Sunday, October 30, 2011

Apple Cupcakes with Candy Corn Swirl Buttercream


Caramel Apple Cupcakes
Yield:  15

Apple Cinnamon Cupcake
Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
2/3 cup sugar
2 large eggs
2/3 cup plain yogurt
2/3 cup apple butter
1 cup (about 1 medium-sized apple) of your favorite variety of apple, peeled and finely chopped

Steps:
1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon in a bowl.
3. Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
4. Beat in eggs and yogurt until blended.
5. Alternately fold in flour mixture and apple butter, beginning and ending with flour.
6. Fold in the chopped apples.
7. Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full.
8. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until cupcakes bounce back when touched.

Vanilla Buttercream Frosting Recipe
Ingredients:
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
4 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 tablespoons milk or heavy whipping cream
Steps:
1. Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Mix in vanilla and milk or cream.
I colored the the frosting yellow and orange and left some white.Then piped together to make the swirl.
Learn how here:http://www.ambrosiabaking.com/2011/10/how-to-make-candy-corn-cupcakes.html

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