Caramel Apple Fall Cupcakes

Instructions

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1. - Make Cupcakes. Line muffin pan with cupcake liners. Prepare the spice cake batter following the recipe directions. Bake cupcakes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cupcakes cool completely on a cooling grid.
2. - Prepare buttercream frosting.Follow the buttercream frosting recipe according to instructions.
3. - Tint the frosting and prepare the decorating bag. Tint buttercream frosting by combining the Red-Red and the Christmas Red icing colors to create the hue of red shown. Place frosting in a decorating bag affixed with tip 12.
4. - Frost the cupcakes. Pipe the frosting onto the tops of the cupcakes. Use a spatula to smooth it before adding nuts and caramel topping.
5. - Decorate the cupcakes.First press the chopped peanuts onto the cupcakes, covering about one third of the top edges. Heat caramel sauce until it's warm. Place it in a disposable decorating bag. Cut a 1/2 in. off end off bag and pipe the caramel onto the tops of the cupcakes. Finally, insert treat sticks.

How To

How to Make Cupcakes from Scratch

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