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Farmhouse Caramel Apple Pie Cupcakes

Servings 0

Ingredients

The Cake Itself

  • 1 box of spice cake mix 3 large eggs 1/2 C unsalted sweet cream butter softened 1 C whole milk
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 C unsalted sweet cream butter softened
  • 1 C whole milk

Apple Pie Topping

  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 6 cups peeled and chopped gala apples
  • 1/2 C sugar
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 C water
  • 2 tsp cornstarch

Frosting Ingredients

  • 1 C unsalted sweet cream butter softened 2 1/2 C powder sugar 1 tsp vanilla 1 tbsp ground cinnamon 3-5 TBSP heavy whipping cream
  • Cinnamon Sugar Pie crust Ingredients
  • 1 premade pie crust unrolled 1/4 C unsalted sweet cream butter, melted 1/2 C sugar 3 tbsp ground cinnamon 1 cookie sheet fitted with parchment paper

Instructions

Cupcake Directions:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • Using a standing mixer, combine the cake mix, eggs, milk and butter and mix until combined
  • Scoop cupcake batter into the liners, filling 3/4 way full
  • Bake in the oven for 21 minutes.
  • While the cupcakes are baking, make the apple pie filling

Apple Pie topping Directions:

  • Using a medium pot, melt the butter
  • Stir in the apples, sugar and cinnamon.
  • Mix in 1 C of water until combined and bring to a low simmer
  • In a small bowl, combine the remaining 1/2 C of water with the cornstarch, and whisk lightly until smooth.
  • Add the cornstarch mixture to the apples and cook 1-2 minutes more, until the mixture has thickened.
  • Let cool completely

Cinnamon Frosting Directions:

  • Using a stand mixer, combine all ingredients and mix on medium speed.
  • Mix until you see stiffed peaks in your frosting and scoop into piping bag

Pie Crust Topping:

  • Preheat oven to 350
  • Mix the cinnamon and sugar together
  • Unroll the pie crust and place it onto the cookie sheet
  • Brush the melted butter onto the top of the pie crust
  • Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar mixture onto the pie crust
  • Place into the oven for about 10-15 minutes or until lightly golden brown
  • Allow to cool to room temperature
  • Cut pie crust into triangles

Decorating ingredients and Directions:

  • 1 squeeze bottle of salted caramel
  • 1/4 C graham cracker crumbs
  • Using the frosting, pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes, making sure to keep the tip of the frosting flat so that the apple pie filling can sit on the frosting
  • Scoop about 1tbsp of the apple pie filling onto the top of the cupcakes
  • Drizzle the salted caramel onto the top of the cupcakes
  • Place a Pie crust into the back of the cupcake
  • Sprinkle some graham cracker crumbs onto the top of the cupcakes