Caramel Apple Pie Cupcakes

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 apples, peeled, cored and diced
• 1 pinch salt
• caramel topping, to taste
• whipped cream, for topping

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 make the cupcake batter. in a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. add the eggs one at a time. stir in the vanilla and baking powder.
• 3 add the flour and milk in batches, starting with flour and ending with flour. stir until the batter is smooth and silky.
• 4 fill paper-lined muffin tins with the batter 3/4 full.
• 5 bake for 18 to 20 minutes. allow to cool completely before decorating.
• 6 while the cupcakes are cooling, make the apple pie filling. heat the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. stir in the cinnamon, nutmeg and sugar. cook until the mixture begins to bubble, about 1 minute.
• 7 lower the heat to medium. stir in the apples and salt. cook and stir occasionally until the apples are tender, about 10 minutes. remove from the heat and cool.
• 8 assemble the cupcakes. using a paring knife, cut out the middle of each cupcake using the coning method.
• 9 spoon the apple mixture into each cupcake and drizzle caramel over all.
• 10 top with whipped cream and decorate.
• 11 enjoy!