Apple and Maple Cupcakes with Maple frosting and Totoro!
I’ve been searching for a new apple recipe for all those lovely autumnal apples and I found one for Maple, Pecan and Apple Cupcakes with Maple Frosting on Cupcake frenzy. I omitted the pecans completely and changed some of the amounts. The result was very sweet even though I reduced the amount of sugar and syrup. The cupcakes smells wonderful and I could easily bake these more times, but with less sugar and maybe even without the frosting which adds more sweetness.
For decoration I made mini Totoros in sugar fondant/paste, which I coloured blue. The eyes and bellies are made from uncoloured white sugar fondant and the details are painted with a food pen. The Totoros are very sweet and I wouldn’t eat them, but you could if you have a sweet tooth :-) The inspiration for the Totoros came from the Totoro tutorial at The Scent of Green Bananas and Hundrednorth’s flicker stream.
- Apple and Maple Cupcakes
(adapted from Maple, Pecan and Apple Cupcakes at Cupcake Frenzy)
makes 12
60g butter, softened
240 ml flour
1.5 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
100 ml firmly packed brown sugar
50 ml real maple syrup
2 eggs
300 ml peeled and coarsely grated tart apples (about 3 small ones)
Preheat oven to 170 degrees C.
Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer. Add syrup, beat a little more and add the eggs one at a time. Add flour, cinnamon and baking powder. Add the grated apples. Fill medium cupcake molds 2/3 full with batter.
Bake for about 15 minutes. Cool on wire racks, then spread with maple frosting.
Maple Frosting
90g butter, softened
240 ml icing sugar
4 tsp real maple syrup
Beat butter, sifted icing sugar and maple syrup until light and fluffy.
October 1st, 2007 12:18
Hej Dagmar!
Dom blev jättefina, massa jobb förstår jag. Du är väldigt duktig, man får lust att ta en eller fler till kaffet nu ;-)
Dariusz
October 1st, 2007 13:02
Hej brorsan :-)
Tack tack, fast du hade fixat modelleringen mycket bättre :-) Jag blev också sugen på en nu, men jag gav bort alla till Fredriks jobb :-O
October 1st, 2007 13:54
Oh my they are adorable! Great fondant work. It still scares me, so I havent attempted anything with it. And I too have been looking over apple recipes. Fall is almost here!
October 1st, 2007 14:08
These cupcakes are so cute. Lovely job
October 1st, 2007 14:13
Oh my goodness, Fredrik’s co-workers are SO spoiled! And you’re SO talented, great job! They’re completely adorable. :)
October 1st, 2007 14:31
These are just adorable!! Well done! :)
October 1st, 2007 14:59
These are amazing! You have to be the envy of the neighborhood!
I wonder if there is a way to make the little kitties more edible…something for a future project :)
Good Job!
October 1st, 2007 15:00
Dagmar, those are just too adorable. I love the little kitty topper!
October 1st, 2007 17:13
What adorable cupcakes! They look like so much love and work went into them.
October 1st, 2007 21:10
Oh, TOO FABULOUS! We love Totoro!
October 1st, 2007 21:18
You are insane! In a good way, of course. I looked at your 1up cake (and ofcourse other stuff too) and i must say, you’re amazing!
October 1st, 2007 22:12
Oh my, they are cute!
October 1st, 2007 23:09
Hej! Var bara tvungen att länka till det här inlägget i min egen blogg, bara så att du vet :) Helt underbara kakor!
October 1st, 2007 23:37
I can’t think of a more perfect cupcake!!! I’d imagine a version with a pumpkin base would be yummy too!
October 2nd, 2007 04:13
I love totoro and these are just too cute!!!!!
October 2nd, 2007 05:22
These are so sweet!
October 2nd, 2007 21:00
Those are the most amazing cupcakes EVER!
October 2nd, 2007 22:23
Thank you all for your sweet compliments, they made me very happy!!!
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Laurie: It still scares me too, but I\’m trying to use it as much as I can :-)
Anne: Thank you. Yes, I think that they are a bit spoiled.. haha :-) But it\’s fun to bake :-)
Lewis: marzipan would be nicer to eat :-)
Kärt: Thank you. Sometimes I can be a bit insane and it\’s true :-)
October 2nd, 2007 23:31
Dagmar – I, too, love the combination of apples and maple syrup. I’m glad that you stuck with using brown sugar because it adds a caramel-like depth to the apple. Have you tried using blackstrap molasses? It makes a great, though heavier, substitute for maple syrup.
October 3rd, 2007 03:00
The cupcakes are so very autumnal with the apples and maple. And I love the whimsical Totoro – so adorable!
October 3rd, 2007 07:50
I’ve got no idea who or what Totoro is, but those cupcakes are the cutest. Lucky Frederik!!
October 3rd, 2007 10:56
The little cat cupcakes are adorable!!!!
October 4th, 2007 02:56
Those are soooo cute! Such time and patience you have!
October 6th, 2007 02:25
What a wonderful, unique recipe for fall. Very refreshing. I have added you to my blogroll on my site. Great recipes!
October 7th, 2007 22:08
Shaun: I don’t think I would find blackstrap molasses here in Sweden, but it sounds very interesting.
Mary: Thanks.
Pille: Thanks :-)
Pat: Thanks!
Peabody: Thank you. I tend to not be patient, but if I would have to do more than 12 Totoros I would go insane :-)
Micah: Hi, welcome! Thank you very much!
October 15th, 2007 12:49
I think Totoro would have loved the idea of being put on top of a cupcake! I made a gang of muffinsmonster myself a while back with fruits, nuts and marshmallow fluff for decorations.
October 17th, 2007 05:57
Absolutely the cutest! What patience you have!
October 17th, 2007 11:49
It’s just amazing cupcakes!
I like cats.
October 22nd, 2007 07:50
Those cupcakes are so incredibly cute!! You did such a great job creating the little totoros. I’ve never heard of apple and maple cupcakes and I must say they sound quite tasty.
October 22nd, 2007 23:48
I really enjoyed your page.
Ok! Beautyful.
It’s vonderful.
December 31st, 2007 03:40
Ojojoj jag trodde verkligen att dina Totoro’s var köpta. Helt otroligt att du gjort dem själv. Imponerande. De var sjukt fina.
January 10th, 2008 08:34
Love it!
I am a french mum living in China, I found your blog searching Totoro’s ;-)
I like your blog very much.
August 17th, 2008 16:10
wow your blog is so nice! I like that header you have with cat sleeping :D really cool. Hope recipes will be equally delicious.
August 17th, 2008 19:10
I think these cupcakes are the ultimate in kawaii baking. I love the totoro decoration and think I shall attempt to make these cakes off the recipie you gave.
August 17th, 2008 22:03
thenetguruz: Thank you!
Chloe: Thank you! :-)
October 10th, 2008 03:57
Those Totoros are adorable. I am going to do a totoro themed birthday party for my daughter and this is a great idea and the recipe for the cupcakes sounds amazing. I love maple too.
November 23rd, 2008 16:03
Wow – So cute!!!
all the best from Spain
Jenny
http://www.ilovemuffins.es/blog
March 7th, 2009 18:24
amazing cakes!
March 29th, 2009 19:25
i enjoy very much your recipies. i will for sure try to bake them….ty
July 15th, 2009 14:32
Really, I’ll make it just for the Totoros.
September 17th, 2009 11:37
Hey there!
I know this is an old post but I thought I’d let you know I also made some Totoro cupcakes on my blog. Thanks for the inspiration.
http://iheartkatiecakes.blogspot.com/2009/09/my-neighbor-totoro.html
Katie xox
September 19th, 2010 12:46
hey just asking, when you write 240ml flour do you mean 240g or 240ml when measured in a measuring cup for liquid? because isnt ml used to measure liquid only? i want to try your superb recipe but i’m not sure exactly which is correct and they are both very different! ): hee hee cant wait to eat this! :D
December 3rd, 2010 03:32
Love the Totoro, and great recipe, really enjoyed making them. I add a link to my blog, hope it’s ok.
May 2nd, 2012 18:03
nom nom. super kawaii cupcakes! love them!
May 3rd, 2012 02:39
OMG!!! these cupcakes are so cool I want them!!!!!