Apple Cinnamon Cupcake

The following recipe is taken from:  

http://www.wilton.com/recipe/Apple-Cupcakes

Ingredients:

• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/3 cup butter melted
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 2 cups Granny Smith apples peeled and chopped

Makes: 18 - 24 cupcakes

Recipe

Preheat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat eggs with milk, butter and vanilla. In separate bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and cinnamon. Add to egg mixture; stir just until moistened. (Do not overmix.) Stir in apples. Pour into prepared pan 1/2 - 2/3 full. Bake 18-20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on cooling grid 5 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely.

What I did differently

a.  I used 1/2 cup of egg whites (equivalent to 2 eggs)

b.  I added less than 1/4 cup (3 tbps) of butter to reduce fat

c.  The cupcakes took around 40 mins to bake.  

Results

The cupcakes did not rise, perhaps because I 'over-beat' the batter.  In addition, I used egg-whites instead of eggs, and added only 3 tbsp of butter, instead of the ~6 tbsp mentioned in the recipe.  If you could ignore this minor setback, they tasted good, and are a great way to take in apples if you hate eating the plain versions (like me!)

Dapple-o-Apple:  7/10

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