With the chill in
the air, it just puts in the mood for baking so I wanted to whip a up a special
valentine treat for my special valentines my husband and my daughter. I looked
around the Lucky Leaf site, and I was amazed with the amount of great recipes
on the site… But what to make? I wanted to make something simple, but great so
I decided on the Lucky Leaf
Apple Spice
Babycakes.
Here is the simple
recipe from the Lucky Leaf site:
Apple Spice Babycakes
Ingredients
- 121-ounce can LUCKY LEAF® Premium Apple Pie Filling
- 118.25-ounce package spice cake mix
- 3eggs
- 1Tablespoon butter
- 2Tablespoons packed brown sugar
- ¼cup pretzels, crushed
- 3Tablespoons pecans, chopped
- vanilla ice cream
Instructions
Preheat oven to
350°F.
Grease or line
twenty-four 2 1/2-inch muffin cups with paper baking cups and set aside.
Chop one can of
LUCKY LEAF Premium Apple Pie Filling into bite-sized chunks. Reserve
1/2-cup of LUCKY LEAF Premium Apple Pie Filling for topping.
In a large mixing
bowl combine cake mix, eggs and LUCKY LEAF Premium Apple Pie Filling.
Beat with an electric mixer on low speed until combined. Beat on medium speed
for 2 minutes (batter will be thick).
Fill prepared muffin
cups about 2/3 full with cake batter.
Bake about 20
minutes or until tops spring back when lightly touched.
Cool in cups on a
wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove from cups and cool completely.
For streusel: In a
small skillet melt butter over medium heat. Add brown sugar and stir to
combine. Add pretzels and pecans. Cook and stir for 1 minute. Remove from heat
and set aside.
Place each cupcake
on a dessert dish. If using paper cups, pull paper down around bottom of
cupcake.
Top cupcake with a
small scoop of ice cream, then top with reserved LUCKY LEAF Premium Apple
Pie Filling and streusel.
This was so very easy to make, I tried to surprise my
husband but the great smells that filled the house gave my surprise away… My
husband comes into the kitchen asking … what is that great smell, it smells
like the holidays in here. I said I had a surprise for him, and asked him
to check back in a little while for his treat. In no time I had these great
looking baby cakes.
When I made the cakes I omitted the pecans, just because my husband is not the biggest fan of them, but I am sure the baby cakes would taste just as great with the nuts. My husband and daughter waited patiently while I decorated and got his special valentine’s day treat together.
When I made the cakes I omitted the pecans, just because my husband is not the biggest fan of them, but I am sure the baby cakes would taste just as great with the nuts. My husband and daughter waited patiently while I decorated and got his special valentine’s day treat together.
I simply got some treat bags that are made for
muffins/cupcakes, these are treat bags that you can pick up at a local craft
store. And to make them even more special
I printed out some cute decorations and a treat card to put in the package.

After I presented them with their decorated treats they just
loved them, they loved the little note saying how much I love them both and of
course they could not wait to dig in and try the scrumptious treats. My
daughter just loved the pretzel strudel and the apple topping.
Of course my husband loved the apples with the spice flavoring saying it was delicious and moist. Yes I admit it I had to make one for me to try as well, they just looked to good. It was delicious. I can’t believe this took about 25 minutes to make they taste like they took hours to make. I was also able to share some of these treats with my co-workers and they raved about the treats saying they tasted like easy to eat apple pies.
Of course my husband loved the apples with the spice flavoring saying it was delicious and moist. Yes I admit it I had to make one for me to try as well, they just looked to good. It was delicious. I can’t believe this took about 25 minutes to make they taste like they took hours to make. I was also able to share some of these treats with my co-workers and they raved about the treats saying they tasted like easy to eat apple pies.
So if you are looking for a great Valentine’s day treat for
that special someone, or a great treat for your child’s classroom or your
coworkers. Why not pick up a can or two of Lucky Leaf thye are a must in the
pantry. Check out all of the great recipes on the Lucky Leaf site and make
something everyone will love. Be sure to check out all of the new recipes, I
would love to hear about your favorite Lucky Leaf recipe as well.
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