Apple Spice Toffee Cupcakes with Brown Sugar Glaze
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ย ย ย I love making homemade treats from scratch butย I don’t always have the time to throw the ingredients together so I like having a mix or two on hand so I can whip up something semi-homemade in a pinch.ย As part of the Foodbuzz Tastemakers Program I was given a box of Duncan Hines cake mix as well as Comstock-Wilderness Fruit Filling to make a delicious dessert.
ย ย ย ย After getting things together I wanted to go a little more fancy and decided on an apple spice toffee cupcake with a brown sugar glaze.ย I know the Duncan Hines spice cake is filled with spicy notes and bakes up moist.ย The addition of the sweet apples was a perfect contrast to the spicy cake mix.ย The Comstock apple filling can is made with apple slices that would be great in a pie.ย I cut mine into pieces to mix with the batter.ย I then added some toffee chips and baked up the cupcakes then finished them off with brown sugar glaze.ย ย ย ย The resulting cupcakes were sweet, spicy, and delicious.ย They were moist and the pieces of toffee and apple really added a nice fall inspired flavor to the spice cake.ย The sugary sweet brown sugar glaze was a great addition to this cupcake.ย The best part was everyone thought I had made them from scratch and all 2 dozen were gone by the end of the night!
Apple Spice Toffee Cupcakes with Brown Sugar Glaze
1 box Duncan Hines spice cake mix
2 eggs
3 T. oil
3/4 c. water
1 1/2 c. Comstock-Wilderness apple filling
3/4 c. toffee pieces
For the glaze:
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 t. vanilla1.ย Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.ย Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
2.ย In a large mixing bowl combine the eggs, oil, and water.ย Mix until well combined.
4.ย Fill each muffin cup 3/4 of the way full.ย Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.ย Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.
5.ย Meanwhile, melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat.ย Add in the brown sugar and continue heating and stirring for 5 minutes.ย Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla.ย Add in the powdered sugar a few tablespoons at a time, whisking as you go to avoid lumps.ย 6.ย Allow the glaze to cool.ย Using a butter knife put a thin layer of glaze on each cupcake.ย Keep in an air tight container for up to 3 days.
