Cream Filled Apple Cider Cupcakes

I created this recipe for a Halloween party. I love apple cider and I love cupcakes!

Cream Filled Apple Cider Cupcakes

Topping

• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 2 (1 serving) pkgs of instant apple cider (on hot chocolate isle)

Cake

• 1 box of spice cake mix
• 2 (1 serving) pkgs of instant apple cider (on hot chocolate isle)

Filling

• 1 small tub of cool whip
• 1 small pkg instant vanilla pudding

Make cake mix according to directions on box. Add apple cider to mix. Bake cup cakes according to directions. Meanwhile beat butter and softened cream cheese together. Add powder sugar and apple cider mix. Set aside. Mix filling ingredients together and set aside. Allow cupcakes to cool. With a spoon scoop out 1 - 1/2 inches of cupcake from the tops. Fill with cream filling. Frost with topping and refrigerate. (Tip - if you want to substitute the cream cheese frosting with the filling you can. Take your filling and add the apple cider mix to it and it will stiffen and make a nice topping as well.)