Hello everybody!
Since it's very much autumn now,
I thought it would only be right to do another baking video.
I feel like baking is quite an autumnal thing
It's quite cosy, you get to use a lot of cinnamon.
So today, I have decided to do some apple crumble cupcakes.
Some apple crumble...
For the cupcake mixture, you will need:
Two eggs
230 grams of plain flour
155 grams of sugar
125 grams of butter, unsalted at room temperature
two teaspoons of baking powder
one teaspoon of ground cinnamon
half a teaspoon of salt
and for the apple mixture, which we will be adding to the cupcake mixture,
you will obviously need apples.
Once you have successfully measured out all your ingredients,
the first thing that you are gonna need to do is make your apple mixture.
For this, you need to take your apples
and you need to peel them,
core them,
and chop them into little squares.
Once you have your apple squares,
you are going to want to put them into a large saucepan
and cover them in water and leave them to simmer.
You're going to want to leave them to simmer in the saucepan for about 5 to 7 minutes
until the apples are much, much softer.
You can also add a tablespoon of golden caster sugar, just to give it a little bit more sweetness.
Personally, I have used two cooking apples and one golden delicious
just to give it a little bit of sweetness,
but it really doesn't matter what apples you use.
You can even go and pick your own.
First thing you want to do is to cream together your butter and your caster sugar.
So, I'm gonna pop that in the kitchen aid
which does all the hard work for me.
And then I'm gonna pop the sugar in,
and I'm gonna beat that until it is light and fluffy.
Just make sure it is all off the sides and mixed in properly.
Next, you want to add your eggs,
and then your vanilla extract
until everything is combined.
Next thing you want to do is to add all your dry ingredients,
so starting with your plain flour
then your baking powder
your cinnamon
and the salt.
And give it a big old mix up.
Make sure all the ingredients are in the mixture.
Take your bowl off...
... of the mixer.
And this is where you're going to want to incorporate your apple mixture
into your cupcake mixture.
But we don't wanna mix it in the kitchen aid
because the apple will go all mushy
and we want it to kind of stay a little bit more whole.
You don't have to add all of your apple
You can kind of play it by ear
but also it depends on how apple-ly (sic) you actually want it.
so I'm gonna add
about two-thirds at the moment.
Mix that in and see what it's like.
I feel like we can add a teeny bit more
and then with any apple that you've got left over,
you can use it for decoration
or turn it into an apple puree.
It's totally up to you.
before you spoon your mixture into the cupcake cases, be sure to preheat your oven to 170 degree Celsius.
I feel like this is perfect,
so now all you have to do is grab your cupcake tin and your preferred cupcake cases.
I decided to use these cute golden cupcake cases so I'm going to carry on popping them in the tray
okay. Now for the messy bit
of trying to spoon the mixture evenly into each cupcake case.
Now you're going to want to put your cupcakes in the oven
for 15 to 20 minutes, just making sure that a skewer comes out completely clean
and they are slightly golden on the top
Whilst your cupcakes are in the oven,
you're gonna want to make some crumble topping which is mostly for decoration
but also you can't have apple crumble cupcakes without some crumble.
You will need:
75 grams of golden caster sugar
100 grams of slightly salted chilled butter
140 grams of self-raising flour
one teaspoon of vanilla extract
and a quarter teaspoon of ground cinnamon.
So, we're going to put the chilled butter into a big old bowl,
Big old spoon in! *giggles* There we go!
And I'm also going to add,
the flour,
the cinnamon,
and a little bit of the vanilla extract,
and you're gonna have to get a bit messy.
'Cause you're gonna have to use your hands to combine everything together.
To form little bits of, kinda of bread crumbs, I guess.
That's the kind of texture you're going for.
It's been a while since I've used my hands in baking cause' I have a kitchen aid. This is SO disgusting...
So all the ingredients should come together
and look something like this.
And you want to...
Pour in your golden caster sugar and then just mix it in with a spoon,
so you don't need to use your hands for this bit.
Yay!
In order for your crumble to go a little bit golden and to be cooked slightly,
I am going to pop it out on a tray, just lined with baking paper.
And I'm going to pop it in the oven for around
5 to 10 minutes,
but you just have to keep checking it
depending on how much you cooked.
You don't want it to burn, but you want it to be nice and golden.
Like making an Apple Pie
without putting it on top the the pie.
To be honest, my favourite part of an apple crumble, is always the crumble.
For the brown sugar buttercream icing, you will need:
one teaspoon of cinnamon,
one teaspoon of vanilla extract,
110 grams of soft brown sugar,
250 grams of unsalted butter at room temperature,
400 grams of icing sugar,
Lastly, you will need a little bit of whole milk.
I'm gonna say around 2 tablespoons.
But it completely depends on how you want your texture of your buttercream.
The more you add, the more loose it is.
The less you add, the more thick it is.
So, it's completely up to you.
The trick with butter icing, which I say every time is that you have to beat
the butter for a really long time.
And in this case, we have to beat it
with the brown sugar.
So I'm going to add the butter first
I'm also going to add the brown sugar at this point,
the cinnamon,
and the vanilla extract,
and you wanna beat this for
I would say for around 5 to 7 minutes,
until it all looks very light and fluffy.
I'm just gonna make sure everything is mixing as it should be.
And back to whizzing.
Mixing.
Once your butter is super light, fluffy and creamy,
you want to add the icing sugar.
You're gonna want to do this a little bit at a time,
and start at a really slow speed
or as I always say, you'll end up in a cloud of icing sugar.
Now you are gonna wanna add some milk
until you feel that it is the right consistency.
You don't want it too runny or you'll find that piping on top of
your cupcakes is a little bit difficult.
But, you do want it to be a bit easier than if you just had this.
So, I'm gonna start with one tablespoon, and then see how we go.
I'm going to add a little bit more.
I think it only needs another half a tablespoon.
One last...
check around the sides...
And the icing is DONE.
Always takes longer than I think it's gonna take to do icing.
But, if you want it to taste good,
you gotta put the time in.
Don't leave any on your kitchen aid.
I am happy with that, so let's get that off.
Once your cakes and crumble has completely cooled;
you don't want any of this to be slightest bit warm
because the butter icing doesn't bode well with heat.
Everything will melt, and it will still taste great, but not look as pretty.
Erm, so you got to let them cool down, but once that have, it's time to decorate.
You know I love my trusty piping bag,
so I've gone for a star nozzle, which is a 10 Tarla nozzle,
just in case any of you are wondering.
And I'm using a medium-sized piping bag, because I don't have any large ones at the moment.
But a large one would probably be better.
And I'm gonna spoon my buttercream into my piping bag.
Push the icing down...
And twist the bag,
so you can hold it like this in one hand,
and you can move it around the top of the cupcake with the other hand.
So I'm gonna place that down here for now; that's ready to go.
In order for the crumble to sit neatly on top of the cupcake,
I'm gonna do a small smearing of icing on top.
And then I'm going to pop the crumble on top,
And then pipe the icing on top of that.
I feel like if you wanted to, you could leave it like this,
but I quite wanna pipe on top, just because I think it might look quite pretty.
I feel like these are the perfect cupcakes for this time of year,
we're about to start getting out the pumpkin recipes as well,
but apple crumble, you really can't go wrong.
TA DA!
Your twelve apple crumble cupcakes are finally ready to eat.
I think they look quite impressive,
you could probably share these with someone else as they are quite mammoth
But, they look so delicious, I'm really happy with how they turned out.
If you decide that you want to recreate this recipe,
then make sure to tweet me or instagram me,
using the hashtag: *Ding* #CrumbleCupcakes
so that I can see how delicious yours look.
If you want to see more recipes, then leave some suggestions
in the comments.
Give the video a thumbs up if you enjoyed it,
and I will see you again soon!
*Ring* I should probably try it, shouldn't I?
It's not a baking video, unless you try your own cake.
You guys could think: "Maybe they're rubbish, how would we ever know?"
"She didn't try it."
Don't worry, I've got you.
Oh my god, how am I going to do this?
Mmm.. Oh my god.
That is REALLY good.
I feel like these are some of the best cupcakes I've ever made.
Okay. You're just now watching me eat cake.
*giggles* I'll put it down.
Bye!