Vanilla Cinnamon Sugar Swirl Cupcakes
A vanilla and cinnamon base cupcake with a vanilla and cinnamon buttercream frosting.
Servings: 16 cupcakes
Calories: 436kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 ¼ cups sugar
- 1 ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ cup salted butter room temperature
- 3 egg whites
- 2 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ cup milk
Cinnamon Sugar Mixture
- 2 tablespoon cinnamon
- ⅓ cup sugar
Vanilla Cinnamon Sugar Frosting
- ½ cup butter softened
- ½ cup shortening
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 3 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoon milk
Instructions
For cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 350°F degrees.
- Mix together flour, cinnamon, sugar, baking soda, and baking powder in mixing bowl. I use my electric mixer.
- Add butter (room temperature), egg whites, sour cream, vanilla, and milk - Mix until smooth (no lumps).
- Add cupcake liners to cupcake pan.
- Combine cinnamon and sugar in a small bowl.
- Place 1 tablespoon of batter into each cupcake liner
- Sprinkle ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon sugar mixture on top of cupcake batter.
- Repeat steps until liners are half way full.
- Sprinkle a little more cinnamon sugar mixture on top of half-filled liners
- Bake for 16-18 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out with minimal crumbs
- Allow to cool for a few minutes
- Remove cupcakes and continue cooling on wire rack.
For the Frosting
- Mix room temperature butter and shortening until smooth.
- Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla, mix until well blended
- Add powdered sugar one cup at a time and mix until well blended. (Mixture will be stiff)
- Mix in cinnamon until well blended.
- Add in milk 1 tablespoon at a time. Add until right consistency.
- Pipe cupcakes with frosting.
- Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar if desired.
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Notes
- Wait until cupcakes are completely cool before frosting.
- This recipe is easily doubled and the frosting recipe is great on other cupcake batters as well!
- Tip: If you want cupcakes with tall frosting, prepare 2 batches of frosting.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupcake | Calories: 436kcal | Carbohydrates: 63.9g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 19.8g | Saturated Fat: 10.3g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 117mg | Fiber: 1.3g | Sugar: 49.8g
