Description
Soft spiced cupcakes topped with cinnamon frosting, buttery crumble, and apple pie filling.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup applesauce (or grated apple)
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 oz cream cheese (for frosting)
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup apple pie filling (for topping)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and a pinch of salt.
- In another bowl, cream butter and brown sugar, then beat in eggs, vanilla, and applesauce.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients, divide into liners, and bake for 20–22 minutes.
- Make crumble topping by mixing butter, flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon; bake separately until crisp.
- Prepare cinnamon cream cheese frosting and pipe onto cooled cupcakes.
- Sprinkle with crumble and spoon apple pie filling on top for a bakery-style finish.
Notes
- Ensure cupcakes are completely cooled before frosting.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
- For a gluten-free option, substitute all-purpose flour with a gluten-free blend.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 22 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 40mg