Honey Apple Cupcakes for Rosh Hashanah – Delicious High Holiday Cupcakes with Free Printable Decorations. Shana Tova!
I’m so excited to introduce you all to my friend Brenda Ponnay. Brenda is a crafty, creative mom who writes the blog Secret Agent Josephine. She’s also a tremendously talented graphic designer and illustrator. Brenda was kind enough to contribute a few fun family project ideas to my site for Rosh Hashanah. This series of posts is kid and family friendly; each project will help children learn the deeper meaning of the Jewish holidays. First up: Honey Apple Cupcakes!
You know what kids like? Cupcakes. They love them. There’s just something about a little hand-held piece of cake that makes it more edible and delightful. Cakes are impressive but cupcakes are fun. So for a little Happy Rosh Hashanah treat I decided to bake up Tori’s famous Honey Apple Cake (click here for recipe) into cupcakes instead of a bundt cake. I made these cupcakes with my daughter as a family project. Easy peasy fun!
We decorated them with some homemade printables (which I will share below) and ate them right up. They were tasty!
First I printed out the recipe. Then I gathered the ingredients. I had some fun trying to make super long apple peeling art.
Then I cut the apples and cored them.
And then shredded them with my handy dandy cheese grater.
I mixed up the rest of the batter according to the recipe and then popped them in the oven. By filling the muffin tin 3/4 of the way full the recipe made about 24 cupcakes.
While the muffins baked, I got to work doing what I do best: making paper things! I’m a graphic designer by trade so the paper goodies always make my world go around. I made some little honey bee and apple symbols. I cut them with a circle hole punch; you can hand cut them if you don’t have a large hole punch. Then I pasted them together with a glue stick (you can also use double-sided tape) onto toothpicks. I made some tiny flags that said “Happy Rosh Hashanah!” and glued those to some toothpicks as well.
If you’d like to play along at home, click here to download your own printable!
When the cupcakes were done baking and had cooled, my daughter and I decorated them with dried apple slices and a generous drizzle of honey. Then we stuck in the cupcake picks and lined them up on a pretty plate.
Irresistible!
But what you don’t see here is the discussion my daughter and I had about Rosh Hashanah, and the importance of honey and apples in the Jewish New Year.
If you’d like to create this project at home, here are all the links you’ll need:
Tori’s Honey Apple Cake Recipe
Click on the link above and print the recipe for Tori’s Honey Apple Cake. Prepare cake batter as directed. Line a cupcake tin with cupcake papers. Fill each paper about 3/4 full with batter. Bake cupcakes for about 25 minutes till a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. This will make about 24 cupcakes. Buy dried apple rings, honey, and toothpicks to decorate the tops of the cupcakes.
Free Happy Rosh Hashanah Printable
Print 4 copies of this sheet in color; this will make more than enough double-sided printables for 24 cupcakes.
If you are not familiar with Jewish tradition, this page will help you explain Rosh Hashanah to your child, and why apples and honey are part of the Jewish New Year tradition.
For more Rosh Hashanah crafts, click here.
Emily {The Best of this Life} says
What a perfect treat for the little ones (and us grown ups too) –
I love the apple circles on top of the cupcakes – a lovely touch!
xo
Lori says
I loved the idea of smaller portions so I baked these for Rosh Hashanah. I would recommend a shorter cooking time. Mine are a little dry. My problem may also have been that I sqeezed alot of the apple juice out before adding to the mix. I have too many nightmare apple cake memories that were gummy inside due to too much juice from the apples. I bought a can of caramel frosting and my husband is very happy with the cupcakes now! I will try again because the flavor was great! Thank you!
Tori Avey says
You’re welcome Lori! I baked mine this weekend for about 30 minutes and they were perfect. Next time you make them, don’t squeeze the juice out of the shredded apples, they are there to provide moisture. Also, since ovens vary greatly, bake these cupcakes till they test clean with a toothpick. Glad you enjoyed the flavor! I bet caramel frosting is a perfect accompaniment. 🙂
Kristen says
Eons ago, I baked for a Jewish temple near my home. When Rosh Hashanah came, they ordered 40 loaves of honey cake one week. I wish I had had this recipe then!!
Angela M says
Just finished making these and had my first bite. They are wonderful! I can’t wait to share them with friends tomorrow night!
Carol N. says
I just made the cupcakes and they are delicious! I put half of them in the freezer to use for Yom Kippur.
Mariko says
These look delicious. I love honey in cake and that face on your daughter is precious.
Tammy says
I’m going to make these with my preschool class. Does the cooking time need to be shortened for cupcakes?
Tori Avey says
Hi Tammy! Bake time will be shorted considerably to about 25 minutes. Test with a toothpick for doneness. Have fun! Send me a picture of your class, please! 🙂
Kristy says
This is such a cute post Tori! I loved it. I love when teaching is fun and memorable! It makes the learning all the better. 🙂
Liz says
Your daughter is a living doll!!! Too cute. And these look like fabulous cupcakes…and I’m loving those printables, too…so nicely designed.
Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love. says
These cupcakes look so cute and yummy! I love Brenda’s printables! What a fun way to decorate these cupcakes!
Ramona says
Wonderful recipe and so cute. Your friend is indeed creative. My daughter’s b-day is coming up and this gives me ideas. : )
Tori Avey says
Thanks everybody! Now, as much as I would love to take credit for all of this cuteness, she is not my daughter… she belongs to Brenda. 🙂
Lacy says
These cupcakes look amazing and I absolutely love the adorable print outs! Yum!!
Rachel @ My Naturally Frugal Family says
cupcakes are indeed wonderful (they can help with portion control :)!
Thanks so much for sharing the information about Rosh Hashanah.
I love the honey bee art…oh so cute.
Curt says
Wow, those look really tasty with the honey and apple slice.
Tina@flourtrader says
This is a great post-you and Brenda make a super team! I love the way you decorated these and apple cupcakes sound divine.That picture of your daughter is priceless!
Dawn says
Tori, these are awesome. What a great mom you are too!
Ann says
What delicious cup-cakes! Your print-out is super and your daughter is SO cute! I’m with you….there’s something about a cupcake that is wonderful! A little gift beautifully decorated! Yummy!
Isabelle @ Crumb says
These cupcakes sound so good that I could happily eat them any time of the year, but they sound like an absolutely perfect Rosh Hashanah dessert… especially with those super-cute printables! What a great way to introduce kids to the meaning behind apples and honey.
Susie says
The cupcakes look great, but seriously how cute is your little one. 🙂