Apple Cider Cupcakes

These apple cider cupcakes are a simple, tasty fall treat. They are quick and easy to make and have a lovely apple cider flavor.

• 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
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup butter, melted
• ⅓ cup white sugar
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 4 tablespoons butter, softened
• ⅔ cup brown sugar
• ¾ cup apple cider
• 1 ½ cups powdered sugar

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

Mix together brown sugar, melted butter, and white sugar in a stand mixer until thoroughly combined. Add eggs and mix well. Add flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt; mix until combined. Add apple cider and vanilla extract and beat on high speed for 2 minutes. Divide batter evenly 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 and let cool, about 20 minutes.

Step 4

While cupcakes are cooling, combine cream cheese and softened butter in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat until blended. Add powdered sugar and vanilla extract; beat until frosting is creamy. Top cooled cupcakes with frosting.