Cinnamon Roll Cupcakes

These cinnamon roll cupcakes are light & fluffy, with a lovely cinnamon swirl and topped with a glaze or cream cheese icing.

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Course: Cakes

Keyword: Cupcakes, Dessert, Snack

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 35

Servings:

Author: S Jones

Ingredients

For the Swirl

½ TBSP Ground Cinnamon
1 ½ TBSP Brown Sugar
1 ½ TBSP White Sugar

For the Cupcakes

1 1/2 cups plain flour
1/2 cup sugar,
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup sour cream
2 eggs at room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract

Glaze (Optional)

2 TBSP Milk
1 cup (127g) Icing Sugar
Cinnamon Sugar

Cinnamon Cream Cheese Icing (Optional)

½ cup Cream Cheese, softened
¼ cup Butter, softened
2 cups Icing Sugar
½ tsp Vanilla Extract
½ TBSP Ground Cinnamon

Instructions

Swirl

In a small bowl, stir all the ingredients together until combined. Set aside until ready to use.

Cupcakes

Preheat the oven to 180˚C. Line the cupcake pan with cupcake papers and set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
Add the butter, sour cream, eggs and vanilla and beat until smooth.
Place 1 TBSP of batter into each of the cupcake papers and then make a small well in the middle of each of the cupcake batters. You could use a toothpick or the bottom of a wooden spoon dipped in flour. Stir the filling mixture and then spoon a tsp of the filling into each of the cupcakes. Using a toothpick, swirl the filling and batter together.
Add another TBSP of the batter to each cupcake and repeat the swirling process.
Bake for 18-22 minutes, until a skewer comes out clean.

Glaze

Mix the icing sugar and the milk until well combined.
If your glaze is too thin and runny, add more icing sugar and test again. If it is too thick, add a little milk and test again.
Spread the glaze over the cooled cupcakes and sprinkle with a little cinnamon sugar.

Cream Cheese Icing

Sift the icing sugar and the cinnamon together and then set aside.
In another bowl, beat together the cream cheese and the butter until light and fluffy.
Mix through the vanilla.
Gently stir through the icing sugar mixture.
Once all the streaks have been mixed through, whip on medium high for 1 minute.
Pipe onto cold cupcakes.

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