Caramel Apple Cupcakes

By cecelia26_

Ingredients

• Apple Cake:
• 1 box white cake mix
• 2 tsp. cinnamon or apple pie spice
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 C. butter, melted and cooled
• 1/4 C applesauce
• 1 C. milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 C. peeled and chopped apple
• Caramel Buttercream:
• 1 C. butter, softened
• 2 Tbsp. caramel sauce
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3-4 C. powdered sugar
• Melted caramels for drizzling

Details

Adapted from yourcupofcake.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line pans with cupcake liners.
2. Sift cake mix and cinnamon in to a small bowl and set aside.
3. In a large bowl, combine eggs, butter, applesauce, milk and vanilla extract together.
4. Stir in cake mix until smooth.
5. Stir in chopped apples.
6. Fill cupcake liners ¾ full and bake for 17-22 minutes of until an inserted knife comes out clean.
7. Buttercream: Beat butter for 1 minute. Add caramel and vanilla extract and continue to beat. Slowly add powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency.
8. Pipe buttercream onto cooled cupcakes and top with melted caramel.