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Home » Recipe Index » Dessert: Cakes and Cupcakes » Cinnamon Roll Cupcakes

Cinnamon Roll Cupcakes

November 18, 2014 by Kara Cook 2 Comments

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cinnamon roll cupcake with cinnamon cream cheese frosting

Cinnamon Roll Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting ~ All of the delicious flavor of a homemade cinnamon roll, but without all the waiting!
Recipe for Cinnamon Roll Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

Holey moley you guys. I have not posted one single project this entire month! I literally have four incomplete projects on my desk, and at least a dozen others all around the house. It is getting ridiculous! Don’t you hate that stage when you have something 90% done, but you just can’t find the time/money/supplies to get it finished? It’s driving me crazy!

So, since I can’t manage to get anything done, I am relying on recipes from the deep depths of my computer so I’ll at least have something to post. I found this gem that I actually made last fall.

These Cinnamon Roll Cupcakes are amazing!! The cupcake is nice and tender, and it is full of cinnamony goodness. I took these to a teacher appreciation dinner at the jr. high, and I was told that they were the first to go!

Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting- delicious!
This cinnamon cream cheese frosting is the bees knees! It is rich and creamy and has a hint of spice. I could totally eat it by the spoonful. It is delicious, trust me!

And of course you can’t have cinnamon roll anything without an awesome cinnamon sugar filling! It is so fun to bite into these cupcakes and get that burst of sweet cinnamon flavor. And it looks pretty too!
If you love cinnamon rolls, you will love these Cinnamon Bun Cupcakes!

Don’t you just wish you had one in front of you right now? I know I do. 🙂

Everyone loves these cinnamon roll cupcakes!

Recipe adapted from Somewhat Simple

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Cinnamon Roll Cupcake Recipe

Yield: 30 cupcakes

Cinnamon Roll Cupcakes

If you love cinnamon rolls, you will love these Cinnamon Bun Cupcakes!

Lightly spiced cupcakes with a cinnamon sugar ripple, topped with cinnamon cream cheese frosting. So yummy!

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Additional Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 48 minutes

Ingredients

Filling:

  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 Tbsp cinnamon

Batter:

  • 2/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 3/4 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/4 cups milk
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • pinch of nutmeg

Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened to room temperature
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 5 1/2 cups powdered sugar (more or less)

Instructions

  1. Line muffin tins with paper baking cups. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Combine brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl, set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk together oil and sugar till combined. Add eggs, milk, and vanilla and whisk till smooth.
  4. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg. Gently stir into wet ingredients.
  5. Spoon about 1 tablespoon of batter in the bottom of each cup. Sprinkle with about a teaspoon of the brown sugar/cinnamon mixture. Top with another tablespoon of batter.
  6. Bake at 350° for 18-20 minutes. Cool completely, then frost.
  7. For Frosting: Beat cream cheese and butter till creamy. Add vanilla, cinnamon, and about 5 cups powdered sugar. Beat till smooth. Add more powdered sugar if needed.

Notes

-This makes a thick frosting for piping on the cupcakes. If you want to just spread it, you can use less powdered sugar or add a little milk.

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  1. Keisha | The Girl Next Door is Black

    November 24, 2014 at 10:33 pm

    I could go for one these right now. These look great!

    Popped over from the Tell Me Tuesday linkup. 🙂

    Reply
  2. Renee @ Two in the Kitchen

    November 18, 2014 at 1:44 pm

    These cupcakes look amazing Kara!! I want one in my mouth right now!! 🙂

    Reply

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