Bake Sales are one of my weaknesses. I always love to see what people make and how
they present their goods. And, baking
for a bake sale is just as much fun! We
are in the middle of our company United Way fundraising. On Monday we had our big event with a bake
sale, lunch, and live auction.
The live auction was a new event. We had all kinds of items to auction;
handmade scarfs, Halloween decorations, wine gift cards, restaurant gift cards, and baked goods. I had already volunteered to bring in a
dessert for the bake sale/lunch so instead of making 2 different things I decided
to donate my time. I made up 2 coupons
for a future baked good. I specified the
recipe so I could somewhat control my own costs and make something that I hopefully
knew would be yummy.
Here are the little coupons:
Here are the little coupons:
Oh, and, now you know what 2 future recipe posts will be! The Monster Cookies went for $20.00 and the Caramel Pretzel Brownies for $30.00. Not too shabby!
Back to the bake sale.
My co-worker, Valerie, created a board on Pinterest called ‘Chelsea
Could Make This’. I know, she’s a funny
one. I’ve yet to make something from
that board until now. I decided to go
with the Apple Pie Cupcakes. I thought
fall/Halloween…those will be perfect!
Plus apple pie is another one of my weaknesses.
If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter I started to regret my decision. I had been out of town all weekend and this recipe was a little involved, nothing crazy just a little more time than your normal cupcakes. But I pushed though and it was worth it. The cupcakes were a hit!
If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter I started to regret my decision. I had been out of town all weekend and this recipe was a little involved, nothing crazy just a little more time than your normal cupcakes. But I pushed though and it was worth it. The cupcakes were a hit!
The Apple Pie Cupcake recipe came from Sarah Cupcake. I wouldn't change one thing in her recipe. It was fantastic! But I do want to share a few tips to help you.
- The cupcakes consist of cake, apple filling, and frosting so keep in mind the 3 different components.
- Don’t be intimidated; there are a few steps but they come together easily.
- The cupcakes call for brown butter and Sarah give a quick way to brown butter in the microwave. The brown butter does need to be cooled before it’s added to the cupcake batter. My recommendation: when you put out all your butter (you’ll need about 5 sticks) to soften make your brown butter. This will give it enough time to cool before adding it to the cupcake batter.
- The recipe calls for Cake Flour. I’m cheap. I didn't want to buy different flour so I used my Substitution Chart and used All Purpose Flour instead. Simply take OUT 2 tablespoons from each cup of flour.
- Cut your apples into smaller chunks keeping in mind they will be in the middle of the yummy cupcake.
- You might think the frosting sounds weird, but it was delicious! It's the perfect amount of sweetness for the buttery cake and apples.
- I did double the recipe without any issues too!