Caramel Apple Mini Cakes

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon apple pie spice
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons apple juice concentrate, thawed
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 3 cups peeled chopped apples
• 3/4 cup walnuts, chopped
• 5 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons corn syrup
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 grease the wells of a pop up pan or 12 muffin cups.
• 3 whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and spices; set aside.
• 4 cream together the butter, and sugar until light and fluffy. beat in the eggs, then mix in dry ingredients, vanilla, boiled cider or apple juice concentrate, thawed; and applesauce.
• 5 stir this mixture until evenly moistened and then fold in the apple and walnuts.
• 6 transfer the batter to prepared pan.
• 7 bake for 20-22 minutes or cake tester inserted near the center comes out clean.
• 8 cool the cakes for 15 minutes before turning out of the pan; cool complete before frosting.
• 9 to prepare the frosting: melt the butter, stir in the salt and the brown sugar, and corn syrup and cool, stirring until the sugar melts.
• 10 add the milk, bring to a rolling boil and pour into a mixing bowl to cool for 10 minutes.
• 11 stir in the sugar, vanilla and cinnamon; beat well. if the mixture appears too thin, add more powdered sugar.
• 12 spread on the cakes while frosting is still a little warm.