Spiced Apple Cupcakes

Name: Spiced Apple Cupcakes
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 2 larges eggs, at room temperature; 591 milliliters all-purpose flour; 710 milliliters shredded Gala or other baking apples (about 4 medium apples), shredded on the large holes of a box grater; 473 milliliters granulated sugar; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoons ground ginger; 177 milliliters low-fat buttermilk, shaken and at room temperature; 1 teaspoon fine salt; 8 Tbsps unsalted butter (1 stick), at room temperature, plus more for coating the muffin pans if needed; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

The recipe Spiced Apple Cupcakes could satisfy your American craving in about 35 minutes. This dessert has 163 calories, 2g of protein, and 4g of fat per serving. This vegetarian recipe serves 24. Head to the store and pick up ground ginger, vanillan extract, ground cinnamon, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Heat the oven to 350°F and arrange a rack in the middle. Line 2 (12-well) muffin pans with paper liners. Alternatively, coat the wells with butter; set aside.

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Butter

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Oven

Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and ginger in a medium bowl and whisk to aerate and break up any lumps; set aside.

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Baking Powder

Cinnamon

Ginger

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Place the butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and beat on medium-high speed until very light in color, about 2 minutes.

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Butter

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Stand Mixer

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Add the sugar and vanilla and continue beating until the mixture is airy, about 2 minutes.

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Vanilla

Sugar

Add the eggs one at a time and mix until well combined, about 1 minute.Turn off the mixer and scrape down the paddle and the sides of the bowl. Set the mixer on low speed, slowly pour in the buttermilk, and mix until combined, about 15 seconds (the batter will look curdled, but it’s fine).

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Buttermilk

Egg

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Blender

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Add the reserved flour mixture and mix until just combined, about 15 seconds.

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All Purpose Flour

Remove the bowl from the mixer and fold in the shredded apples and any accumulated liquid until just combined, about 1 minute.Fill the muffin wells about three-quarters full (about 1/4 cup per well).

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Apple

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Blender

Bowl

Place the muffin pans side by side on the rack and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cupcakes comes out clean, rotating the pans front to back and side to side halfway through the baking time, about 20 to 25 minutes total.

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Cupcakes