Recipe
These Crumbly Apple Cupcakes Are Worth Every Sweet Bite
Fall isn't just about pumpkin. This may come as a shock to some of you out there, but it's true. I for one could use a break from the pumpkin pie, cake, and cookie spin-offs flooding my social media feeds. At this point, there isn't a food out there that hasn't been touched by pumpkin spice in some way.
This apple crumble cupcake recipe shows a little love for another fall flavor: apple. The apple in the cupcake combines with the sweet brown sugar frosting and crumble to create a mesh of comforting flavors. And the slight crunch of the crumble adds the perfect texture.
In addition to the rich combination of flavors at play, the scent given off while baking is so incredible a candle could be made from it. Not only did my kitchen smell to-die-for, but so did the entire first floor of my house.
While they may seem a little more involved, don't worry. I am notoriously hopeless at piping frosting, but I still managed to get rave reviews on the finished product so believe me, there is nothing to fear. (Do yourself a favor and make extra crumble because they taste so good you're going to want to eat them all before they makes it to the final cupcake stage of completion.)
Don’t get me wrong, I love me some pumpkin flavored baked goods but these apple crumble cupcakes are next-level amazing...Pumpkin spice-anything just might get a run for its money after your first bite.Apple Crumble Cupcakes
- Prep Time: 1 hr
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
- Servings: 12
Ingredients
- Cupcake Ingredients:
- 2 eggs
- 230g flour
- 155g sugar
- 125g unsalted butter room temperature
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 apples
- Crumble Ingredients:
- 75g brown sugar
- 100g salted chilled butter
- 140g flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Icing Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 110g brown sugar
- 250g unsalted butter room temperature
- 200g powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoon whole milk
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
Step 7
Step 8
The extra time and effort needed to make these is beyond worth it once you take that first glorious bite. Breaking away from pumpkin this fall isn't so bad after all.
Recipe adapted from Zoella