Churro Cupcakes

• Vegetarian

• Refrigerated

  • 4 Eggs, large

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp Baking powder
  • 1 1/2 cups Cake flour
  • 1 2/3 tbsp Cinnamon, ground
  • 5 cups Confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 cup Granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 3/4 cups Sugar
  • 2 1/2 tsp Vanilla

• Dairy

  • 1 8 ounce cream cheese
  • 1 cup Butter, unsalted
  • 12 tbsp Butter
  • 1 5/16 cups Milk

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Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups cake flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs, room temperature
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 4 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 5 cups confectioners sugar
• 1 tablespoon milk (if desired)

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line standard muffin tins with paper liners.
• Whisk together both flours, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
• With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating until each is incorporated, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
• Beat in vanilla.
• Reduce speed to low.
• Add flour mixture in three batches, alternating with two additions of milk, and beating until combined after each.
• Fill each cupcake liner three-quarters full.
• Bake 20 minutes.
• Transfer tins to wire racks to cool completely before removing cupcakes.
• Top with cinnamon sugar crunchy topping and cinnamon cream cheese frosting.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve. Set out 20 minutes before serving
• In a small bowl melt butter.
• In another small bowl combine the sugar and cinnamon.
• When cupcakes are completely cooled brush melted butter on the tops and dip into the cinnamon sugar mixture.
• In a medium bowl, beat butter and cream cheese until light.
• Mix in vanilla and cinnamon; add confectioners sugar 1 cup at a time until all is incorporated.
• If the frosting gets too thick, add milk a few drops at a time until it reaches desired consistency.