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Toffee Apple Cupcakes

  • Time preparation 20 minutes
  • cook time 20 minutes
  • Serve Serves 12

Juicy apples, tart cream cheese and gooey toffee combine to make these extra special cupcakes

Recipes courtesy of Great British Apples
  • 125g softened butter
  • 125g soft brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 225g self-raising flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsps mixed spice
  • 120g Greek yoghurt
  • 110ml whole milk
  • 130g diced Braeburn apple, peeled finely
  • For the cream cheese icing:
  • 125g butter
  • 250g icing sugar
  • 125g cream cheese
  • A splash of milk
  • For decoration:
  • 12 dehydrated apple slices
  • 4 tbsp shop bought toffee sauce

Preheat the oven to 180°C/ Fan 160°C/ Gas 4 Line a 12-hole muffin tray with cupcake cases.

Place the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl and whisk together until light and fluffy. Whisk in the eggs one at a time.

Sift in the flour, baking powder, spices and mix. Stir through the Greek yoghurt, milk and diced apple. Using a teaspoon, divide the mixture between the cupcake cases and bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes until risen and golden. Place on a cooling rack.

To make the cream cheese icing, add butter to a large mixing bowl and whisk until white and fluffy. Whisk in the icing sugar until combined, followed by the cream cheese – don’t over whisk or the cream cheese may split.

Add a splash of milk if you feel the consistency needs adjusting.

Spoon the icing into a piping bag fitted with a large open nozzle and pipe a circle of icing on top of each cupcake. Finish each cupcake with a dehydrated apple slice and a drizzle of toffee sauce.

Ingredients

  • 125g softened butter
  • 125g soft brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 225g self-raising flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsps mixed spice
  • 120g Greek yoghurt
  • 110ml whole milk
  • 130g diced Braeburn apple, peeled finely
  • For the cream cheese icing:
  • 125g butter
  • 250g icing sugar
  • 125g cream cheese
  • A splash of milk
  • For decoration:
  • 12 dehydrated apple slices
  • 4 tbsp shop bought toffee sauce

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/ Fan 160°C/ Gas 4 Line a 12-hole muffin tray with cupcake cases.

Place the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl and whisk together until light and fluffy. Whisk in the eggs one at a time.

Sift in the flour, baking powder, spices and mix. Stir through the Greek yoghurt, milk and diced apple. Using a teaspoon, divide the mixture between the cupcake cases and bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes until risen and golden. Place on a cooling rack.

To make the cream cheese icing, add butter to a large mixing bowl and whisk until white and fluffy. Whisk in the icing sugar until combined, followed by the cream cheese – don’t over whisk or the cream cheese may split.

Add a splash of milk if you feel the consistency needs adjusting.

Spoon the icing into a piping bag fitted with a large open nozzle and pipe a circle of icing on top of each cupcake. Finish each cupcake with a dehydrated apple slice and a drizzle of toffee sauce.

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