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28 October 2021 BY KIM HAST Y CARAMEL APPLE PIE CUPCAKES Cupcake Ingredients 4 cups flour 2½ cups sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons baking soda 1½ teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon salt 6 ounces butter, softened 4 eggs 1½ cups applesauce 2 cups sour cream Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. In another mixing bowl, beat eggs until frothy. Add applesauce, butter and sour cream and beat until blended. Stir into flour mixture. Pour into greased cupcake pan or liners and bake for 18-20 minutes. Allow cupcakes to cool, and then use the cone method to remove center of cupcake to allow room for filling: Hold a baked and cooled cupcake in one hand and insert a small paring knife, at an angle, about halfway into the cupcake. Cut out a cone shaped piece out of the center of each cupcake. Apple Pie Filling Filling Ingredients 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 4 cups Honey Crisp Apples, peeled and chopped 1 tablespoon sugar 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon ½ tablespoon cornstarch 1 tablespoon water Directions: Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add apples, sugars, lemon juice and cinnamon. Cook until apples are tender and release their juices – about 10 minutes. In a small bowl or glass, combine cornstarch and water. Add to apples and stir, cooking until thickened. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature. Once cooled, spoon filling into the cooled cupcakes. Replace top of cone cut from cupcake. Salted Caramel Buttercream Icing Ingredients ½ cup butter, softened ½ cup shortening 2 tablespoons caramel sauce 1 teaspoon salt 5 cups powdered sugar 1 to 2 tablespoons water for thinning Directions: In a stand mixer, cream together the butter and shortening. Add the powdered sugar and the caramel sauce alternately. Add salt. Then add water by the tablespoon for thinning. Pipe icing onto cooled and filled cupcakes. Move over pumpkins, pansies and mums and make room for another crop of autumn stars. These recipes are courtesy of the N.C. Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, which is proud to point out that North Carolina is one of the top 10 apple producers in the nation. And while apples are readily available year-round, fall is the perfect time to try one of these prize-winning recipes. Yummy to the Core Yummy to the Core

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