Vanilla Cinnamon Sugar Swirl Cupcakes Food

VANILLA CINNAMON SUGAR SWIRL CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 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 tbsp of batter into each cupcake liner
• Sprinkle 1/4 tsp 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.
• Mix room temperature butter and shortening until smooth.
• Add 1 tsp 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 tbsp at a time. Add until right consistency.
• Pipe cupcakes with frosting.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar if desired.

CINNAMON VANILLA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare muffin pan with liners.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
• Mix milk and vanilla in a separate cup.
• Cream butter and then add sugar a little at a time. Mix until light and fluffy.
• Beat in the eggs one at a time until light and fluffy.
• Add flour mixture and milk mixture alternately, starting with flour mixture and ending with flour mixture until fully--but not overly--mixed.
• Fill muffin papers 3/4 cup full. Bake for 18-20 minutes until top springs back lightly when touched.

APPLE STREUSEL CINNAMON SWIRL CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Position a rack in the middle of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350°F Line 12 muffin tin cups with paper cupcake liners.
• Make the swirl and topping: In a small bowl, stir the sugar and cinnamon together.
• Make the cupcakes: In a small bowl, mix together the grated apple and the 2 tablespoons cinnamon sugar; set aside.
• In a large bowl, stir the flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt together. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and add the eggs, oil, and vanilla, stirring until blended. Stir the reserved apple mixture, with any juice that bas been released.
• Spoon about 2 tablespoons of the batter into each paper liner. Sprinkle ½ teaspoon cinnamon sugar over the batter in each liner. Spoon the remaining batter over the cinnamon sugar, using a scant 2 tablespoons of batter for each cupcake.
• Use a pastry brush to dab the top of the batter with the melted butter. Sprinkle the remaining cinnamon sugar over the top of the cupcakes.
• Bake just until the top feels firm and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes.
• Cool the cupcakes for 10 minutes in the pan on a wire rack. Remove the cupcakes from the pan onto a wire rack and let cool completely.