Apple Cider Cupcakes & Salted Caramel Buttercream
Apple Cider Cupcakes & Salted Caramel Buttercream

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These apple cider cupcakes are a simple, tasty fall treat. They are quick and easy to make and have a lovely apple cider flavor. Add the remaining flour and the rest of the cider and whisk until completely combined.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have apple cider cupcakes & salted caramel buttercream using 17 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Apple Cider Cupcakes & Salted Caramel Buttercream:
  1. Prepare cupcakes
  2. Prepare 2 eggs
  3. Make ready 1 2/3 cup all purpose flour
  4. Take 1 cup apple cider
  5. Get 2/3 cup sugar
  6. Get 1/2 cup butter, softened
  7. Prepare 2 tsp baking powder
  8. Take 1 tsp cinnamon
  9. Make ready 1/2 tsp salt
  10. Prepare 1 tsp vanilla extract
  11. Get frosting
  12. Make ready 1/2 cup butter softened
  13. Take 1/2 cup shortening
  14. Get 1/2 bag Kraft caramels, melted with 2 tbsp water
  15. Prepare 1 tsp salt
  16. Take 4 cup powdered sugar
  17. Prepare 1 tbsp milk for thinning if needed (or 2 tbsp)

The cupcakes themselves are full of fresh apple cider, a flavor that really comes through with every bite- giving them a warm, comforting, fruity taste. The cake reminds me of the apple cider donuts I so enjoy at the apple orchard, which makes them even more perfect. The cupcake batter is lightly spiced with cinnamon, infused with apple cider, and also had finely grated apples. This bakes up into a moist apple cupcake with a nice texture and amazing spiced level.

Instructions to make Apple Cider Cupcakes & Salted Caramel Buttercream:
  1. For cupcakes: Whisk together all ingredients.
  2. Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full and bake at 350º for 19 minutes.
  3. For buttercream: In a stand mixer, cream together the butter and shortening.
  4. Add the powdered sugar and the caramel alternately (add the salt in with the caramel), mixing after each addition.
  5. Add milk, by the tbsp. as needed for thinning
  6. *The caramel is a little tricky just in that it needs to be the right temperature– warm enough that it's still liquid and can blend into the buttercream, but not so hot that it melts the butter making everything too thin. Evaluate the buttercream at about 4 tbsp of caramel– if it's getting way too thin, stop adding caramel or add more powdered sugar. I found that 6 Tbsp. was perfect for my batch.

Once baked, the cupcakes glisten with a sweet apple cider syrup that brings in more flavor and it keeps the cupcakes moist. For birthday cupcakes round two, I made these apple cider cupcakes. And, believe it or not, these were actually a bigger hit than the chocolate espresso cupcakes. About a week ago, I asked Marc to get me some apple cider for a different recipe I was testing - I think it was an sage rubbed turkey breast with apple cider gravy - and he came. How to Make Apple Cider Cupcakes from Scratch.

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