Description
Soft vanilla cupcakes topped with a cinnamon-sugar swirl and creamy cinnamon buttercream frosting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar for topping
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon for topping
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened for frosting
- 2 cups powdered sugar for frosting
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract for frosting
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon for frosting
- 1 tablespoon milk for frosting
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together the softened butter and 1 cup of granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, alternating with the milk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined. Do not overmix.
- In a small bowl, mix the 1/4 cup of granulated sugar and 1 tablespoon of cinnamon for the topping.
- Fill each cupcake liner about two-thirds full with batter. Sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar mixture evenly over the top of the batter in each cup.
- Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the cupcakes cool in the pan for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- To make the frosting, beat the softened butter until smooth. Gradually add the powdered sugar, vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, and 1 tablespoon of milk. Beat until the frosting is light and creamy. Add more milk, one teaspoon at a time, if the frosting is too stiff.
- Once the cupcakes are completely cool, pipe or spread the cinnamon buttercream frosting onto each cupcake.
Notes
- For a stronger cinnamon flavor in the cake batter, add 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon to the dry ingredients.
- You can use a piping bag and star tip for professional-looking frosting application.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 20 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 40g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0.5g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
Keywords: Snickerdoodle Cupcakes, cinnamon cupcakes, vanilla cupcakes, buttercream frosting, easy dessert