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Caramel Apple Cupcakes

November 6, 2017

It’s fall and that means that we can officially start talking about pumpkin and apple recipes left and right. Everywhere we turn, there they are. I don’t know if I’ve shared this with you all before or not, but my mom works for the Disney Company; has worked there for 27 years now, and so we went to Disneyland a lot as kids, and my favorite treat there has always been their giant caramel apples. Apples dipped in caramel and rolled around in chopped nuts; synonymous to me with fairs, carnivals and amusement parks. I’m still reminded of those trips as a kid whenever I see a caramel apple to this day. That’s why these cupcakes are very near and dear to my heart. They’re meant to taste and look just like those apples I ate all the time. Spiced apple cake topped with a salted caramel buttercream, drizzled with more caramel and then topped with lots of chopped nuts. It doesn’t get any better than these mini cakes this fall, and thanks to my partnership with Go Bold With Butter this month, now we have a great fall recipe to try out. Keep it up your sleeve just in case you need a show-stopping dessert.

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The Classics: Apple Pie

February 18, 2015

It’s not autumn, so why am I posting an apple pie recipe in the middle of February you ask? This is more of a cozy comfort fall recipe, I know, but apples are always in season here in California. Sadly there isn’t a plethora of apple orchards to go apple picking on the weekends during a specific time of year. So that being said, I was craving a slice of apple pie the other day and the only logical option I had was to make one myself. So here we find ourselves with another installment of my new favorite series on the blog, The Classics! It’s been a while since one of these posts/recipes have made an appearance on the site so just in case you’ve forgotten, I’ll refresh your memory. The first round was The Classics: Buttermilk Fried Chicken. The crunchiest and juiciest and easiest and most flavorist (not a word but I needed it to sound like the other words) chicken you’ll ever make and eat. Then The Classics: Bacon Cheeseburger graced us with it’s presence and we all sort of died a little because it was a monster of a burger. And then because two savories could only be followed by an incredible sweet, The Classics: Cinnamon Rolls debuted and taught us that large cinnamon rolls the size of your face is the only way to go.

The Classics: Apple Pie was the only logical fourth installment because I’m always looking for any excuse to make pie so that I can then go ahead and eat the entire thing by myself and not feel bad because it’s all in the name of work. I’m also always on the look out for recipes that are socially acceptable to be eaten with a giant scoop or two of ice cream. If apple pie isn’t the ultimate vehicle for large scoops of vanilla ice cream, then I don’t know what is. Thank you mamma for teaching me life’s most important lessons. I’m pretty sure I’ve heard here and there from a few sources—and by a few sources I mean I’ve been the one spreading the rumors—that pie is a breakfast food so serving yourself a slice of apple pie first thing in the morning with a large cup of coffee is totally okay in everyone’s book. There are apples in the middle, lots of apples, so it’s healthy. Don’t let anyone tell you different.

Just in case you don’t know the whole story about The Classics series, I’ll give you a brief synopsis. These posts are quick shortened posts that focus on the simplicity of these classic dishes we’re all familiar with. Recipes we’ve grown up with and have come to love. The posts aren’t filled with tons of photos like they normally are and the recipes aren’t overly complicated with hard to find ingredients. They’re just simple and straight forward and what’s more, they’re fun to make because you don’t have to worry about hard to follow directions. Sure there are a millions recipes out there for apple pie etc., but there aren’t a million of my version of the classic and perhaps it’ll become your go to recipe as well! Sold? Well then go head and get to baking! Don’t forget to snap a few pictures during the process and share them with all of us on Instagram! Tag the photos with #TCAclassics so that we can easily find them. I’ll even share them around in the newsletter! More importantly though, you’ll have a giant apple pie all to yourself once you’re done and that’s motivation enough if you ask me.

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Apple Blueberry Turnovers

October 5, 2011

What’s the best part of autumn? Besides the cool weather, the crisp air, the mere fact that summer is over? Is it the rain? Close, but nope. The smell of cinnamon? Oooh good, but no, not quite. Apples. Yes, bushels and bushels of apples. So many apples I hardly know what to do with them. Usually during this time, I’m putting apples in everything. Making apple pie every other weekend. I dream about apples. I wake up with ideas in the middle of the night, scheming on how to cook them next or incorporate them into my diet. One can say that I’m addicted to this fruit, especially during their peak season, so much so that my family gets tired of eating so many of them in everything I make. Candy Apples, Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake, Apple Crumbles, Apple Tarts, Apple Butter…you name it. To celebrate the start of my favorite season, I decided to make Apple Turnovers. I just happened to have blueberries on hand, thanks Trader Joe’s for having them on sale, so I thought, “Why not just add them? Sure, throw them in Jonathan. You’re a genius!” Yea I talk to myself all the time, usually complimenting my good ideas. Patting myself on the back. It’s a sight to see.

My friend, whom I mentioned in the previous post, has been wanting to start cooking, so I decided to develop a quick and easy recipe for her! Its a great fake out dessert, where we take a little help from the store with the puff pastry. It’s a perfect treat any beginner can make that’ll make them shine like a star! Let’s get started.

Here’s the cast of this Autumn Tale:

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