Spiced Caramel Apple Cupcakes
Packed with apple flavor, these cupcakes will be a hit with kids and adults alike. Drizzle with caramel for an extra touch of decadence.
Makes 12 servings
Chef Tip: Add chopped pecans or walnuts, if desired.
Variety Tip: For best results use Ontario Golden Delicious
Ingredients
| 1 cup | all-purpose flour | (250 mL) |
| 1/3 cup | whole wheat flour | (75 mL) |
| 1 tsp | baking powder | (5 mL) |
| 1/2 tsp | baking soda | (2 mL) |
| 1/2 tsp | cinnamon | (2 mL) |
| Pinch | ground nutmeg | |
| Pinch | ground allspice | |
| 1/4 tsp | salt | (1 mL) |
| 2 | Ontario Golden Delicious apples, peeled and cored | |
| 1 tbsp | lemon juice | (15 mL) |
| 1 tbsp | maple syrup | (15 mL) |
| 1/3 cup | unsalted butter, at room temperature | (75 mL) |
| 1/2 cup | packed brown sugar | (125 mL) |
| 1 | egg | |
| 1 tsp | vanilla | (5 mL) |
| 1/2 tsp | finely grated lemon zest | (2 mL) |
| 3/4 cup | buttermilk | (175 mL) |
| 1 tbsp | icing sugar, for dusting | (15 mL) |
Directions
See video demonstration: https://youtu.be/6UapB1kmLIo
Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners. Whisk together all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and salt; set aside. Grate 1 of the apples. Slice remaining apple into 24 slices; toss with lemon juice and maple syrup. Set aside.
In bowl, beat butter with brown sugar using electric beaters until light and fluffy; beat in egg. Beat in vanilla and lemon zest.
With mixer on low, alternately add flour mixture in 3 parts and buttermilk in 2 parts, starting and ending with the flour mixture; scrape down bowl as needed between additions. Fold in grated apple.
Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups; top each with 2 slices of apple. Bake in 350ºF (180ºC) oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until tester inserted into centre comes out clean. Let cool completely; dust cupcakes with icing sugar.
NUTRITIONAL INFO
Per 1 cupcake: about 170cal, 3g pro, 6g total fat (3.5g sat fat), 26g carb, 2g fibre, 30mg chol, 160mg sodium. % RDI: 6% vitamin A, 4% vitamin C, 6% calcium, 6% iron.
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