Apple Cider Cupcakes
The taste of comforting fall flavors in a cupcake.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. fine sea salt
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2/3 cup light brown sugar
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1/2 cup reduced apple cider
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1-2 large apples, peeled and finely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a muffin pan with paper cupcake liners.
- Whisk the flour, baking powder, baling soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt together in a bowl. Set aside.
- Using and electric mixer with a paddle attachment or hand mixer, beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time until combined. Mix in the vanilla, then reduced apple cider until combined. Slowly stir in the flour mixture just until combined. the batter may have a few lumps. Fold in the chopped apples.
- Fill the cupcake liners 3/4 full with batter. This recipe makes 14-16 cupcakes. Bake for 15-18 minutes (depends on your oven) until the tops puff and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and cool completely before frosting.
