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apple cupcakes with maple frosting on a wire rack on a light brown surface with a navy linen and apples and cup of coffee

Apple Cupcakes with a Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

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Deliciously moist cupcakes filled with apple and topped with a maple cream cheese frosting! These delicious maple apple cupcakes will be your favorite fall treat! Step-by-step photos teach you how to bake this cupcake recipe!

  • Total Time: 40 Minutes
  • Yield: 14 Cupcakes 1x

Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 219 grams (1 3/4 Cups) All-Purpose Flour/ Plain Flour
  • 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1/4 Teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
  • 1/4 Teaspoon Ground Cloves
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
  • 2 Large Eggs, at room temperature
  • 1 Tablespoon Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 150 grams (3/4 Cup) Granulated Sugar/ Caster Sugar
  • 66 grams (1/3 Cup) Light Brown Sugar
  • 4oz (1/2 Cup) Unsweetened Applesauce
  • 2.5oz (1/3 Cup) Sour Cream or Greek Yogurt
  • 200 grams (6.5-7oz) 1 Large Cooking Apple*, shredded
  • 1 Batch of Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F/180C and line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.  
  2. In a large bowl mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, cloves, and cinnamon.
  3. In another large bowl combine eggs, vanilla, brown sugar, granulated sugar, applesauce, and sour cream. Mix until fully combined.
  4. Add the wet ingredients and shredded apple into the dry ingredients and use a spatula to gently fold the batter until just combined. .Over mixing the batter may create a tougher cake texture.
  5. I like to use a large cookie scoop to portion the cupcake batter into the liners. Bake for 17-20 minutes or until set and no wet batter comes out on a toothpick. Let cool completely before frosting. Store in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 5 days or 1 day at room temperature.

Notes

*Cooking Apples: Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Fuji, Gala, Braeburn, Cortland

  • Author: Elizabeth Waterson I Confessions of a Baking Queen
  • Prep Time: 20 Minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 Minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American
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