Champagne Fig Cupcakes with Goat Cheese Frosting

I love love love goat cheese. I cannot get enough of it. I love to pair it with fruit. Dates and fig are my favorite. So I decided to try a cupcake with all of my favorite adult flavors. It was sublime!

Ingredients
1c butter softened
2c granulated sugar
4 eggs
2tsp vanilla
3 1/2 c flour
1tsp baking soda
1/2tsp baking powder
1/2tsp salt
1c cream
1c champagne
1c dried fig

Frosting
21oz goat cheese
1c Butter
2c confectioners sugar
1tsp almond extract
1tbsp brown sugar
2tbsp heavy cream

Method
Preheat oven to 350°. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.  Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition. Add vanilla and mix. Whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt, set aside. Add flour and Add champagne and cream (dry then wet ingredients alternately, beginning and ending with flour.) Fold figs into batter. 
Fill cupcake papers with 1/4 cup level measures of batter.  Bake for 17-22 minutes. 

Frosting
Beat butter and Goat cheese until smooth. Add almond extract and brown sugar beat until combined. Add in confectioners sugar until you get desired consistency, add cream if too dry.