramel Apple Cupcakes

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 (18 ounce) package butter recipe cake mix (plus the ingredients to prepare the mix) or 1 (18 ounce) package yellow cake mix (plus the ingredients to prepare the mix)
• 1 cup dried apple, chopped
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup evaporated milk
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3 3/4 cups powdered sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla
• chopped nuts (for garnishing)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees, and line 24 (2 1/2 inch) muffin pan cups with paper liners.
• 2 prepare cake mix according to package directions.
• 3 stir in apples and spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
• 4 bake 15-20 minutes, or until toothpicks inserted into centers come out clean.
• 5 cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes, then remove from pans and cool completely on the racks.
• 6 for caramel frosting:.
• 7 melt butter in a 2 quart saucepan.
• 8 stir in brown sugar, evaporated milk, and salt.
• 9 bring to a boil, stirring constantly; remove from heat and cool to lukewarm.
• 10 beat in powdered sugar until frosting is of spreading consistency.
• 11 beat in vanilla until smooth, and then frost cupcakes.
• 12 sprinkle cupcakes with chopped nuts for garnish.