Apple Crumble Cupcakes
These delightful Apple Crumble Cupcakes combine the warm flavors of spiced apples with a buttery crumble topping, all enveloped in a moist cupcake. Topped with creamy buttercream, they are the perfect treat for any occasion.
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 45 mins
- Total Time: 75 mins
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
- Category: Desserts
- Method: No bake
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 medium-sized regular eating apples, peeled, cored, and chopped
- 30 g light brown soft sugar
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp mixed spice
- 1 tsp cornflour (cornstarch)
- 10 g unsalted butter
- 8 g light brown soft sugar
- 17 g plain flour
- ⅛ tsp cinnamon
- 175 g unsalted butter or baking spread, softened
- 175 g light brown soft sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 175 g self-raising flour
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp mixed spice
- 175 g unsalted butter, softened
- 350 g icing sugar
- 1 ½ tsp cinnamon
- 2–3 tbsp milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C. Combine flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon for the crumble topping. Rub in butter until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Bake until golden, about 10-15 minutes.
- Cook apples, brown sugar, cornflour, cinnamon, and mixed spice over low heat until soft, about 10-15 minutes. Cool completely.
- Cream butter and sugar for the cupcakes. Add eggs, then fold in flour and spices. Bake until a skewer comes out clean, about 20-25 minutes. Cool, then core and fill with apple filling.
- Whip butter for the buttercream, then mix in cinnamon, icing sugar, and milk until smooth. Adjust consistency with more milk if needed. Pipe onto cupcakes and top with more filling and crumble.
Nutrition
- Calories: 533
- Sugar: 45g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 27g
- Saturated Fat: 16g
- Carbohydrates: 70g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 100mg