I’m going to keep this very simple.
MAKE
THESE
CUPCAKES
They are really that good.
Seriously good.
I’m never going to fit into my jeans and I don’t really care good.
Keep in mind…I don’t like cake
or frosting
I was eating this frosting with a spoon,
yep
right from the bowl.
Not proud, but I did it, and I’m going back for more.
I’m not saying this because I made the frosting, BUT…
it is the BEST frosting I have ever tasted.
Yes, I did say so myself:)
For the cupcakes:
1 cup of sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup of softened butter
1 cup of flour
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp apple pie spice
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 finely chopped apples
combine the flour, salt, baking powder, spice
cream together the butter and sugar
add in the egg and vanilla
mix in the flour
fold in the apples
bake in liners @350 for about 20 minutes
makes 12 cupcakes
cool completely before frosting
Salted Caramel Frosting:
2 sticks of butter
8 ounces of cream cheese
2 cups of powdered sugar
1/2 cup of caramel sauce (homemade salted caramel recipe here)
cream together the butter and cream cheese
add in the caramel and powdered sugar
blend well
once cool frost the cupcakes
Break out those yoga pants.
Enjoy!
About Heather @French Press
Thank goodness I own enough yoga pants to sustain never having gone to yoga! I die over that frosting! Yum.
Oh my god I need these in my life. I agree with Hayley – it’ll be worth it to live in yoga pants.
seriously – someone needs to design dressy yoga pants:)
I don’t care if I do have to wear yoga pants…these sound crazy good!!!!
Ha ha! I agree, I’ll raid Old Navy for all their yoga pants and long tees!!! I’d rather eat these and be happy!
Heather these look amazing!
thanks so much
Hey! Found and followed you through Tastetastic Thursday. I just love your blog!
Hope you check mine out as well
http://www.the-not-so-desperate-chef-wife.com/
what an adorable “bump” you have:) great blog as well
Amazing. I will happily dig out the yoga pants and eat these!
I’ll definitely take you up on your suggestion. I’m making this next weekend!
hope you like them:)
These look SO GOOD!!! Love the apple spice – salted caramel combo!!
Beautiful cupcakes!
I really like the combination of apples and caramel
thanks – winning combo for me too
you had me at apple ! i cant wait to make these! pinned your deliciousness
thanks so much – they rally were amazing
I just pinned this-what a divine looking cake and recipe! Thanks for sharing it!
Best wishes from Down Under,
Natasha in Oz
Pinned this for baking, thank you so much these look amazing!!!!
xoxo, Tanya
Oh my goodness, this looks delicious! Thanks for sharing!
I am inviting you to come and share this in my Show Your Stuff blog hop:
http://juliejewels1.blogspot.com/2012/09/show-your-stuff-40-baked-cheesy-potatoes.html
Hi! This looks absolutely delicious! I found you at the Six Sisters’ Link party and would love for you to share them at my link party at http://mommyssweetconfessions.blogspot.com/2012/09/sweet-confessions-sunday-link-party-6.html . See you at the party!
YUM!!!! and Pinned!
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Pinned! These are definitely going on my “to make” list. They look soo good! Thanks for sharing.
thanks so much for the comment and the visit:)
These sound like the perfect cupcakes for fall! Pinning
Yes please, salted caramel, love that you made with your own sauce! I’d have to make a double batch of the frosting just so I’d have enough lefter to actually ice the cupcakes! Pinned.
These absolutely delish! Would love if you’d join our Countdown to Fall link party! Hope to see you there! Have a great week!
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I really don’t care if I can’t do up my jeans, these are worth it. Beautiful.
These sound lovely! I’m a frosting licker too
I would love to invite you to post this over at my link party on The Purple Pumpkin Blog! Hope to see you there
Oh, I’m definitely going to need some yoga pants, because I am MAKING THESE. YUM!
I really love recipes with the caramel flavor, yummy!
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Heather,
Thanks for sharing.
These look amazing! I am on my way to try them now. I can’t wait until I can eat one
Michelle
I’m already wearing my yoga pants, so bring um’ on. These look scruptious. Pinning. Thanks for sharing!
scrumptious. I got so excited about these, I forgot how to spell.
Everything you make looks so fantastic! Thanks for linkin up!
Kim~madeinaday
I’m basically obsessed with salt and caramel, so… drool! LOL! I would LOVE if you would share this at my Crazy Cute Party happening right now! I’ve got a totally awesome giveaway that you could win just for linking up! Come on over! ;D
Between U & Me
Oh! And I’m your newest follower!
Oh my those look so good! Perfect Fall treat
they look amazing! I just made an apple spice cake with caramel glaze..great minds think alike
Your cupcakes look so moist and i LOVE the salted caramel!
Okay, I made the batter and it looks more like you’re making muffins than cake batter. It’s much thicker and I am worried I over stirred it. I added a couple ingredients to boost the moisture levels in the batter in my fear of it being to coarse and chewy like some (overstirred muffins) I have tried. but I am finishing up my first batch of Cupcakes as I type and I will let you know the verdict…
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Overall the flavor is nice. spicey and earthy bread compliment the rich and decadent icing. When applying the Icing remember LESS IS MORE! I even whipped my icing so that it would be lighter and not as thick. I think I added too much of a moisture boosting, and caused too much gluten to form, which resulted in a light crust on the top of the cupcake. they really did turn out just like muffins. which is interesting. There is so much potential in these cupcakes and overall the flavor is heavenly. I just need to work on tweaking it a little more to get the consistency I like.
Thumbs up! Thanks for the share!
I made salted caramel cupcakes back in may and they really kicked my ass…not so sure about homemade caramel anymore!
Perfect timing, Apple Tasting is going on the next two weekends at Portland Nursery and this looks like the perfect way to welcome Fall!
Oh, wow! These look so good! Headed to facebook to like your page.
fantastic! definitely making these again!
I made these for work Monday; they were just as amazing as described; will be making another batch for Thanksgiving. You are awesome!