Apple Pie Cupcakes with Brown Sugar Buttercream

In these delicious Apple Pie Cupcakes apple pie filling gets tucked inside tender white cake. Each little cake is topped with a to die for brown sugar buttercream!

You’re going to love this apple pie-filled cupcakes recipe! Packed with sweetness and flavor in every well-spiced bite, I think you need to find a birthday, an anniversary, or whatever reason you can come up with to make these apple pie cupcakes yourself! You’re going to love these apple pie cupcakes with cinnamon buttercream.

Easy Frosted Apple Pie Cupcakes

These apple pie cupcakes are probably the best cupcakes I have ever made. These apple pie cupcakes start with a simple to make the white cake (this recipe has been adapted from the Candy Land cupcake recipe mentioned above).

After the apple pie cupcakes have cooled, insert a small paring knife into the tops of each cupcake cut out a small circle, and remove the top. You want a little well in each cupcake. Spoon a large spoonful of Apple Pie filling into each cupcake.

The buttercream in this recipe is my standard frosting recipe. It combines butter, shortening, and powdered sugar. This time, I also mixed in a whole cup of brown sugar. Yes, it is a sweet frosting. Yes, you can reduce the amount of powdered sugar. You may have to taste as you go along.

The cupcake itself is not that sweet, which is why the sugar-laden frosting works incredibly well in this apple pie cupcake recipe. The strong cinnamon flavor in the filling partners well with the brown sugar buttercream. Every cupcake tastes like a sweet bite of Fall.

Ingredients

For the cupcakes, you will need:

• Milk
• Vanilla extract
• Butter
• Granulated sugar
• Cake flour
• Baking powder
• Egg whites

For the buttercream, you will need:

• Butter
• Shortening
• Powdered sugar
• Vanilla extract
• Brown sugar
• Milk
• Salt
• Lucky Leaf Apple Pie Filling

For the exact amounts needed, please see the recipe card below.

How to Make Apple Pie Cupcakes with Brown Sugar Buttercream

For the cupcakes:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line 3 cupcake pans with paper liners. Set aside.
2. In a measuring cup, combine the milk and vanilla.
3. In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the butter at medium speed until creamy.
4. Add in the sugar and mix again until fluffy.
5. In another bowl, sift together the flour and baking powder. Carefully add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, alternating with the milk so that the additions start and finish with the flour.
6. In another bowl, beat the egg whites at medium speed until stiff peaks form. Carefully fold them into the cupcake batter.
7. Fill each cupcake liner about 2/3 of the way full.
8. Bake for 18 minutes or until toothpicks can be inserted and come out clean.
9. Let cool completely before frosting.

For the frosting:

1. In a bowl, beat the butter and shortening together on medium speed until creamy.
2. Slowly beat in the powdered sugar, one cup at a time, until incorporated.
3. Mix in the salt, vanilla, brown sugar, and milk.

To assemble:

1. Use a paring knife to carefully hollow out the tops of each cupcake.
2. Place a generous amount of pie filling into each cavity of the cupcake. Discard the cut tops.
3. Pipe your frosting over the apples.
4. Serve and enjoy!

FAQs

How long are apple pie cupcakes good for?

You can keep these frosted cupcakes in the fridge for up to 4 or 5 days if in an airtight container.

Can I freeze leftover buttercream?

Yes, this frosting freezes pretty well. Simply place leftover frosting into an airtight container in the freezer for up to three months. Thaw overnight in the fridge and then beat with an electric mixer for about a minute or so until light and fluffy and use as desired.

What does cake flour do?

Cake flour is a baking flour that helps to give a lighter and fluffier texture to baked goods. While all-purpose flour could be used in place of cake flour, the end results wont be as light and tender as they would have been, had you used cake flour.

Check out these other great cupcake recipes:

• Chocolate Cupcakes with Strawberry Frosting
• Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting
• Gluten-Free Carrot Cake Cupcakes
• Blueberry Cupcakes with Brown Sugar Frosting
• Guinness Black Bottom Cupcakes
• Lemon Cupcakes with White Chocolate Buttercream

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Yield: 3 dozen

Apple Pie Cupcakes with Brown Sugar Buttercream

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A simple white cake filled with apple pie filling and topped with a decadent brown sugar buttercream!

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 18 minutes

Total Time 38 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 cups cake flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 5 egg whites
• For the buttercream
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup shortening
• 6 cups powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 can Lucky Leaf Apple Pie Filling

Instructions

For the cupcakes:

1. Preheat oven to 350. Line 3 cupcakes pans with liners and set aside.
2. In a measuring cup, combine milk and vanilla.
3. In a stand mixer, beat butter at medium speed until creamy. Add in sugar until fluffy. In a separate bowl, sift together flour and baking powder. Carefully add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with the milk, beginning and ending with the flour.
4. In a separate bowl, beat eggs whites at medium speed until stiff peaks form. Carefully fold eggs white into cupcake batter.
5. Fill each cupcake liner about 2/3 full. Bake for 18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool completely before frosting.

For the frosting:

1. Beat butter and shortening on medium speed until creamer. Slowly beat in powdered sugar one cup at a time. Mix in salt and vanilla, brown sugar and milk.

To assemble:

1. Using a pairing knife, carefully hollow out tops of each cupcake. Place a generous spoonful of pie filling into the cavity of each cupcake.
2. Pipe frosting over apples. Serve

Nutrition Information

Yield

36

Serving Size

1 cupcake
Amount Per Serving Calories 334Total Fat 16gSaturated Fat 9gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 6gCholesterol 32mgSodium 153mgCarbohydrates 46gFiber 0gSugar 36gProtein 2g

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