Apple Cider Cupcakes Recipe

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Sweet and spicy flavors of apple cider wrapped up in the soft, fluffy goodness of a classic cupcake topped with cider buttercream frosting!

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In a mixing bowl, combine the flours, brown sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.

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Pour in the buttermilk, oil, apple cider, and vanilla bean paste

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Whisk everything together until you get a thick batter.

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Transfer the batter into the prepared cupcake liners. Fill each liner about ¾ full

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Bake fat 350For 25 minutes

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Prepare the buttercream frosting: In a bowl, combine the butter and powdered sugar

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Blend until creamy. Add the salt, cinnamon, extracts, and apple cider, and mix again until the buttercream is smooth

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Allow apple cider cupcakes to cool for about 30 minutes before frosting.

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Apple Cider Cupcakes Recipe

Sweet and spicy flavors of apple cider wrapped up in the soft, fluffy goodness of a classic cupcake topped with cider buttercream frosting!

Sweet and spicy flavors of apple cider wrapped up in the soft, fluffy goodness of a classic cupcake topped with cider buttercream frosting!

Swipe up for full ingredient list for Apple Cider Cupcakes Recipe

Swipe up for full ingredient list for Apple Cider Cupcakes Recipe

In a mixing bowl, combine the flours, brown sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.

In a mixing bowl, combine the flours, brown sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.

Pour in the buttermilk, oil, apple cider, and vanilla bean paste

Pour in the buttermilk, oil, apple cider, and vanilla bean paste

Whisk everything together until you get a thick batter.

Whisk everything together until you get a thick batter.

Transfer the batter into the prepared cupcake liners. Fill each liner about ¾ full

Transfer the batter into the prepared cupcake liners. Fill each liner about ¾ full

Bake fat 350For 25 minutes

Bake fat 350For 25 minutes

Prepare the buttercream frosting: In a bowl, combine the butter and powdered sugar

Prepare the buttercream frosting: In a bowl, combine the butter and powdered sugar

Blend until creamy. Add the salt, cinnamon, extracts, and apple cider, and mix again until the buttercream is smooth

Blend until creamy. Add the salt, cinnamon, extracts, and apple cider, and mix again until the buttercream is smooth

Allow apple cider cupcakes to cool for about 30 minutes before frosting.

Allow apple cider cupcakes to cool for about 30 minutes before frosting.

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