Apple Pie Cupcakes with Cinnamon Vanilla Frosting
Apple pie cupcakes have all the flavors of apple pie with a whipped cinnamon vanilla frosting that’s so good you’ll want to eat it with a spoon!
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Servings: 9
Ingredients
Cake Ingredients
- 1 box yellow or vanilla cake mix + box ingredients
- 1 20-ounce can of apple pie filling
Frosting Ingredients
- 1 cup softened butter
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla (omit if using vanilla cake mix)
Instructions
Cupcakes
- Preheat oven as directed on the cake mix.
- Line a 9-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
- Prepare batter according to box directions.
- Fill the liners with the batter, 2/3 of the way full.
- bake according to the package directions.
Frosting
- Whip the butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla until fluffy.
- Gradually add powdered sugar, continuing to whip.
- Add milk and keep whipping until you reach the desired consistency.
- Transfer to a piping bag and set aside.
Filling The Cupcakes
- Allow the cupcakes to cool completely.
- Use a knife to core out the center of each cupcake.
- Using a small spoon, fill the center with pie filling.
- Pipe the frosting over the pie filling, covering completely.
- Thinly slice a fresh apple and garnish just before serving.