Pumpkin Ale Cupcakes with Maple Pumpkin Ale Frosting

For the cupcake:

1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Put paper liners into 2 muffin tins (recipe makes 18-20). In the bowl of your stand mixer, combine pumpkin puree, 1/2 cup pumpkin ale, canola oil, eggs, and sugar. Mix to combine.

2. Add the flour, salt, and baking soda and mix to combine.

3. Add in in cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and vanilla extract. Mix batter until ingredients are just combined.

4. Spoon batter into cupcake tins.

5. Bake at 375 F for 15-17 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of one comes out clean.

6. Let cupcakes cool and top with Maple Pumpkin Ale Frosting (recipe below!)

For the frosting:

1. In a medium-sized bowl, combine the 2 tablespoons of melted butter, 3 tablespoons of pumpkin ale, and maple extract.

2. Stir in 3 cups of the powdered sugar. This is the consistency I used to spread the frosting onto my cupcakes. If you want a thicker consistency (if you’re not going to be lazy like I was and want to pipe your frosting on) stir in the remaining 1/2 cup of powdered sugar a little at a time until you reach your desired consistency.

3. Frost your cooled cupcakes and enjoy!