Apple cupcakes with buttercream

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 1 m.-sized apple
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 150 g flour
• ½ tsp baking powder
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 tbsp vanilla sugar
• 1 pinch of cinnamon
• ½ tsp lemon zest
• 80 g sugar
• 2 eggs
• 65 ml vegetable oil
• 100 g yogurt
• 75 g butter, soft
• 150 g powdered sugar, sifted
• 1 tbsp vanilla sugar
• 2 tsp milk

Instructions

Working time approx. 45 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 25 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 10 minutes

Delicious cupcakes with not too sweet buttercream, makes 12 pieces

Preheat the oven to 175°C (350°F). Line a muffin tin with paper baking cups. Peel, core, and dice the apple. Mix with 2 teaspoons of lemon juice. Mix the flour with the baking powder, salt, vanilla sugar, sugar, and cinnamon, if desired. Mix the eggs, vegetable oil, lemon zest, and yogurt or milk. Stir in the flour mixture. Fold in the apple pieces. Fill the batter 3/4 full into the tins and bake for 22-25 minutes until golden brown. Test with a skewer before cooling. Let cool completely. For the frosting, beat the butter until creamy. Gradually beat in the powdered sugar. Mix in the vanilla and milk on high until the frosting is light and fluffy. Then fill a piping bag and pipe onto the cupcakes. Chill until ready to serve. Makes 12 cupcakes.