Caramel-Apple Cakes
Serves: 21
 
Ingredients
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground mace
  • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground allspice
  • ¾ cup unsweetened applesauce
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter, very soft
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Caramel Icing (recipe follows)
  • Green Apple Garnish (recipe follows)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Spray 21 wells of a 24-well mini-muffin pan with cooking spray with flour.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, mace, ginger, and allspice. Add applesauce, butter, egg, and vanilla extract all at once, beating with a mixer at low speed just until combined, scraping sides of bowl with a spatula as needed. Beat at high speed for exactly 30 seconds. (Cake batter should be smooth and creamy.) Using a 1½ tablespoon levered scoop, portion batter into prepared wells of mini-muffin pan.
  3. Bake until a wooden pick inserted in centers comes out clean, 10 to 13 minutes. Let cakes cool in pan for 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer cakes to a wire cooling rack. Let cool completely.
  4. Dip tops of cooled cakes into warm Caramel Icing, letting excess drip off. Dip tops of cakes into warm icing again, if desired, letting excess drip off. Turn right side up and let icing set. Keep in a covered container until ready to serve.
  5. Just before serving, garnish with Green Apple Garnish, if desired.
Recipe by TeaTime Magazine at https://teatimemagazine.com/caramel-apple-cakes/