Spiced Apple Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Frosting

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• Cupcakes:
• 1 1/2cups1 1/2 cups Original Bisquick® mix
• 1/2cup1/2 cup sugar
• 1teaspoon1 teaspoon apple pie spice
• 1/2cup1/2 cup apple cider or juice
• 2tablespoons2 tablespoons butter or shortening, softened
• 1teaspoon1 teaspoon vanilla
• 11 egg
• 1 1/4cups1 1/4 cups chopped peeled apple (about 1 medium)
• Salted Caramel Frosting:
• 3/4cup3/4 cup Rich & Creamy Vanilla frosting (from 1 lb-container)
• 1/4cup1/4 cup caramel topping
• 1/4teaspoon1/4 teaspoon kosher (coarse) salt

Details

Servings 12
Adapted from bettycrocker.com

Preparation

Step 1

1 Heat oven to 375°. Place paper baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups.

2 In large bowl, beat all cupcake ingredients except apple with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on medium speed 4 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Fold in apple. Fill muffin cups about three-fourths full.

3 Bake 17 to 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Immediately remove cupcakes from pan to cooling rack; cool completely.

4 In small bowl, mix frosting and caramel topping until smooth and spreadable. Frost cupcakes. Sprinkle with kosher salt.

Expert Tips

Try Braeburn apple in this cupcake recipe, or another crisp, sweet-tart apple such as Gala or Cortland.

Instead of sprinkling salt on frosted cupcakes, try chopped salted peanuts.

1 Cupcake Calories220 ( Calories from Fat60), Total Fat7g (Saturated Fat2 1/2g, Trans Fat1 1/2g ), Cholesterol25mg Sodium310mg Total Carbohydrate37g (Dietary Fiber0g Sugars24g ), Protein1g