Say cheesecake!!!

My friends and I were brainstorming new yummy cupcake flavors one day.  I got all kinds of crazy ideas from gummy bears to meatloaf.  Eww, meatloaf and cupcakes do not sound like a yummy combo.  They did have a few gems, though, like tiramisu, key lime pie and today's experiment: cheesecake.  One idea for the cheesecake cupcake was to top it with cherry pie filling, but I'm not a huge fan of opening a can and plopping cherries on top of my little creations.  So, as an alternative, I've taken one of my favorite desserts, apple crunch pie, and married it with a cheesecake cupcake, giving me cinnamon apple cheesecakes as the result.  They're in the oven now and they smell heavenly.  I'm a little nervous, though, because I think they may overflow their paper cups and become little cinnamon flavored disasters.  Ooh 2 minutes left....fingers crossed.  One minute!  They're done.  Hmm, mixed feelings on these.  They did outgrow their cups completely, but they look delicious.  I had to try one and they also taste delicious.  The cheesecake isn't very prominent, though.  So, I'm renaming these as apple pie cupcakes.  The cinnamon in the cake goes super well with the sweetness of the apples and the extra crunch on top is the perfect end.