Sep 24
Posted by Crystal // 21 Comments »
Jump to Recipe
- 1 box yellow cake mix (prepared according to box directions)
- 3 medium apples (such as granny smith) peeled & shredded
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 11 ounce bag of caramel bits
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat the oven to the temperature stated on the cake mix instructions. Mix the cake mix ingredients together. Stir in the shredded apples, brown sugar, cinnamon, & nutmeg.
Pour the batter into greased muffin cups, or use liners. (I have a problem with paper cups sticking to almost everything lately, & I have switched to reusable silicone muffin cups. Totally love them!)
Bake according to box instructions. Let cool on a wire rack completely.
In a microwave safe bowl, melt the caramel bits, heavy cream, & vanilla extract in 30 second intervels – whisking each time, until melted.
Dip the tops of the cupcakes into the caramel, giving it a little spin.
Let them cool about 10 minutes before devouring them.
Print Pin
Caramel Apple Cupcakes
Author Mrs Happy Homemaker
Ingredients
- 1 box yellow cake mix prepared according to box directions
- 3 medium apples such as granny smith peeled & shredded
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 11 ounce bag of caramel bits
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat the oven to the temperature stated on the cake mix instructions. Mix the cake mix ingredients together. Stir in the shredded apples, brown sugar, cinnamon, & nutmeg.
Pour the batter into greased muffin cups, or use liners. (I have a problem with paper cups sticking to almost everything lately, & I have switched to reusable silicone muffin cups. Totally love them!)
Bake according to box instructions. Let cool on a wire rack completely.
In a microwave safe bowl, melt the caramel bits, heavy cream, & vanilla extract in 30 second intervels - whisking each time, until melted.
Dip the tops of the cupcakes into the caramel, giving it a little spin.
Let them cool about 10 minutes before devouring them.
Cakes/Cupcakes Cooking Desserts Fruit
posted by Crystal on September 24, 2011 — 21 Comments »
You May Also Like...
21 comments on “Caramel Apple Cupcakes”
Becca @ Crumbs and Chaos —September 24, 2011 @ 3:20 pm Reply
These look amazing! I love these flavors! I’d like to invite you to share them today at Seasonal Inspiration Saturday!
Kim McCallie —September 24, 2011 @ 8:41 pm Reply
These look and sound amazing. I have some of the caramel bits and needed a recipe to use them. This looks perfect. I’d like to invite you to share your recipe on Sweet Indulgences Sunday.
http://www.wellseasonedlife.com/2011/09/sweet-indulgences-sunday-23.html
Carrie —September 24, 2011 @ 11:47 pm Reply
These look and sound delicious! I will have to try them some time soon. Thank you for sharing it!
Jocelyn —September 25, 2011 @ 2:06 am Reply
I have been wanting to make something apple related this month. These look absolutely scrumptious…thank you for sharing. Oh and that is hilarious about your husband eating them in the middle of the night:-)
Life With Linds —September 26, 2011 @ 12:43 am Reply
This looks delightful! I stumbled on this….and the drool was instantly flowing. I definitely will need to try these asap.
Melony Bradley —September 26, 2011 @ 12:56 am Reply
These look delectable- great photos and food styling photos
Marilyn —September 26, 2011 @ 1:30 pm Reply
Yummmy..Sooo pretty… :)) Found ya on hop and officially following ya with smiles..I’m Marilyn from http://theartsygirlconnection.blogspot.com/ and will love for you to stop in sometime…Loving your blog and off to read more :))
Cristy —September 26, 2011 @ 3:45 pm Reply
The caramel icing got me!
We went apple picking on Saturday and I just happened to pick up a couple boxes of cake mix for the pantry…I can see what I’ll be doing this afternoon 🙂
Via Skip to My Lou
~Cristy
a-cristy-craft.blogspot.comIvanna —September 27, 2011 @ 10:15 am Reply
Sweet welcome to this link party – http://ivanna.blog.com/linkparty01/ ). And happy crafting ).
Elizabeth —September 27, 2011 @ 3:54 pm Reply
These look delicious! I think I’ll whip these up and bring them to work next week. A perfect little fall treat. 🙂
Trish - Sweetology101 —September 27, 2011 @ 5:42 pm Reply
perfect for a fall tea party, thx for sharing!!
Anonymous —September 27, 2011 @ 6:27 pm Reply
These look delicious! I am going to try these tonight since I have everything on hand to do it!
Lady Behind The Curtain —September 28, 2011 @ 2:29 am Reply
I love your recipe! Would you come over to CAST PARTY WEDNESDAY tomorrow and share it with us?
Thanks,
I hope to see you there!
http://ladybehindthecurtain.comJenny —September 28, 2011 @ 1:14 pm Reply
What a delicious recipe! This sounds so yummy and looks great! I’d love to have you link up with Creative Me Monday this week! Here’s the link:
http://www.thesoutherninstitute.com/2011/09/creative-me-monday_25.html
Hope to see you there!
WindyCityKnits —September 28, 2011 @ 4:03 pm Reply
These look so yummy! Definitely on my list to make soon!
jan —September 27, 2012 @ 7:30 pm Reply
Awesome recipe
Kaela —October 17, 2013 @ 10:02 pm Reply
What kind of caramel? My grocery store had no idea what caramel bits would be… Is it skor pieces?
Crystal —October 21, 2013 @ 1:59 pm Reply
They are usually found in the baking aisle, with the chocolate chips. If you still can’t find it, you can use wrapped soft caramels in place of it.
Leave a Reply
« Previous PostDouble Berry Applesauce
Next Post »Apple Cinnamon Rolls with Caramel Cream Cheese Icing
