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Apple Spice Cupcakes


Servings 12 cupcakes

Ingredients

For the cucpakes:

  • 1 ¼ cups flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon allspice
  • ½ cup 1 stick butter, melted
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 large apple peeled and grated

For the frosting:

  • ¾ cup 1 ½ sticks butter, softened
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon apple pie spice
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • cinnamon apple chips for topping

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F. Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.
  2. In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and allspice.
  3. With an electric mixer, beat together butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add sour cream, eggs, and vanilla; beat until well mixed. Slowly add in flour mixture and beat until just combined. Fold in grated apple.
  4. Divide batter among the prepared muffin cups. Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool completely before frosting.

To make the frosting:

  1. Beat butter, powdered sugar, apple pie spice, and salt until combined. Add in vanilla and beat on medium-high until creamy, about 3 minutes. Beat in milk until fluffy, about 1 minute.
  2. Frost cupcakes; top with apple pie spice and cinnamon apple chips.