Ingredients

Apple Cakes:
• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 egg, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon extract
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup apple cider
• 1 medium apple, skin removed, chopped
Walnut Streusel:
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Icing:
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 4 ounces butter, softened
• 2 cups confectioner sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon extract
• splash of heavy cream

Instructions

Apple Cakes:
1. Heat oven to 350° and line a standard muffin pan with paper liners.
2. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
3. In your stand mixer bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
4. Add your egg and extracts; scrape the sides of the bowl and continue to combine.
5. Add sour cream and mix well.
6. Alternating, starting and ending with the flour mixture, add a little flour mixture and then apple cider.
7. Fold in chopped apples.
8. Spoon mixture into your paper liners and bake for 15 minutes; total bake time will be 25-30 minutes, however you will need to pull them out early to top with streusel.
Walnut Streusel:
9. In a small bowl, combine light brown sugar, chopped walnuts, cinnamon and butter with a fork.
10. Top apple cakes with streusel after 15 minutes and allow them to bake for an additional 10-15 minutes.
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Icing:
11. In your stand mixer bowl, combine cream cheese and butter and mix until light and fluffy.
12. Add in your extracts.
13. Slowly add in your confectioner sugar and beat well.
14. If it is too thick, thin it out with a splash of heavy cream or milk.