Apple Blueberry Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

The sweet apple flavor and the tart blueberry filling of these apple blueberry cupcakes are what really makes these cupcakes exceptional. A light and fluffy brown sugar vanilla batter with cinnamon flavored apples give these cupcakes a caramel-like sweetness.

Ingredients

Blueberry Filling

Classic Cream Cheese Frosting

▢ 113 grams (0.5 cups) Butter unsalted
▢ 225 grams (1 cup) Cream cheese
▢ 375 grams (3.13 cups) Powdered sugar or confectioners sugar
▢ 1 tsp (1 tsp) Vanilla extract
▢ ½ tsp Salt

Instructions

Bake Cupcakes

Preheat the oven to 160 C / 320 F.
Line your muffin pan with cupcake wrappers.
Peel and core the apple then chop them finely
Add 2 tbsp flour to the apples and set aside (this will prevent apples from sinking to the bottom of the cupcakes)
Swift together – flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon & salt.
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time.
Followed by the vanilla extract
Alternate the flour mixture and sour cream into the batter
Scrape the bowl to ensure you have a smooth batter.
Lastly, fold in the apples – do not over mix.
Divide batter between the 12 cupcake wrappers
Bake in a preheated oven at 160 C / 320 F for about 18 to 20 mins.
Cool completely before you decorate.

BLUEBERRY FILLING

In a saucepan – add blueberries, sugar, salt and lemon juice.
In a separate bowl – add cornstarch to 3 tbsp water (or use some of the blueberry juice) – set aside
Place the saucepan on medium heat until all the sugar is dissolved.
Add the cornstarch slurry – cook on low until thickened.
You want the blueberry filling to be shiny and glossy not opaque.

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Cream together the butter and cream cheese.
Add vanilla extract and salt
Start adding powdered sugar one cup at a time.
Mix well with each addition so you have a light and fluffy whipped cream-like consistency.
Place the cream cheese frosting in a piping bag with a star tip.

DECORATE THE CUPCAKES

Once the cupcakes are cooled.
Core out the center with an apple corer. (as shown in the video)
Place a teaspoon of blueberry filling in the center.
Pipe with cream cheese frosting (as shown in the video).
Top with a fresh blueberry

Nutrition Information

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