Apple Pie Cupcakes with Vanilla Bean Frosting - Cupcake Fanatic

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups cake flour, sifted
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon
• pinch of nutmeg
• pinch of ground cloves
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs, at room temperature
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 3 cups peeled and chopped apples
• ¼ cup sugar
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¾ cup water plus 2 tablespoons water, divided
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 4 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• pinch of salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons sugar