APPLE PIE CUPCAKES WITH VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Apple Pie Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting are creamy, sweet and surprisingly easy! Homemade cupcakes don’t get much better than these!

Recipes by Ashley - spoonfulofflavor

Ingredients:

FOR THE CUPCAKES:

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups cake flour, sifted
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon
• pinch of nutmeg
• pinch of ground cloves
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs, at room temperature
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1/4 cups milk

FOR THE APPLE TOPPING:

• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 3 cups peeled and chopped apples
• ¼ cup sugar
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¾ cup water plus 2 tablespoons water, divided
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch

FOR THE FROSTING:

• 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 4 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• pinch of salt

FOR THE CINNAMON-SUGAR TOPPING:

• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons sugar

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350° F. Line standard muffin tins with paper liners and set aside.

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