Mother's Day Apple Cinnamon Cupcakes

I have decided to get ready for Mother's Day which is March 18th in England this year. Most of my favourite cupcake recipes include fruit, nuts and healthy ingredients. I must say that I prefer cupcakes that are not too sweet so these Apple Cinnamon Cupcakes are moist tasty and have a sharp edge but they look quite nice as well. They could be served on a nice presentation plate decorated with fresh Spring flowers and some tasty Basil leaves. You may be able to get some other fresh herbs to put on them and add some small portions of fresh fruit or Mini Fruit Sticks especially if you are having a party.

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups--5 oz--175 gm self-raising flour

1/2 cup--4 oz--110 gm butter or margarine

1/2 cup--4 oz--110gm castor sugar

2 medium eggs

1 large lemon with the juice extracted

1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon

1 large cooking apple such as a Bramley or 2 eating apples of your choice, peeled, cored and chopped into very fine pieces(see the photo above) Toss the apples in the rest of the lemon juice.

Method

Beat together the sugar and butter or margarine. Add the eggs one at a time and beat well. Add 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice. Add the flour and cinnamon, mix together.

Put the cupcake cases in the trays. Small cases makes about 15 or larger cases makes about 8. If you want more cupcakes double the ingredients especially if using large cupcake cases.

Put half the mixture in each cupcase. Sprinkle in some chopped apple into each cupcake.(see photograph above). Put the rest of the mixture on top(see photograph. Small cupcakes cook at gas 5, 190 C, 375F for 10---12 minutes, large cupcakes take 20 minutes at the same temperature.

Apple Cinnamon cupcakes straight out the oven. I then made an apple sauce to go into each cupcake. I cut a cone out of the cupcakes and added a spoonful of apple and cinnamon sauce. I put the top back on and dusted with white icing sugar and ground cinnamon,

I also used different coloured cupcake cases, which I think enhance the cupcakes. These are some patterned ones I got and they are all large size. You can buy these cupcake cases in all sorts of sizes and colours.

Apple and Cinnamon Sauce recipe

Use the chopped apples left over from the cupcakes. If you have used them all take 2 more small apples or 1 large . Peel and core the apple. Chop it into small pieces. Put the apple pieces into a pan, add a tablespoon of water and sugar to taste. Simmer until the apples are soft and tasty. Mix 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of Arrowroot with about 1 teaspoon of cold water. When this is mixed add it to the apples. It should thicken and make a transparent jelly like sauce. Let it cool and use to fill the cupcakes.

Check out the Archives, the labels below link to other recipes and the cupcake store for more ideas. Enjoy and comment .