These Hard apple cider cupcakes are boozy, delicious, and so much fun! I used a boxed cake mix in this recipe to make these boozy cupcakes so simple and easy to make, but they still taste homemade, and the frosting is absolutely out of this world.
Reducing the cider: The first step is to reduce the hard apple cider on the stove. This takes a little bit of time but it's essential to the recipe because it boils out a lot of the water in the cider and enhances the flavor. You start with 3 cups of liquid, but you want to end up with 1 ¼ cups of cider. This takes me about 30 minutes of simmering on the stove
Making the batter: Once the cider is reduced the rest of the cupcake recipe is super simple. You just combine the spice cake mix, 1 cup of reduced cider, the eggs, and the oil. Then divide it up among the cupcake liners and bake for 20-25 minutes.
Combine the remaining hard apple cider, butter, cinnamon and vanilla extract in a large bowl and beat until creamy. Then add in the powdered sugar and beat until the frosting is light and fluffy.
Then pipe or spread the frosting on your cupcakes. Decorate as desierd, and serve.
A boozy cupcake recipe perfect for fall
If you are like me, and love to bake with different alcohols, try my Boozy Irish Brownies or Irish Cream Sugar Cookies. Or for something more ambitious check out this Pink Champagne Cake recipe I did for Mashed.
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