Churro Cupcakes

🥄 Ingredients

• ¾ cup (165 g) packed brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 ½ cups (312.5 g) all-purpose flour
• 2 ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ⅔ cup (150 g) unsalted butter (at room temperature)
• 1 ¾ cups (350 g) granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs (at room temperature)
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 ¼ cup (310 g) milk
• 1 cup (227 g) unsalted butter (at room temperature)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• dash of salt
• 8 cups (960 g) powdered sugar
• ¼ cup whipping cream (plus 2-3 tablespoons)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1

   Make the Cupcakes

2. 2

   Line 24 muffin cups with paper back cups

3. 3

   In a small bowl stir together brown sugar and cinnamon. Set aside.

4. 4

   In a medium bowl stir together flour, baking powder, and salt.

5. 5

   Preheat oven to 350 F (180 C) degrees.

6. 6

   In a large mixing bowl of an electric mixer, add the butter and beat on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.

7. 7

   Gradually add granulated sugar, about ¼ cup at the time, beating on medium speed until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally.

8. 8

   Beat on medium speed about 2 minutes more or until light and fluffy.

9. 9

   Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition until combined. Add the vanilla and mix to incorporate.

10. 10

    Alternately add the flour mixture and milk to butter mixture, beating on low speed after each addition just until combined (note: batter may look curdled but at the end it will blend well).

11. 11

    Spoon about 2 tablespoon of the batter into each prepared muffin cup. Sprinkle about 1 teaspoon of the brown sugar mixture over batter in cups.

12. 12

    Spoon the remaining batter evenly over brown sugar mixture in cups. Sprinkle the remaining brown sugar mixture over batter in cups.

13. 13

    Bake for 15 to 18 minutes (mine took 15 minutes), or until a toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean.

14. 14

    Cool cupcakes in muffing cups on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove cupcakes from muffin cups and cool completely on wire racks.

15. 15

    Make the Frosting

16. 16

    In a large mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.

17. 17

    Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla and a dash of salt.

18. 18

    Gradually add 4 cups powdered sugar, beating until combined.

19. 19

    Beat in ¼ cup whipping cream.

20. 20

    Beat in 4 cups additional powdered sugar. Beat in 2 to 3 tablespoons additional whipping cream until frosting is light and fluffily and reaches spreading (or piping) consistency.

21. 21

    Makes 4 cups.

📊 Nutrition (per serving)

Nutritional values are estimates from the original source.