CANDY APPLE CUPCAKES RECIPES

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.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. You'll need 24 muffin cups lined with paper liners. Combine flour, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon and salt in a medium bowl. Beat applesauce, sugars, butter, sour cream and eggs in a bowl with mixer on low speed just to combine. Mix in flour mixture until well blended. Divide batter among muffin cups. Bake 30 minutes until a wooden pick inserted in cupcakes comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely. Heat caramels in a medium saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently, until melted. Add heavy cream and stir until combined. Cool 2 minutes. Working quickly, while mixture is still warm, spread top of each cupcake with 2 tsp of glaze. If glaze gets hard to spread, heat on low, stirring until more melted. Insert an ice cream stick into center of each cupcake and top with jimmies or sprinkles, if using. Place in freezer for 5 minutes to set.