Recipe courtesy of Food Network
Hard Cider Cupcakes
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 9 cupcakes
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 9 servings
- Calories
- 277
- Total Fat
- 13
- Saturated Fat
- 7
- Carbohydrates
- 30
- Dietary Fiber
- 1
- Sugar
- 13
- Protein
- 4
- Cholesterol
- 70
- Sodium
- 146
- Total: 1 hr
- Active: 20 min
Ingredients
Two 12-ounce bottles hard cider
1/2 cup sugar
Nonstick cooking spray, for spraying the cupcake liners
1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
3 tablespoons apple butter
2 tablespoons sour cream
Directions
- Put the cider in a saucepan, bring to a simmer and cook until reduced to 3/4 cup, about 20 minutes. Remove 1/4 cup of the reduced cider and reserve. Add 3 tablespoons of the sugar to the saucepan with the remaining 1/2 cup cider. Heat to combine and set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with 9 liners and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
- Using a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and remaining 5 tablespoons sugar until fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the eggs one a time, stirring between each addition, followed by the vanilla extract. Beat until smooth.
- Combine the flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Add half the flour mixture to the creamed butter, then add in the apple butter, sour cream and reserved 1/4 cup hard cider and combine again. Add the remaining flour and beat until just combined. Divide the batter among the 9 liners and cook until a toothpick comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
- While the cupcakes are still warm, brush the tops with the remaining 1/2 cup hard cider-sugar mixture.