Candy Apple Cupcakes Recipes

CANDY APPLE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Line 24 muffins cups with paper liners.
• Combine flour, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon and salt in bowl.
• Set aside.
• In different bowl, combine applesauce, sugars, butter, sour cream and eggs.
• Mix until just combined.
• Add flour mixture to applesauce mixture and beat until well combined.
• Divive mixture among lined muffin cups.
• Bake 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the middle of a cupcake comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on wire rack for 5 minutes.
• Remove from pan and cool completely.
• GLAZE:.
• Heat caramels in a medium sized saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently.
• Add heavy cream and stir until combined.
• Cool 2 minutes.
• Working quickly, while mixture is still warm, spread 2 tsp of glaze on each cupcake.
• If the glaze gets too hard to spread, reheat on low, stirring until glaze is more melted.
• Insert an ice cream stick in each cupcake and sprinkle with red jimmies or sprinkles if desired.
• Place in freezer for 5 minutes to set.
• Cupcakes should be glazed and served the same day.

CANDY CUPCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the sugar, water, oil, eggs, vinegar and vanilla until combined. In a large bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually add to egg mixture until blended. Fill paper-lined muffin cups half full., For filling, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg, salt and food coloring. Fold in chocolate chips. Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls into the center of each cupcake. , Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into cake part of cupcake comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a large bowl, cream butter until light and fluffy. Beat in the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and food coloring. Add enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Frost cupcakes. , Poke shoestring licorice pieces into marshmallows to create antennae; insert into cupcakes. Use candies to decorate alien faces. Store in the refrigerator.

CARAMEL APPLE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line 12 jumbo muffin cups with paper liners., Prepare cake mix batter according to package directions; fold in apples. Fill prepared cups three-fourths full. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans; cool completely on a wire rack., In a small saucepan, cook caramels and milk over low heat until smooth, stirring constantly. Spread over cupcakes. Sprinkle with pecans. Insert a wooden skewer in each.