Apple Spice Cupcakes with Spice Cream Cheese Frosting
Delicious apple spice cupcakes that are light, fluffy, and packed with flavor. Pair them with the spice cream cheese frosting and you have a combination that's to die for. Baking with Boone Recipe Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
Apple Spice Cupcakes:
- 1 1/2 Cups All Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp Allspice
- 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
- 1/2 Cup (1 stick) Unsalted Butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar
- 1/4 Cup Light Brown Sugar, packed
- 2 Large Eggs, at room temperature
- 1/3 Cup Buttermilk, at room temperature
- 1 Large Apple (I used Honey Crisp) peeled and finely diced.
Spice Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 1/2 Cup (1 stick) Unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 4 oz Cream Cheese, at room temperature
- 1-1 1/2 Cups Powdered Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla Bean Paste or Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- Splash of heavy cream or milk if you need to thin the frosting
Instructions
Apple Spice Cupcake:
- *Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line muffin tin with paper liners. You can also spray the liners with baking spray to avoid sticking. Set aside.
- * In a large bowl, mix your dry ingredients; flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice. Set aside
- *In the bowl of a stand mixer using the paddle attachment mix butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar on medium-high speed until smooth and creamy (about 2 minutes). Add eggs and vanilla extract and mix until combined.
- *Add half the flour mixture into the wet ingredients and mix just until combined. Pour in the buttermilk and mix until combined and then add the remaining flour mixture. Fold in the diced apples carefully with a spatula and avoid over-mixing the batter.
- *Transfer the batter to the prepared muffin tin and fill each cup 3/4 of the way full. Bake the cupcakes for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Transfer the cupcakes to a wire rack to cool completely while you make the frosting.
Spice Cream Cheese Frosting:
- *In a stand mixer using the paddle attachment, beat the butter on medium speed until no lumps remain.
- * Add the softened cream cheese and mix until just combined.
- *Add in 1/2 cup of powdered sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Start with the mixer on a low speed and mix until combined.
- * Add the rest of the powdered sugar a little at a time until the desired sweetness is reached. If your frosting is too thick, add a splash of heavy cream or milk.
- *Frost the cooled cupcakes using a piping bag and tip. You can sprinkle the cupcakes with a little extra cinnamon and decorate with apple slices if desired. Add the apple slices right before serving so they don't turn brown. You can also use dried apple slices
Notes
This is a Baking with Boone Recipe. Every Instruction that includes a (*) by them are steps that you can incorporate your kiddo into the baking process. I love this recipe because every step has something your kiddos can help you with! I gave Boone his own cupcake to decorate so that we only had one or two "ugly" cupcakes and the rest I decorated.
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