Apple Cider Cupcakes with Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting
Super moist and full of that spicy, warm flavor of apple cider paired with my favorite brown sugar cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
Cupcakes
⅔ cup brown sugar, packed
⅓ cup granulated sugar
½ teaspoon kosher salt
½ cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 ½ cups all purpose flour
¾ cup apple cider
Frosting
2 (8-oz.) packages cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2–3 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a mixer, mix together the brown sugar, granulated sugar, salt, vegetable oil, and vanilla.
- Mix in the eggs, one at a time, until fully incorporated. Add the baking soda, cinnamon, half of the flour, and half of the cider and mix to combine.
- Add the remaining flour and the rest of the cider and whisk until completely combined.
- Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners. Pour the batter into the muffin tin, filling each cup about ⅔ full.
- Bake for 18 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Let cool.
Frosting Instructions:
- Beat softened cream cheese, butter, and brown sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add vanilla, and beat until blended.
- Gradually add powdered sugar, beating at low speed until blended. Increase speed to high until smooth.