Toffee Apple Cupcakes

I went to the Cake and Bake show in London back in October and brought myself two bags of icing sugar from Sugar and Crumbs

I brought a bag of Toffee Apple Icing Sugar and a bag of Mulled Wine Icing Sugar. I thought these would be great flavours for this time of the year.

I wanted to start my festive baking off by using these bags of icing sugar. I know Toffee Apples are normally for about October time when the fair comes to town but I think it’s a good festive treat.

I used a mixture of plain icing sugar and the toffee apple icing sugar as I didn’t want the flavour to be over powering and I didn’t want to use all the toffee apple icing sugar.

I added icing to the cupcake mixture as well to make it all tastes just like eating a toffee apple.

I went for a nice red icing to represent the toffee on the outside of a deep red apple which I think always look good.

Two little candy canes to end the buttercream rose because well it’s Christmas and why not.

I was really pleased with how these turned out because I was slightly nervous you wouldn’t be able to taste the toffee apple in the cupcakes but you get a good hint of it when you bite into it.

Toffee Apple Cupcakes

Keyword Baking, Cupcakes
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 12 cupcakes

Ingredients

Cupcakes

  • 200 g butter
  • 200 g golden caster sugar
  • 200 g plain flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 Tbsp Toffee Apple Icing Sugar
  • ½ tbs bicarbonate of soda

Icing

  • 200 g butter
  • 200 g icing sugar
  • 200 g Toffee Apple Icing Sugar
  • Candy Cane Sprinkles

Instructions

Cupcakes

  • Preheat the oven on 180 degrees and fill a cupcake tray with paper cases
  • Add the butter and caster sugar into a mixer and mix until incorporated
  • Add each egg one at a time until they are both incorporated
  • Add the flour and bicarbonate of soda and icing sugar into the wet ingredients then mix until incorporated
  • Using an ice cream scoop, scoop the mixture into each of the cases then bake in the oven for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Icing

  • Mix the butter until it's light and fluffy then add both icing sugars a little at a time until it's all incorporated.
  • Add the red food colouring until you get your desired colour.
  • Then add to a piping bag with a star nozzle on and pipe the icing on top of the cupcakes. Once finished add the little candy cane sprinkles.

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