Spiced Caramel Apple Cupcakes

12 cupcakes

Spiced Caramel Apple Cupcakes

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Ingredients

• 1 cup (250 mL) all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup (80 mL) whole wheat flour
• 1 tsp (5 mL) baking powder
• 1/2 tsp (2.5 mL) baking soda
• 1/2 tsp (2.5 mL) cinnamon
• Pinch ground nutmeg
• Pinch ground allspice
• 1/4 tsp salt (1 mL)
• 2 Ontario Golden Delicious apples, peeled and cored
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) lemon juice
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) maple syrup
• 1/3 cup (80 mL) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) packed brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla
• 1/2 tsp (2.5 mL) finely grated lemon zest
• 3/4 cup (180 mL) buttermilk
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) icing sugar, for dusting

Instructions

1. Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners. Whisk together all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and salt; set aside. Grate 1 of the apples. Slice remaining apple into 24 slices; toss with lemon juice and maple syrup. Set aside.
2. In bowl, beat butter with brown sugar using electric beaters until light and fluffy; beat in egg. Beat in vanilla and lemon zest.
3. With mixer on low, alternately add flour mixture in 3 parts and buttermilk in 2 parts, starting and ending with the flour mixture; scrape down bowl as needed between additions. Fold in grated apple.
4. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups; top each with 2 slices of apple. Bake in 350ºF (180ºC) oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until tester inserted into centre comes out clean. Let cool completely; dust cupcakes with icing sugar.

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