Stuffed Caramel Apple Cupcakes

Ingredients

• For the Caramel Apple Filling
• 3 large Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and diced into 1/4″ pieces
• 6 Tbsp. unsalted butter
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• pinch of salt
• For the Cupcakes
• 3 cups cake flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup apple sauce
• 1 1/3 cup light brown sugar
• 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• pinch salt
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• For the Frosting
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup salted caramel sauce (I used Smucker’s) plus more for frosting, if desired, and a little more for drizzling