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Apple Pie Cupcakes

Apple Pie Cupcakes Recipe

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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Total Time 52 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 280
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp ground allspice (optional)
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ cup buttermilk, room temperature
  • 2 medium apples, peeled, cored, diced small (about 2 cups)
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter
  • ¼ cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup brown sugar, packed
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ¼ cup cold unsalted butter, cubed
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 to 2 tbsp milk
  • ¼ tsp vanilla extract

Method
 

  1. Cook the apple filling: Melt butter in a skillet, add apples, brown sugar, cinnamon, and lemon juice. Cook 5 minutes until softened, stir in flour and cook 1 minute more. Cool completely.
  2. Make the streusel: Mix flour, sugars, and cinnamon. Cut in cold butter until crumbly with pea-sized pieces. Chill.
  3. Whisk dry ingredients: In a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices.
  4. Cream butter and sugar: Beat butter and sugar until fluffy, 2-3 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, then vanilla. Alternate adding dry ingredients and buttermilk, mixing just until smooth.
  5. Assemble: Preheat oven to 350°F, line a 12-cup muffin tin. Spoon 1 tbsp batter into liners, add a spoonful of apple filling in center, cover with remaining batter. Fill liners two-thirds full.
  6. Top with streusel and bake 18-22 minutes. Cool in pan 5 minutes, then wire rack. Whisk glaze ingredients and drizzle over cooled cupcakes.

Notes

The apple filling and streusel can be made a day ahead and refrigerated. Let the filling come to room temperature before using. For the best texture, serve the cupcakes the day they are baked; glaze only once completely cool.