Caramel Apple Cupcakes

About a week ago (yes, I'm kind of bad at this) I made some caramel apple cupcakes and sent them to my mother's office for what I like to call a "Bakery Fairy."

The concept of the Bakery Fairy was born one afternoon of an overindulgence of caffeine and baked goods, upon which I remarked "I want to go around the neighborhood and leave cupcakes for strangers!"
It was later decided that this would be a poor decision. Nonetheless, the idea remained.

These were fairly basic cupcakes. A spice cake recipe with some Honeycrisp apples added, whipped cream with cinnamon and leftover salted caramel from a prior project. They came out a little small and a little like muffins, but people seemed to enjoy them just the same. Only one came back in the carrier.

The really fun part about these was playing with the new toys from my kitchen supply store. I had a disher(!) to use on the cupcake batter. I was so excited that for the tester cupcake I forgot to add the apples.

It was tasty, though. As for the frosting, I got to play with the large star tip I had just purchased.

The caramel was a little hard to get control of, though. If I had been smart, I would have piped it. Or something.

All in all, a fairly successful attempt at cooking and also remembering to take pictures. Now let's work on posting before all the cupcakes get eaten... Or within 24 hours. Whatever comes first.