Apple Spice Cupcakes – Classic spice cake with apples and topped with a cinnamon brown sugar frosting. The perfect apple cupcakes for fall!
I think that fall is my favorite season. I love when the weather starts to cool down after a hot summer. Plus apple treats are are some of my favorite, so that helps as well!
Apple Cider Donuts are a must every year! There is just something about going apple picking, getting fresh cider and turning it into countless treats.
When I was growing up these Apple Bars were a must every year. My grandma used to make multiple sheet pans of them when the whole family would get together. They were always such a hit, everyone devoured them so fast!
Now I like to mix it up with all sorts of different apple desserts. The Apple Blondies are one of my favorite. There is just something about brown sugar and apples together. Which is why I love this brown sugar frosting so much on these apple cupcakes.
I am a choc-aholic to the core, Homemade Brownies are usually my thing. But this apple cupcake recipe is sure to convert just about anyone! These apple cider cupcakes were so darn good, I could not stay out of them. Plus, I am all for mini desserts, because then you don’t have to share.
If you have extra apple cider you can even turn it into a fun cocktail! This Apple Cider Moscow Mule is a fun drink you can enjoy while snacking on these apple cider cupcakes.
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Apple Spice Cupcakes
Classic spice cake with apples and topped with a cinnamon brown sugar frosting.
Ingredients
Apple Spice Cupcakes
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup butter, , softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup apple cider/juice
- 1 cup apples, , shredded
Cinnamon Brown Sugar Frosting
- 1/2 cup butter, , softened
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 Tbls milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 12 cup muffin tin or 24 cup mini muffin tin with liners.
- In a bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and salt.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer cream together butter and sugar until fluffy. Add in the eggs and vanilla until well combined. Alternate adding the flour mixture and the apple juice until well combined.
- Fold in the shredded apple.
- Fill muffin cups. For mini cupcakes bake for about 12 minutes. For full size cupcakes bake for 18-20 minutes. A tester should come out clean.
- Cool completely before frosting.
- Meanwhile prepare the frosting. Mix together all of the ingredients until flight and fluffy. Adjust the milk and powdered sugar if necessary to get to the desired texture.
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Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says
these cupcakes are over the top CUTE CUTE CUTE!
Lauren at Keep It Sweet says
Thank you so much, Erin! The only thing better would be if I was actually eating these cupcakes in real life:-) These apple spice cupcakes are so up my alley and that frosting sounds to die for. xo
Medeja says
Yummy! I don’t even know what I like more the cupcakes or the frosting! 🙂
Liz+@+The+Lemon+Bowl says
These are so cute I can’t stand it!
Katrina+@+Warm+Vanilla+Sugar says
Perfect for a baby shower! These sound awesome!
ashley - baker by nature says
EEP! These are just the cutest!!!
Sues says
My love for apples knows no bounds lately. These are adorable and sound so perfectly fall!!
Audra says
These are adorable! I would have about 10 of these- thanks for joining in to celebrate Lauren!!
Jennifer | Bake or Break says
So cute! And I adore apple desserts!
Rachel says
i LOVE apple desserts! give me allll the apple desserts 😉 these are so adorable. i haven’t made anything with apple yet, but now i have a real hankering to do so! perhaps this weekend…
Laura Dembowski says
These are so cute! Love the piped frosting!
Stephanie @ Girl Versus Dough says
I am ALL about the apple things right now (and always about the mini dessert things ;)). Love these bite-size treats!
Erin+@+The+Spiffy+Cookie says
What a cute idea for Lauren! Love that you all threw her a virtual shower. And I definitely do not make enough mini cupcakes. Heck it’s been MONTHS since I’ve even made a regular sized cupcake. I think I need medical attention, something is wrong. Maybe these would fix it 😉
Carol at Wild Goose Tea says
Gosh I don’t see how your family could resist these little nuggets. They are wonderful. I had two boys and I agree they were/are soooooo fun. I thought I wanted girls, but when I was pregnant with my second child I actually was quite pleased he was a boy.
Jessica @ Sweet Menu says
Hey these cupcakes are super cute! Love your gorgeous piping!
Kathryn says
Oh, the flavours in these sound amazing!
Haley says
When do the eggs and vanilla go in? Thanks!
Erin S says
I have updated the recipe. Sorry about that! Thanks for pointing it out.
Cindy says
We just bought some apple donuts at a local farm, I like your recipe much better.
Lauren @ Sew You Think You Can Cook says
Cinnamon Brown Sugar Frosting sounds AMAZING!! I’m not a big frosting fan, but I’m obsessed with anything cinnamon. I’ll be keeping this recipe handy next time I’m in need of frosting!
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel says
Gimme allllll of the cupcakes! So cute, poppable and they look delish!
Dorothy Reinhold says
Fall is my favoirte season because of all the apple flavored things! I neeeeeed these cupcakes!
Melanie Bauer says
Sounds really awesome! Our whole fam will definitely love this, can’t wait to try!
Jade Manning says
These look mouth-watering I cannot wait to make these bad boys!
Beth Pierce says
What a delicious treat! This is exactly what I needed to cure my sweet tooth! Yum!
Catalina says
We are baking cupcakes every weekend! I love how good they look!