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Caramel Apple Cupcakes

Published October 2, 2020 Last Modified October 3, 2020 By GreedyEats

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Topped with Caramel and Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting, my Caramel Apple Cupcakes are just like fall wrapped in a wrapper!

Try my Banana Caramel Cupcakes next! Find all my Easy Fall Dessert Recipes here.

Caramel Apple Cupcakes topped with cream cheese frosting and homemade caramel.

Taste and Texture:

  • Soft and Buttery
  • Filled with fall spices
  • Fluffy with a hint of apple flavor
  • Topped with sweet and tangy frosting and homemade caramel

Perfectly spiced and soft fall cupcakes topped with cream cheese frosting in a green wrapper.

Cupcake Ingredients:


  • Apples: You will need 4 medium sized apples that are cored, peeled and grated with extra juice/liquid removed. I like to use granny smiths or honey crisp apples to bake my cakes and cupcakes.
  • Butter: Butter gives an unbeatable flavor to these cupcakes. I would not suggest to replace it with oil.
  • 2 Eggs: To give structures to cupcakes.
  • Baking Soda: Soda will help lift your cupcakes.
  • Spices: A blend of measured spices like cinnamon and nutmeg will bring out the apple flavor.

How to make Apple Cupcakes:

Soft and Buttery Caramel Apple Cupcakes unwrapped, topped with cream cheese frosting.

These cupcakes are made with very few simple ingredients. Just remember to use everything at room temperature and you will be rewarded with the best Apple Cupcakes ever!

  1. Beat butter and sugar till they get light and pale in color.
  2. Add and beat in egg, one at a time.
  3. Fold in apples and vanilla
  4. Sift flour and baking soda over wet ingredients and for the batter
  5. Divide cupcake batter into 10 liners and bake at 350 deg F.

How to make Cinnamon Cream Cheese frosting:

Caramel glazed Apple cupcakes with cream cheese frosting topped with fresh green apples.

This recipe yields around 2 1/2 to 3 cups of frosting. It is perfectly spiced, so creamy and just the right amount of sweet. To make it-

Beat butter, cream cheese (both at room temp) and vanilla until well combined.

Then add cinnamon, sugar, 2 cups at a time and continue to beat until desired consistency is obtained.

Fluffy and creamy cream cheese frosting topped on fall flavored cupcakes.

More Fall Desserts:

Cinnamon Bundt Cake

Cinnamon Apple Rolls

Pecan Pound Cake

Smore’s Brownies

Chocolate Zucchini Cupcakes

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Caramel Apple Cupcakes

Topped with Caramel and Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting, my Caramel Apple Cupcakes are just like fall wrapped in a wrapper!
5 from 13 votes
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
US Customary - Metric
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings 10 Cupcakes
Calories: 419kcal
Author: Neha

Equipment

  • Stand mixer
  • Piping Bag and Tip
  • Cupcake pan and Cupcake Liners

Ingredients

  • 2 Cups (250 gms) All Purpose Flour
  • 2 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 2 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp Ginger
  • 1/2 tsp Cloves
  • 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
  • 1 Cup Butter (Softened to room temp)
  • 1 1/2 Cups Granulated Sugar
  • 2 large Eggs
  • 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 4 medium Apples Peeled, Cored, grated and excess liquid removed)

For Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • 8 Oz (1 packet) Cream Cheese (Not cream cheese spread, Softened to room temp)
  • 1/2 Cup Butter (Softened to room temp, I used salted)
  • 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 4 Cups Powdered Sugar
  • 1/2 Cup Caramel (To drizzle on frosted cupcakes)
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F and line a cupcake pan with 10 cupcake liners. Set it aside. Grate peeled and cored apples and squeeze out excess juice out of them using your hands or paper towel. Set them aside too.
  • Cream butter and sugar together till light and fluffy. About 2-3 mns. Add egg and beat it in. Now stir in vanilla.
  • Sift flour, baking soda, spices, salt and add grated apples over wet ingredients.
  • Fold in to form batter. Do not over mix. Batter will be thick.
  • Divide the batter equally among 10 liners and bake for 25-30 minutes. Or till they pass the toothpick test.
  • Allow the cupcakes to cool for 5 minutes in the pan and then transfer to wire rack to complete cooling.

To make Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • In a mixing bowl, beat softened butter for a minute using a stand mixer for a minute and then beat in room temperature cream cheese. Add vanilla and 2 cups of sugar. Beat for 1-2 minutes more.
  • Add the rest of powdered sugar in and beat for 2-3 minutes or till the frosting gets fluffy and creamy. Frost with desired piping tip on cooled cupcakes.

Notes

Storage Information:
  1. Frosted cupcakes stay good for 1-2 days at room temperature. For a longer storage, keep them in refrigerator for up to 5 days.
  2. Unfrosted cupcakes freeze well for 2 months. Thaw them in the refrigerator or on the counter before frosting.
  3. Frosted cupcakes can be frozen too, always put paper towels in the containers your store them, to soak extra moisture. This will prevent the frosting from getting wet.
Best Apples for baking:
I used 2 Red delicious and 2 Granny Smith apples for this apple cake. All crispy and tart apples work well in baking.
Fuji apples, Pink Lady, Honey Crisps and Gala Apples hold strong in baking too!

Nutrition

Serving: 1Cupcake | Calories: 419kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 28g | Sodium: 172mg | Sugar: 73g
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Comments

  1. Andrea Howe

    October 12, 2020 at 4:29 pm

    5 stars
    Wow these scream Fall! Can’t wait to try these – and the cinnamon cream cheese frosting looks divine 🙂

    Reply
  2. Daniela

    October 12, 2020 at 12:46 am

    Caramel and apple are such quintessential fall flavors… love the idea of them in cupcake form! Thanks for sharing :).

    Reply
  3. Connie

    October 12, 2020 at 12:06 am

    Mmm, these cupcakes look so luscious and that perfectly piped frosting and caramel drizzle is just calling my name. Making this, this coming weekend. Can’t wait!

    Reply
  4. Gunjan

    October 11, 2020 at 11:33 pm

    5 stars
    My daughter asked for cupcakes and made this recipe. Turned out excellent. We all loved them.

    Reply
  5. kerri

    October 11, 2020 at 8:35 pm

    this is literally the perfect flavor combination! i can’t wait to make these!

    Reply
  6. Chandice Probst

    October 11, 2020 at 3:19 pm

    5 stars
    Love all those delicious spices that make this feel like the perfect fall dessert! They turned out gorgeous as well!

    Reply
  7. Heidy M

    October 9, 2020 at 8:29 am

    5 stars
    I was so impressed by the way these Caramel Apple Cupcakes turned out that I am making a triple batch to take to work for our employees. They were so good!!! Looking forward to making them again.

    H

    Reply
  8. Gourmet Vegetarians

    October 7, 2020 at 8:17 pm

    These sound super delicious! Such a fun flavour for a cupcake and perfect for the season. 🙂

    Reply
  9. Debra

    October 7, 2020 at 12:41 pm

    5 stars
    Excellent….perfect for all the fall birthdays. Love how that caramel drizzle looks on the white frosting….and the super apple flavor. Nice for a change from the usual vanilla.

    Reply
  10. veenaazmanov

    October 7, 2020 at 11:14 am

    5 stars
    This is so flavorful and tasty. Best option for breakfast or snack too. I love the Caramel Drizzel. Yum

    Reply
  11. Julia

    October 3, 2020 at 8:33 am

    I love everything with caramel so can’t wait to give this recipe a go!

    Reply
  12. Jen

    October 3, 2020 at 8:08 am

    5 stars
    My kids devoured these! The caramel drizzle was amazing.

    Reply
  13. Dannii

    October 3, 2020 at 8:07 am

    5 stars
    These look amazing. The perfect dessert for autumn.

    Reply
  14. Nart at Cooking with Nart

    October 3, 2020 at 7:35 am

    5 stars
    These cupcakes look so cute and delicious. I love that you use green apples. For some reason I always prefer them to red!

    Reply
  15. Denay DeGuzman

    October 3, 2020 at 12:25 am

    5 stars
    These caramel apple cupcakes are incredibly delicious. They’re easy to make with the perfect crumb. The cream-cheese frosting is super tasty!

    Reply

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