Home / Recipes / Sweets and Treats / Cakes and Cupcakes / Caramel Apple CupcakesCaramel Apple Cupcakes made with a spiced apple cupcake topped with caramel buttercream.They melt in your mouth and are such a delicious apple dessert idea!This recipe uses my Easy Salted Caramel Cauce as an ingredient.It’s the best caramel ever!So today’s recipe is actually an update of a recipe from back in 2015.

The older version was based on my very first vanilla cupcake recipe I shared on this site.It was a much denser cupcake.Today’s update is based on my new Easy Homemade Vanilla Cupcakes, which are light and fluffy and have been a favorite for a while now.

Given that I love the new vanilla cupcakes so much, it seemed appropriate to update this wonderful fall dessert with my BEST version!Despite the update, the flavors and such are quite similar.It’s the execution that’s a bit different.These cupcakes are still full of cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar, apples and caramel.

But they now use the more traditional creaming method and ultimately come out quite differently in texture.Cupcake IngredientsWhile you don’t really need to hear all about every ingredient, I thought I’d highlight the more significant ones:Cinnamon and Nutmeg: For the perfect fall apple flavors.Butter and Oil: I like to use a combination of the two so that you have both the great flavor of butter and the added moisture of the oil.Brown Sugar: This recipe uses regular granulated sugar and brown sugar.The

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