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Kate Ramos

Apple-Buttermilk Cupcakes with Maple Frosting

The BEST easy dessert for fall. These Apple Cupcakes are loaded with cinnamon (even cinnamon chips) and maple icing. Great for holiday entertaining!
Adapted from The Naptime Chef
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Servings: 20 Cupcakes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 253
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

For the Cupcakes:
  • 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 stick 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup dark brown sugar packed
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1 packed cup peeled grated apple (about 3 small apples)
  • 1/2 cup mini cinnamon chips optional
For the Frosting:
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter room temperature
  • 1 cup powdered sugar sifted
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup

Method
 

  1. Heat oven to 350°F. Line a 12-well muffin tin with paper liners. Whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and salt in a large bowl until combined.
  2. Beat butter and sugars in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add egg, one at a time, until well combined. Add vanilla and mix again.
  3. Add half the buttermilk and mix on low until incorporated. Add half the flour mixture and mix on low again, just until incorporated. Repeat until all buttermilk and flour mixture have been used.
  4. Add the apples and cinnamon chips and stir just until combined. Fill paper liners with batter and bake in the middle of the oven for 30 minutes. Remove cupcakes from the pan immediately and let cool completely. Bake remaining batter.
  5. When cupcakes are cooled, make frosting: combine butter and powdered sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat until smooth and creamy. Add maple syrup and beat until incorporated and smooth. Frost cooled cupcakes and serve.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 253kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 2gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 135mgFiber: 1gSugar: 33g

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