Description
Delightful cupcakes filled with spiced apple filling and topped with creamy cinnamon cream cheese frosting, perfect for gatherings or cozy treats.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 small tart apples (peeled, cored, and finely diced)
- 30 g brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 50 g water
- 185 g cake flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 115 g unsalted butter (softened to room temperature)
- 200 g granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs (room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 150 g milk (dairy or non-dairy)
- 60 g unsalted butter (softened to room temperature)
- 125 g cream cheese (softened to room temperature)
- 75 g powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, combine the diced apples, brown sugar, cornstarch, ground cinnamon, and water. Cook over medium heat until the apples soften. Set aside to cool.
- Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F) and line a cupcake tin with paper liners.
- In a bowl, mix together the cake flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, cream the softened butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then add vanilla extract.
- Gradually mix in the dry ingredients and milk until well combined.
- Fill each cupcake liner halfway with batter. Add a spoonful of the cooled apple filling on top of the batter, then cover it with more batter until the liners are about two-thirds full.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow cooling completely on a wire rack.
- In a mixing bowl, beat together the softened butter and cream cheese until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla extract, beating until creamy and fluffy.
- Once the cupcakes are cool, frost them generously with the cinnamon cream cheese frosting.
Notes
Store the cupcakes in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week or freeze without frosting for longer storage.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 70mg