Apple Streusel Cinnamon Swirl Cupcakes

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 cup grated peeled apple (1 large apple)
• 2 tablespoons cinnamon sugar (from above)
• 1 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup canola oil or 1 cup corn oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 position a rack in the middle of the oven. preheat the oven to 350°f line 12 muffin tin cups with paper cupcake liners.
• 2 make the swirl and topping: in a small bowl, stir the sugar and cinnamon together.
• 3 make the cupcakes: in a small bowl, mix together the grated apple and the 2 tablespoons cinnamon sugar; set aside.
• 4 in a large bowl, stir the flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt together. make a well in the center of the flour mixture and add the eggs, oil, and vanilla, stirring until blended. stir the reserved apple mixture, with any juice that bas been released.
• 5 spoon about 2 tablespoons of the batter into each paper liner. sprinkle ½ teaspoon cinnamon sugar over the batter in each liner. spoon the remaining batter over the cinnamon sugar, using a scant 2 tablespoons of batter for each cupcake.
• 6 use a pastry brush to dab the top of the batter with the melted butter. sprinkle the remaining cinnamon sugar over the top of the cupcakes.
• 7 bake just until the top feels firm and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes.
• 8 cool the cupcakes for 10 minutes in the pan on a wire rack. remove the cupcakes from the pan onto a wire rack and let cool completely.