Spiced Apple Cupcakes & Caramel Frosting – Dima Al Sharif

Ingredients

• 200g butter, softened
• 2 tsp finely grated lemon rind
• 2/3 cup (150g) caster sugar
• 1 cup (150g) self-raising flour, sifted
• 1/3 cup (80 ml) milk
• ½ cup (75g) plain flour, sifted
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp DS Cake Spice Mix, or DS Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix
• 5 medium apples (750g)
• 25g butter, extra
• 1/3 cup (75g) firmly packed brown sugar
• 100g butter
• 200g sifted icing sugar
• 1/3 cup golden syrup