Caramel Apple Cupcakes Recipe

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Bring these extra-special cupcakes to your next bake sale and watch how quickly they disappear--if your family doesn't gobble them up first! Kids will go for the fun appearance and tasty toppings while adults will appreciate the moist spiced cake underneath. -Diane Halferty Corpus Christi, Texas

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Caramel Apple Cupcakes Recipe
  • Prep: 25 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling
  • Yield: 12 Servings
25 20 45

Ingredients

  • 1 package (18-1/4 ounces) spice cake mix or 1 package (18 ounces) carrot cake mix
  • 2 cups chopped peeled tart apples
  • 20 caramels
  • 3 tablespoons 2% milk
  • 1 cup finely chopped pecans, toasted
  • 12 Popsicle sticks

Directions

  • Prepare cake batter according to package directions; fold in apples.
  • Fill 12 greased or paper-lined jumbo muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
  • In a small saucepan, cook the caramels and milk over low heat until smooth. Spread over cupcakes. Sprinkle with pecans. Insert a wooden stick into the center of each cupcake. Yield: 1 dozen.

Originally published as Caramel Apple Cupcakes in Quick Cooking September/October 2001, p27

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Reviewed on Feb. 01, 2012 by pinklady628

Perfect amount of flavor/crunch. Not to sweet. I made 24 cupcakes and they were all gone in a matter of 2 hours! Will make over and over again


Reviewed on Nov. 06, 2011 by em5470

I made them for a tailgate party. They were a huge hit with many people wanting the recipe.


Reviewed on Oct. 21, 2011 by tosatrio

Just made this for a bake sale. Ingredients are accurate, but I found I needed 1 and 1/2 cups of pecans to top. And they are delicious!  BUT--do NOT leave them sit overnight.  I thought my porch was cool enough, but 40 degrees was still too warm.  The carmel ran ALL down the sides and on the containers.


Reviewed on Sep. 18, 2011 by TerriOhio

These are really good, and look so cute. I agree with the other reviews, make them the same day you plan to serve them. The frosting (Caramel) melts if they sit over night.


Reviewed on May. 29, 2011 by PannieH

You'll want to chill these cupcakes or you will have a mess! I left these out over night with our AC on and the caramel melted, soaked into the cupcakes and melted down the sides. These were for a party and they looked so nice the night before...


Reviewed on May. 29, 2011 by PannieH

These are really good. I made regular sized ones, with chopped peanuts instead of the pecans. When I make these again I will use foil wrappers though because these have a lot of moisture from the apples and I don't like the way it made the paper wrappers look when they were done. Oh and if you aren't gonna eat these within a few hours of "frosting" chill them because the caramel will soak into the cupcakes and melt down the sides...what a mess!  But they are really good and I will make them again.

 
 
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