Caramel Apple Cupcakes

13 Reviews

Prep: 20 min
Cook: 25 min
Ready In: 1 hr 15 min

“These are great to take to a fall or Halloween party! They are gobbled up fast! Such a cute way to mock candy apples :)” - by TWEETYS95

Ingredients

1 (18.25 ounce) package spice cake mix
1 1/3 cups water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 large Granny Smith apple, cored and chopped
35 caramels
1/4 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup chopped peanuts
24 wooden craft sticks

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Original recipe yields 2 dozen cupcakes

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 cupcake cups with paper liners.
Place cake mix into a large bowl, and pour in water, vegetable oil, and eggs. With an electric mixer on low speed, beat until moistened and combined, about 30 seconds. Increase mixer speed to medium, and beat for 2 minutes. Stir in the chopped apple, and fill the prepared cupcake cups about 2/3 full.
Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned and a wooden toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Remove cupcake pans to a wire rack to cool.
When cupcakes have cooled, melt the caramels with evaporated milk in a saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth and combined, about 4 minutes. Spread the caramel icing over the cupcakes, and sprinkle with chopped peanuts. Insert a wooden stick into the center of each cupcake.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (24 total)

Calories
209 cal
10%

Fat
9.2 g
14%

Carbs
29.2 g
9%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Lisa41100

Oct. 20, 2011

"These were awesome. Made them yesterday and everyone loved them. The reason I gave them 4 stars instead of 5 is because the caramel topping is really, really chewy. Not what I expected on top of a ..." See morecupcake. We left the nuts off because the kids won't eat nuts and we left out the stick, but I bet that would be perfect for a party. After sitting all night the caramel on top became runny (not sure why) and it ran off the top and down the sides of the cupcakes. Glad we made them the same day we needed them. Next time I will make a regular caramel icing to put on top, not just caramel mixed with a little bit of evap. milk."

elisha.greenway

Oct. 31, 2011

"Great fall dessert. I tried these out and wasn't crazy about the frosting so I tried them again with Caramel Frosting IV and mixed in some the the caramel frosting that this recipe calls for and it w..." See moreas much better. I also put extra apple in the cake and I liked it better also"

Niki

Oct. 30, 2011

"OMG!!! These cupcakes are AMAZING!!! I couldn't find spice cake mix, so I used yellow mix and put in two medium size apples. After reading some of the other reviews about the frosting, I decided to us..." See moree vanilla frosting mixed with half cup of caramel dip/topping. It was fantastic!! I'm taking these to work tomorrow for a Halloween party and can't wait to hear what people have to say about them!!"

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