I haven’t spent much time inventing recipes. Actually, this recipe will only be my second attempt, and first successful one. It started when I wanted to make cupcakes my sister requested a rhubarb and apple. I couldn’t find a recipe I liked. I could find muffins, and full sized cakes, but nothing small and fluffy.
So, I made my own recipe.
So, here’s the recipe:
Rhubarb and Apple Cupcakes
Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. cloves
3 tsp. allspice
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup rhubarb (diced)
1 cup Apple (peeled and diced)
 
Preheat oven to 350°F. Fill muffin tin with cupcake wrappers. (This recipe makes about a dozen and a half cupcakes)
Mix together butter, flour, brown sugar, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and the spices. In a separate bowl mix together eggs and buttermilk. Mix together both mixtures and fold in apples and rhubarb.
Fill muffin tins about 2/3 full. Bake in preheated oven for about 12-16 minutes.
 
Suggestions:
I haven’t tried any variations yet, but from my family’s feedback, I think these might improve the recipe.
1. Add another half cup of Apple’s
2. Increase the amount of spices, particularly of the cinnamon.
3. Add ginger