Fall just started and I've already made these cupcakes twice! I will probably make them another 2-3 times since we go apple picking often. Yes, they are that good! I frosted them with a homemade cream cheese icing I found on the food network site. So Good!

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These were incredibly sweet--I used Macintosh apples and there was far too much sugar (almost the same volume as the flour). If I make these again, I'll cut the sugar in half.

Brown sugar buttercream recipe is here:
http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/brown-sugar-swiss-meringue-buttercre... frosting

There's also this one with light brown sugar:
http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/brown-sugar-buttercream?autonomy_kw=... frosting

Brown sugar buttercream recipe is here:
http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/brown-sugar-swiss-meringue-buttercre... frosting

yep didn't want to take the chance so did the 1tsp soda, 1tsp baking powder and they turned out great! topped them with cream cheese frosting though

I hope to try making this soon, but was wondering about the frosting? So I put in a search on here for the " Brown-Sugar Buttercream", and it did turn up. I think they just forgot to put the link on here for it.

As for the shredded apples, just use a grater, like you would grate carrots for carrot salad, or grate cheese. It works great.

Although I haven't made this, I will say that those that had imploding problems may have had very fresh Baking Soda. I think if I make this I will cut the soda in half and add 1 tsp Baking Powder. I have made recipes before that called for that amount of Soda, and can taste the soda in the baked goods. It is awful. I think it has too much baking soda for this recipe.

I made this and they are delicious, no problems tops are alittle sticky, I used macs
they did not a have a ton of moisture which worked great. I also made a caramel
cream cheese frosting. I made a dbl batch, and it made 24 cupcakes, 3 9" round by 1 inch deep for a layered cake. They all turned out perfect.

More like a muffin than a cupcake, but still good and easy to make.

I too followed this recipe exactly. They imploded and I had to throw out the pan. The oven was a mess. I'm not sure what caused this.

I, like bsilv, made these cupcakes, with the same results as bsilv. They imploded, the texture wasn't right, and I'll have to throw them away. I followed the recipe exactly, too. How do you shred apples? If anyone has any suggestions on how to make this recipe work, please email dlmowrey@embarqmail.com!

At this very moment these cupcakes are still baking in my oven. The smell is divine. I can't wait...neither can the neighborhood kids...they smell them from outside my house!

What a fantastic recipe! I've never had a MS recipe turn out so well. These cupcakes (even sans frosting) are moist and delicious--a wonderful treat to keep around the house and share!

I accidentally added the dry mixture and then the apple and the cupcakes still turned out perfectly. They were a great fall treat.

Am I missing the frosting recipe?

I made these cupcakes, followed the directions precisely and they ended up imploding on themselves while in the oven. It's so frustrating to waste fresh ingredients and cooking time in the kitchen when the recipe is flawed. Please check it! I would love to make a version of this for my kids if the recipe is somehow fixed.

Gnigel was your butter at room temperature when you were mixing it? This might have been why they didn't turn out.

I am so frustrated! I tried this recipe, and I mixed the butter and sugar in the stand mixer for 10 minutes and it never creamed! My husband decided to add some liquid because he thought the recipe did not call for enough butter to accomodate all that sugar. Then, once I added the flour mixture, it looked awful because everything seemed to separate. I think I will end up throwing them out once they come out of the oven.

These sound delicious. Can use cream cheese frosting, vanilla and the caramel frosting's great to.

What would be a good icing for the apple cupcakes. They sound really delicious.

You can find Rolled Fondant at any place that carries cake supplies like Joann's, MIchaels, AC Moore, etc. It's about $6 a box and it comes in white and other colors. It looks a lot like playdough and you can roll it out and color it and use it for so many things. But you have to be careful, if you don't use it all, it will dry out fast if you do not wrap it tightly in plastic wrap, etc. I try and use the half price coupon to buy the box at Joann's. good luck!

where the heck do you buy fondant ?

Good question, annyostewart. Is it vanilla? Cream cheese? Buttercream?

Good question, annyostewart. Is it vanilla? Cream cheese? Buttercream?

Good question, annyostewart. Is it vanilla? Cream cheese? Buttercream?

What kind of frosting did you use for the Apple Cupcakes? Did you flavor the vanilla icing? Thank you.

What kind of frosting did you use for the Apple Cupcakes? Did you flavor the vanilla icing? Thank you.

What kind of frosting did you use for the Apple Cupcakes? Did you flavor the vanilla icing? Thank you.

What about the icing. There's a recipe for the cupcakes and the fondant leaves, but not the icing.

This does sound good...I bet it would be yummy with a caramel icing!

yes you can use Splenda... there is splenda too for baking.. follow instructions ..

For diabetic purposesm, would splenda be a good replacement for the sugar?

mmmmmmmmmmmmm, from the picture and the ingredients I can tell this cake is very delicious. I can't wait to try it.