Apple Cider Spiced Maple Cupcakes

Ingredients

For the Cupcakes:
• 1 spice cake mix
• 3 eggs
• 1-2/3 cups apple cider
For the Frosting:
• 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 4 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon maple extract
• 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions 

For the Cupcakes:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Line a cupcake tin with 24 cupcake wrappers.
3. In a mixing bowl mix together the cake mix, eggs and apple cider.
4. Mix until smooth.
5. Fill cupcake wells two-thirds full and bake 19 to 24 minutes or when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
6. Cool on a wire cooling rack.


 For the Frosting:
7. Cream together the cream cheese and butter until fluffy.
8. Add the syrup, extract, pumpkin spice and sugar.
9. Mix on low for a minute and then on high until creamy.
10. Pipe or spread onto cupcakes.
11. NOTE: If your frosting is too thick you may add water but only a teaspoon at a time. (I didn't have to but it was thick)
12. DOUBLE FROSTING: THIS FROSTING RECIPE IS ONLY FOR 12 CUPCAKES. (I didn't and it was plenty)

I got this recipe from: http://www.ladybehindthecurtain.com/apple-cider-maple-spice-cupcakes/ 

Kirsten

Women's Conference

For those who don't know, for the last two weeks  I have been busily making some sweet treats for the ladies at my church. In July one of our Women Ministry leaders came up to me to ask if I would be interested in such a project, and of course I took her up on the offer. After meeting up again in September to discuss the logistics of what they were looking for and what I could help with, I started planning out what I was going to make and the cost for the ingredients. I told them that I would charge them for my time as a gift to them and the church. So this is the list of what I made (recipes are sure to pop up on Wednesday Recipes):

Homemade Caramel Popcorn

Caramel Apple Puppy Chow

Turtle Pie

Apple and Pear Crisp

Chocolate Fudge Cupcakes with Almond Whipped Frosting (gluten free)

Spiced Apple Cider Cupcakes with Maple Frosting

English Toffee

Pomegranate Mousse 

Scones

Pumpkin Muffins

Tea Cookies

For time management purposes, I baked something every day, then I either freezed it or locked it an air tight container. This was my first job/ big project! It was so exciting and nerve racking, but all in all a great experience. Everyone kept on telling me how great everything tasted. It was such a blessing but also a humbling experience. 

I hope you enjoy all the pictures and I am egger to share my next big project once it comes my way.

Kirsten