Apple Pie Spice Cupcakes

These Apple Pie Spice Cupcakes are a fun take on the flavors of apple pie. Apple-diced cupcakes that are moist and spiced inside and topped with a creamy apple pie spice frosting.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp apple pie spice blend
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 cup diced apples peeled and cored
• For Frosting:
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tsp apple pie spice blend
• 1-2 tbsp milk
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions:

Start by heating the oven to 350F 175C

You can line a cupcake pan with paper liners

Mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and 1 teaspoon of apple pie spice blend in a medium-sized bowl using a whisk

Melt the butter and mix it with the sugar in a different bowl

Beat them together for about two to three minutes, until the mixture is light and fluffy

One at a time, add the eggs and beat well after each one

Add the vanilla extract and mix well

Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients one at a time, starting with the dry ingredients and ending with the sour cream and applesauce

Dont mix any further than that

Add the apple dices to the cupcake batter and mix them in

Fill each cupcake liner about two thirds of the way to the top with batter

In a hot oven, bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick stuck in the middle comes out clean

Take the cupcakes out of the oven and let them cool in the pan for a few minutes

Then, move them to a wire rack to finish cooling

For the frosting, beat the butter until it is smooth and creamy

Add the powdered sugar and apple pie spice mix slowly while mixing well after each addition

Keep beating the frosting until it is smooth and creamy after you add the milk and vanilla extract

If you need to, add more milk to get the consistency you want

Cover the cupcakes with the apple pie spice frosting once they are completely cool

If you want, you can add a little more apple pie spice or a small apple slice as a garnish

Enjoy your Apple Pie Spice Cupcakes after youre done making them