Black Bottom Apple Cupcakes with Cinnamon

 
Ingredients -
1-1/2 pounds Granny Smith Apples, cut in pieces
3/4 cup Brown Sugar
1 tablespoon unsalted Butter
6 ounces Cream Cheese
1 Egg
3/4 cup Flour
1/2 cup Apple Juice
3 tablespoons Vegetable Oil
3 tablespoons Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
1 1/2 teaspoon Cider Vinegar
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon Salt
 
Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Line 12 regular muffin cups with paper liners.

3. Heat a skillet.

4. Stir in apples, 1/4 cup brown sugar and butter.

5. Cook until apples are caramelized.

6. Let cool.

7. Beat cream cheese, 1/4 cup brown sugar and egg in bowl until smooth and fluffy.

8. Set aside.

9. Put remaining brown sugar and rest of ingredients (except cooked apples) in bowl, stir until blended.

10. Divide among muffin cups.

11. Top each with 1 tablespoon apples, 1 tablespoon cream cheese mixture, then the remaining apples.

12. Bake 30 min. or until cream cheese mixture has puffed and set.

13. Cool in pan.

14. Remove paper liners before serving.

 



Cupcake Making Tips -
White Flour

White flour is derived from wheat. There are two categories of wheat: hard and soft. Hard wheat has a higher protein content than soft and is often labeled bread flour. Soft wheat has a higher starch content, is often labeled as cake or pastry flour.


Cupcake Making Tips -
Baking Apples

The best baking apples are generally drier in texture and have a stronger flavor than apples more suited for eating.

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