Apple Pie Stuffed Cupcakes

By Golfwidow7

We took our favorite classic dessert, apple pie, and turned it into a can’t-miss cupcake. Topped with homemade frosting, drizzled with caramel and stuffed with apple pie filling, we can’t promise you’ll eat just one.
Recipe by Annalise Sandberg

Ingredients

• 1 box Betty Crocker™ SuperMoist™ cake mix yellow
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• 1 can (21 oz) apple pie filling
• Topping
• 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup caramel topping
• 1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts, if desired

Preparation

Step 1

1 Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups, or spray muffin cups with cooking spray.
2 In large bowl, mix cake mix, water, oil and eggs until smooth. Fill cups two-thirds full of batter. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until cupcakes are set and bounce back when gently touched. Transfer to cooling rack to cool completely, about 20 minutes.
3 Use small round cutter or wide end of decorating tip to cut out center of each cupcake. Fill centers with apple pie filling.
4 In medium bowl, beat whipping cream, powdered sugar and vanilla to stiff peaks. Spoon on tops of cupcakes, or fill decorating bag fitted with star tip, and create decorative swirls.
5 Refrigerate cupcakes until ready to serve. Drizzle with caramel topping, and sprinkle with walnuts just before serving.