Apple Cider Cupcakes Recipe

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

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.

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.

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.