Apple Pie Crumble Cupcakes

Prep: 15 minutes + cooling Bake: 20-25 minutes

Fall is my favorite season for tastes (Italian is my favorite herb/spice palate) and so I’m in full on soup and apples and warm foods mode. This came as an idea for adapting my Peach Cobbler Coffee Cake and turned out pretty wonderful! This makes about 2 dozen cupcakes.

Ingredients

Cake

• 1 cup butter softened

• 1 cup sugar

• 2 eggs

• 3 tsp vanilla extract

• 3 cups all-purpose flour

• 1 tsp baking powder

• 1 tsp baking soda

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 1 1/4 cups sour cream

Crumble topping

• 1 cup flour

• At least 1/4 tsp cinnamon but have more

• 1/2 cup fast cooking oats

• 1/2 cup cold butter cubed

• 1 cup brown sugar

Apples

• 2 honey crisp apples diced

• 1/2 stick butter

• 1 tbls cinnamon (more if you desire)

• 1 1/2 tsp nutmeg

• 1/4 cup brown sugar

Glaze

• ~2 tbls milk

• 1 cup confectioners sugar

Prep

Apples

1. Heat a pan to medium heat

2. Melt the butter and allow it to brown not burn

3. Add the apples, brown sugar, nutmeg, and cinnamon

4. Mix well and let cook until apples are tender

5. Set aside to cool

Cake

1. Cream the butter, eggs, vanilla, and sugar together

2. Add in the sour cream and gently mix in

3. Add all dry ingredients into a second bowl and mix

4. Add 1/3 dry ingredients into butter etc. mixture while mixing

5. When first bit is incorporated, add the next 3rd and repeat with the last

6. This will firm up and not be a liquid

7. Prepare cupcake bottoms in pan

Crumble

1. Dump all ingredients into a bowl

2. Use a dough cutter or food processor to cut the butter in with the rest to make a crumble

3. Add the solid apples and mix well

Assemble

1. Preheat oven to 350 F (177 C)

2. Scoop the cake mix into the cupcake cups about 3/4ths full

   • If you want to, fill about half way then pour a little of the left over brown sugar, cinnamon mix from the apple pan on top and finish filling to get some cinnamon bands in the center

3. Top with the crumble mixture and press down lightly to help hold in place

4. Bake for 20 -25 minutes

5. Set out on wire wrack to cool

Glaze

1. Add powdered sugar and milk into a bowl and mix thoroughly

   • Add more milk or sugar to thicken or thin as desired

2. Use a spoon to drizzle over cupcakes

Afterwards

This was best warm! The flavors were nice and warming to the taste, which is that perfect compliment to fall. The cake part is nice and fluffy and moist (shoutout to the sour cream) and paired great with the crumble. A great treat for anyone that loves apple pie and cakes.