Its #BramleyAppleWeek so as part of my plan to be more seasonal during 2015, I have an apple recipe this week. I like my cupcakes to have something different about them these days – I think I overdosed on frosting during my days of charity events when I used to bake up to 500 cupcakes (and eat a few too!)
The apple pie mixture is rich, cinnamony and heavenly – There’s plenty left over as I make a huge batch. I will be making apple turnovers later today to carry on the apple theme.
I use a mixture of Bramley Apples and Granny Smiths but this mixture works well with any type of tangy, strong apples – Save your Golden Delicious for feeding horses!
APPLE PIE CUPCAKES
| Serves | 24 |
| Prep time | 15 minutes |
| Cook time | 55 minutes |
| Total time | 1 hours, 10 minutes |
| Meal type | Dessert, Snack |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Serve Cold |
| Occasion | Casual Party |
INGREDIENTS
- 2 Bramley Apples
- 4 Granny Smith Apples
- 3 + 2 + 1/2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
- 7oz Granulated Sugar
- 6fl oz Water
- 14oz Self Raising Flour
- 8oz Butter
- 12 + 2oz Caster Sugar
- 4 Eggs
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 9fl oz Milk
- 1 packet Ready Rolled Puff Pastry
DIRECTIONS
| Apple Pie Mixture | |
| 1. | |
| Peel the apples and chop into very small cubes. | |
| 2. | |
| Place in a medium sized pan, with the granulated sugar and 3 tsp of the ground cinnamon | |
| 3. | |
| Heat for at least 10 minutes until the apples have broken down and the mixture has thickened. Keep stirring. | |
| 4. | |
| Remove from the heat and allow to cool – This can be placed in the fridge for 2-3 days or frozen for up to 1 month | |
| Cinnamon Cupcakes | |
| 5. | |
| Preheat the oven to 180C and line 24 muffin tin with liners. Using an electric mixer, whisk the butter and 12 oz of the caster sugar until pale and fluffy | |
| 6. | |
| Add the eggs, one at a time, whilst still whisking. Clean down the sides of the bowl with a spatula regularly to make sure all the mixture is combined. | |
| 7. | |
| Add the vanilla and 2 tsp of the cinnamon. | |
| 8. | |
| Add the milk and the flour alternately, whilst mixing on a low speed, one tablespoon at a time. | |
| 9. | |
| Bake for 22-25 minutes – they will be darker than vanilla cupcakes due to the cinnamon so make sure they are fully done | |
| 10. | |
| Remove from the oven and allow to cool | |
| Assembling the cupcakes | |
| 11. | |
| Once the cakes have cooled, heat the oven back to 220C and scoop out 1 teaspoon from each cupcake | |
| 12. | |
| Fill the hole with some apple pie filling | |
| 13. | |
| Mix together the remaining caster sugar and cinnamon | |
| 14. | |
| Roll out the puff pastry and cut out circles using a cutter the size of the top of the cupcake – For extra decoration I also cut out pastry leaves and embossed using a sugarcraft leaf mould | |
| 15. | |
| Brush the top of each pastry circle lightly with cooled boiled water – Stick the leaf on the top middle and sprinkle over the cinnamon sugar | |
| 16. | |
| Bake for 10-12 minutes – watch out that they don’t catch in the oven | |
| 17. | |
| Remove from the oven and allow to cool | |
I’m truly honored that you featured my Chocolate cake with strawberry mousse heart
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Thank you!!
And I love your unique apple-pie cupcakes 🙂
My family loves everything with apples and these are so cute!!
Winnie, your cake is amazing!! Hope your family like the apple pie cupcakes! xx
What an awesome cupcake! I love that you included pie crust to make it an authentic pie themed cupcake. I never would have thought to do that!
It just sort of happened by happy accident! Rather pleased with the outcome though! Thanks for your comment x
Helen,
Thanks for stopping by and inviting me to your party. Your cupcakes are lovely and I hope you get to try Tiramisu soon.
Annamaria
I will definitely try to! Thanks for linking up x
Love the sound of your cupcakes! You can’t go wrong with the classic flavours 🙂
Thank you for featuring my recipe! The selection this week is gorgeous and featured bake is just stunning!
Your cake is stunning Diana! Thanks for being such a great part of #Bakeoftheweek x
Hi Helen! Just wanted to say those cupcakes look so delicious and I love the fact that you incorporated apple pie into your cupcakes. They look gorgeous! Thanks for letting me know about ‘Bake of the Week’ and I appreciate you stopping by my blog so much! Hope you have a super great day and thank you for connecting!! 🙂
Thanks Kim! I am so pleased that you popped over -Thanks so much for joining in with #Bakeoftheweek x
Oh wow they look incredible! I’ve pinned onto my Eat Sweet board! Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays x
Thanks Vicki – I love #tastytuesdays for picking up good recipe ideas x
Simply delicious Helen, I love how you have created a cupcake out of an old favourite.
Thanks Julie – It sort of happened by accident as some of the best ideas do x
Granny smiths and Bramley apples are my favourites to bake with, these cupcakes sound wonderful. Thanks for linking up to Sweet and Savoury Sunday, stop by and link up again. Have a great day!!
Thanks Laura – I will definitely visit again! x