These cupcakes were kind of a pain. My first batch did not turn out well. We ate them anyway, they kinda tasted like cookies (we only ate the edges)! I made a couple of changes to the first recipe and the second batch turned out great. I used applesauce and chopped Jonathan apples in the cake. I really struggled with choosing the frosting and whether or not I wanted to add a filling. For some reason I just couldn't decide. I finally settled for no filling and cream cheese frosting dipped in caramel ganache. I knew that I wanted the frosting to be pretty stiff so that it could handle being dipped in ganache. I made the caramel ganache just like I would a chocolate ganache. I turned out really thin. If I do it again, I will try to make it a little thicker. I also didn't wait for the ganache to cool down enough before I dipped the cupcakes. Even though I chilled the cupcakes, they still melted a little in the warm ganache. The end result looked pretty cool though. They are very shiny and swirly. I put a popcicle stick in one of them for fun. Next time I might also sprinkle chopped nuts on the ganache. They tasted very good, I will make them again.
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