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Apple Cupcakes Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Pepe56 / All my dishes 1 year, 1 month ago Tasty and delicious!! I use homemade apple butter when I make mine, but you can just as easily use store-bought. Prep:15m Cook:20m Servings:24	Pepe56
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Ingredients

For the cakes -

* 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature

* 1 cup vanilla sugar (see the note)

* 3 large eggs

* 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

* 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

* 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

* 1 teaspoon baking soda

* 1/2 teaspoon fine salt

* 1/2 cup sour cream

* 1 large Gala or other baking apple, peeled, cored, and finely chopped (about 1 cup)

* 1/2 cup apple butter

For the frosting -

* 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature

* 1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature

* 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract or vanilla paste

* 1 teaspoon lemon juice

* 4 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 24 muffin tins with paper liners.

Using a hand mixer or standing mixer, cream the butter and vanilla sugar together until fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time and vanilla extract, beating until smooth.

Combine the flour, nutmeg, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Add half the flour mixture to the creamed butter, then add the sour cream, and then the rest of the flour. Beat until well combined, taking care not to over mix. Gently fold in the chopped apples.

Divide batter between prepared muffin tins, filling them 1/2 way full. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cupcakes comes out clean and the tops spring back when pressed gently, about 20 minutes. Cool the cupcakes in the tin on a rack for 10 minutes then remove from the tin and cool completely.

Put apple butter into a small pastry bag with an open tip Squeeze a small amount into the center of each cupcake. Continue cooling completely. Then frost with icing.

To make the frosting:

Using a hand or standing mixer, beat cream cheese and butter together, at medium speed, until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add in vanilla and lemon juice. On low speed, gradually add in confectioners' sugar and beat until well combined. Frost as desired.

Note: To make vanilla sugar, tuck a whole vanilla bean into some granulated sugar. In day or two you have lovely vanilla flavored sugar.

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Comments

22566 1 year, 1 month ago said:
I'm in OZ--------"Butter and Sugar and Cream,Oh MY" This sounds so very good.
Thank-you for a great delicious cupcake recipe.

Kind Regards

pinkpasta 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Awesome recipe! So unique...
^5
Debbie~

momo_55grandma 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Tasty thanks high5 have to try this thanks

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