Apple Cider Cupcakes

Apple cider cupcakes, made with brown sugar, ground cinnamon, vanilla, and apple cider, have a lovely apple cider flavor and are a tasty fall treat.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 329 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 4 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup butter, melted
• 0.33333334326744 cup white sugar
• 0.66666668653488 cup brown sugar
• 1.5 cups powdered sugar
• 0.75 cup apple cider

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.

Step 2

Combine brown sugar, 1/2 cup melted butter, and white sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; beat until thoroughly combined. Add eggs; mix well. Add flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt; mix until combined. Add apple cider and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; beat on high speed for 2 minutes. Evenly divide batter into the prepared muffin cups.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed, about 20 minutes. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack; cool about 20 minutes.

Step 4

While cupcakes are cooling, combine cream cheese and softened 4 tablespoons butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; beat until blended. Add confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; beat until frosting is creamy. Top cooled cupcakes with frosting.