Amaretto Apple Streusel Cupcakes

By gina62_cooks

Ingredients

• CUPCAKES:
• 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup reduced fat cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 2 tbsp amaretto
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup reduced fat sour cream
• 1/4 cup milk
• 3/4 cup finely chopped Gala apple
• 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
• STREUSEL:
• 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 2 tbsp butter, chilled
• 2 tbsp sliced almonds
• GLAZE:
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 4 tsp milk

Details

Servings 12

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350. Place muffin cup liners in 12 muffin cups. Spray with cooking spray.
Combine flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk. Combine sugar, cream cheese, and 1/4 cup butter in a large bowl; beat with mixer at high speed til well blended. Add amaretto, vanilla, and egg to sugar mix; beat with mixer at medium speed til well blended. Combine sour cream and 1/4 cup milk in a small bowl; stir with whisk til well blended. Combine apple and 1 tbsp flour in small bowl; toss well.
Add flour mix and cream cheese mix alternately to sugar mix, beginning and ending with flour mix. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
STREUSEL:
Combine 2 tbsp flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon in small bowl. Cut in 2 tbsp butter with pastry blender til mix resembles coarse meal; stir in almonds. Sprinkle streusel evenly over cupcakes.
Bake for 27 minutes. Cool in pan 15 minutes on a wire rack, and then remove cupcakes from pan.
GLAZE:
Combined powdered sugar and milk in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk. Drizzle over cupcakes.