There’s something about moving that always makes you want new stuff. It doesn’t matter if your moving across town or across the country, from a house to an apartment, or vice versa…you want new stuff.
It’s like a disease. One that I’m currently suffering through. In particular, I want new bedding.
Fluffy, girly, poufy, frilly bedding.
There’s really no point here. Just telling you I want new bedding. You’re welcome.
Up until today, I had lots of baking to do to distract me from shopping, but now, I’m all prepared for the move, my mixers are packed away and waiting for storage, and all I have is time. And the internet.
Here, have one of these cakes…take them on a picnic…I’m going window shopping.
Oh…take some caramel sauce, too. Trust me.
Mini Apple Cakes
Makes 12 standard muffin-sized cakes
Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup milk
1 apple, cored and cut into 1/4″ slices
raw sugar
cinnamon
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly coat a 12-cup muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray; set aside.
In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
In a large bowl, or in a standing mixer, mix the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Stir in the egg, zest, and vanilla until combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
Add 1/3 of the flour mixture, mixing until just combined. Stir in half of the milk until combined. Repeat with the remaining flour and milk, alternating and finishing with the flour (flour-milk-flour-milk-flour).
Divide the batter evenly between the 12 muffin cups. Lay 3 to 4 apple slices on each cake, and sprinkle generously with raw sugar. Sprinkle lightly with cinnamon. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Allow to cool completely before serving.
Recipe adapted from Bon Appétit Magazine
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Digging these, hard! What a fabulous, yummy, treat!
These are so adorable! A definite cure for the moving blues!
I love these!! Perfect for any ocasion….
I hope this (gigantic) move is an easy one for you guys!
These are so cute. I love apples and these look delicious. Good luck with the move, I’m currently waiting to move house, so frustrating.
looks yummy. Love anything apple and these are a wonderful handheld treat.
I’m game for eating all of these!
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