Churro Cupcakes

Name: Churro Cupcakes
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 18 cupcakes
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature (1 stick); 1 cup sugar; 2 eggs; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1/4 cup vegetable oil; 1/2 cup milk; 4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature; 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature; 2 cups confectioners' sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon cinnamon

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Submitted by elisechristiane

"I found this recipe over at the food blog, The Novice Chef. I made these for a friend's birthday and they were delicious!"

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Ready In:: 1hr
Ingredients:: 15
Yields:: 18 cupcakes

ingredients

Cupcakes
1 ¹⁄₂ cups all-purpose flour
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons cinnamon
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons baking powder
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature (1 stick)
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
¹⁄₄ cup vegetable oil
¹⁄₂ cup milk
Frosting
4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon cinnamon

directions

To make the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a muffin pan with cupcake liners; set aside.
In a medium bowl, combine the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
In a large bowl, or the bowl of a standing mixer, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, until just combined then stir in the vanilla and oil. Sprinkle 1/3 of the flour mixture over the butter mixture and gently stir in until barely combined. Add half of the milk, mixing until just combined. Repeat these steps with the remaining flour mixture and milk, ending with the flour. Do not over mix.
Fill each cupcake tin with 2 tablespoons of batter, or until the cupcake tin is filled half way. Bake the cupcakes for 14 to 16 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with one or two crumbs clinging to it. Allow the cupcakes to cool completely before frosting.
To make the frosting: Cream the butter and cream cheese together in a large bowl. Add the sugar, one cup at a time, beating well between each addition. Stir in the cinnamon until thoroughly combined. Then stir in the vanilla. Beat the mixture well, until light and fluffy.
Pipe onto cupcakes, sprinkle with a little cinnamon sugar and top with a drizzle of Dulce De Leche if desired.

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Reviews

This is an amazing recipe! I used cupcake wrappers that were bigger than normal, so my yield was about half the one stated in the recipe, but the cupcakes that I did get were still really good! Everyone loved them!

proxysprout
Great cinnamon taste. Cake is more of a muffin consistency and pairs well with the icing. The icing is very sweet so you only need a thin layer. Very tasty and definitely recommend giving them a try.

angelalangrd
very good. the frosting is sweet and has very good churro flavor in the cake itself. i will definitely make these again,

matttysk
Very easy to make! Taste fantastic!

Andrea W.
Not bad as written but a bit heavy and oily for our tastes, second time around used cashew milk and applesauce in place of the oil (kept the butter!) and the texture and flavour was a LOT better (and closer to the churros I remember, ironically!). Topped with a cocoa glaze it was totally the right experience

YummySmellsca

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Tweaks

Not bad as written but a bit heavy and oily for our tastes, second time around used cashew milk and applesauce in place of the oil (kept the butter!) and the texture and flavour was a LOT better (and closer to the churros I remember, ironically!). Topped with a cocoa glaze it was totally the right experience

YummySmellsca