Apple Cider Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• eggs
• 1/2 cup sall-purpose flour
• teaspoon sground cinnamon
• teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup apple cider
• teaspoon svanilla extra ct
• ounce scream cheese, softened
• tablespoon sunsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sconfectioners' sugar
• teaspoon vanilla extra ct

Instructions

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