Apple Spice Babycakes with Pretzel Streusel

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Grease or line 48 (2 1/4") muffin cups with paper baking cups; set aside.
3. Chop Lucky Leaf® Premium Apple Pie Filling into bite-sized chunks. Reserve 1 cup chopped pie filling for topping.
4. In a large mixing bowl equipped with a paddle attachment, combine cake mix, egg and apple pie filling; beat gently on a low speed until combined, about 1 minute. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes (batter will be thick). Fill prepared muffin cups with a 1/3-cup scoop of cake batter. Top each muffin with 1 tsp. reserved chopped apple pie filling. Sprinkle top with approximately 1 tsp. Pretzel Streusel.* Bake about 20 minutes, or until tops spring back when lightly touched. Remove from heat and cool in cups on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove from cups and cool completely.
   1. *Pretzel Streusel
      1. Yield:  1+ cup
      2. Ingredients
      3. 1/2 cup crushed pretzels
      4. 1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans
      5. 1/4 cup brown sugar
      6. 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
5. In a bowl combine all ingredients and mix thoroughly.