Cinnamon Roll Cupcakes
Lightly spiced cupcakes with a cinnamon sugar ripple, topped with cinnamon cream cheese frosting. So yummy!
Ingredients
Filling:
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp cinnamon
Batter:
- ⅔ cup vegetable oil
- 1 ¾ cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 ¼ cups milk
- 1 ½ tsp vanilla
- 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 2 ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- pinch of nutmeg
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 oz cream cheese softened to room temperature
- ½ cup butter softened
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 5 ½ cups powdered sugar more or less
Instructions
- Line muffin tins with paper baking cups. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl, set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together oil and sugar till combined. Add eggs, milk, and vanilla and whisk till smooth.
- In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg. Gently stir into wet ingredients.
- 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.
- Bake at 350° for 18-20 minutes. Cool completely, then frost.
- 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.
Nutrition
Calories: 291kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 2gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 28mgSodium: 132mgPotassium: 49mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 38gVitamin A: 230IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 50mgIron: 1mg
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