Apple cupcakes with cream cheese frosting Recipe

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Apple cupcakes with cream cheese frosting

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Categories:	Apple, Cakes, Cheese, Cheese & Eggs, Desserts, Fruits, Icings & Frostings, Pastry	Rating:	0
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Ingredients:

		CUPCAKES
1	cup	Granny Smith Apples, peeled
		-and grated
1	tbsp	Cognac, or Brandy
1 1/4	cup	Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
3/4	cup	Sugar
1	tsp	Baking Soda
1/2	tsp	Salt
1	tsp	Ground Cinnamon
1/8	tsp	Ground Nutmeg
1/4	tsp	Ground Cloves
2	large	Eggs
1/2	cup	Canola Oil, or Corn Oil
1	tsp	Vanilla Extract
		CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
4	tbsp	Unsalted Butter, soft
3	oz	Cream Cheese, softened
1	tsp	Vanilla Extract
1 1/2	cup	Powdered Sugar

Procedures:

1	Position rack in middle of oven.
2	Preheat oven to 350°F.
3	Line 12 medium muffin tins with paper cupcake liners.
4	Put grated apple in a small bowl and stir in brandy.
5	Put flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves in a large bowl of an electric mixer.
6	Mix on low speed just to combine ingredients.
7	Mix in eggs, oil, 1 ts vanilla, and apple mixture.
8	Divide batter among 12 muffin tins, about 3 tb batter each.
9	Bake until toothpick inserted in center of cupcake comes out clean, about 23-25 minutes.
10	Reverse baking sheets after 12 minutes, front to back, to ensure cupcakes bake evenly.
11	Cool cupcakes for 5 minutes in pan.
12	Transfer cupcakes in their paper liners to wire rack to cool completely.
13	Put butter, cream cheese, and 1 ts vanilla in large bowl of an electric mixer and beat on medium-low speed for about 1 minute until mixture is smooth and butter and cream cheese are thoroughly combined.
14	Decrease speed to low and add powdered sugar in 2 additions.
15	Beat until powdered sugar is incorporated and frosting is smooth.
16	Spread cream cheese frosting over top of each cupcake.