P34: APPLE BUTTER CUPCAKES
P35: APPLE CRUMBLE CUPCAKES
P35: RED VELVET CUPCAKES WITH
APPLE SALTED CARAMEL
P36: MARGARITA CUPCAKES
P37: GINGERBREAD CUPCAKES
Apple butter cupcakes
MAKES 12
For the cupcakes
140g (5oz) all-purpose flour,
spooned and levelled
2tsp ground cinnamon
½tsp ground nutmeg
¼tsp ground allspice
¾tsp baking powder
⅛tsp bicarbonate of soda
¼tsp salt
5 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
100g (3½oz) granulated sugar
55g (2oz) light brown sugar, packed
1 free-range egg, at room temperature
1 free-range egg yolk, at room temperature
1tsp vanilla bean paste or extract
75g (2¾oz) apple purée, at room temperature
60ml (2fl oz) buttermilk, at room temperature
For the spiced cream cheese frosting
115g (4oz) unsalted butter, softened
115g (4oz) cream cheese, cold
260g (9¼oz) icing sugar
½tsp ground cinnamon
¼tsp ground nutmeg
⅛tsp ground allspice
Apple purée, for drizzling over the cupcakes (optional)
1 For the cupcakes, preheat the oven to 180°C/Gas Mark 4 and line a 12-hole cupcake tin with cupcake cases.
In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon,
