Childhood cancer is a cause near and dear to my heart. OXO asked some food bloggers to Bake A Difference and OXO would donate $100 per post towards childhood cancer via the Cookies for Kids Cancer Foundation which was founded by two OXO employees who lost their dear son to Neuroblastoma. Reading his story, I knew that I had to participate.
I decided to go out of my comfort zone and, instead of playing with cookies, I decided to do stuffed cupcakes. One of my favorite flavors this fall is, of course, apple, so I decided to do an Apples and Spice Cupcake, full of warmth and comfort and frosted with a cinnamon cream cheese frosting. OXO sent a cupcake assist kit and one of my favorite toys to play with from it was their cupcake corer. See – I’d see all these lovely stuffed cupcake ideas but when it came to attempting on my own – I was terrified. However, I decided to get my stilettos in the kitchen and get to baking – all for a good cause.
This recipe is a multi-step process but trust me when I say it is WELL worth it. Once you get going, everything moves right along. Plus – who doesn’t love apples and the flavor from the apple compote combined with the spiced cupcake – divine.
On to the recipe:
Gather the ingredients
The spices warm everything up
My new favorite toy – the OXO Cupcake Corer
The main ingredient – Apples
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