*this recipe makes about 18-20 Cupcakes
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 (1 stick) cup unsalted butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup milk
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line your muffin pan with cupcake liners.
2. In a medium mixing bowl stir together your flour, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt. Set this mixture aside.
3. In a large mixing bowl stir together butter and sugar until it is fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time then stir in vanilla and oil. No alternate adding the flour mixture and the milk starting and finishing with the flour mixture and stirring in between.
4. Fill your cupcake liners with the mixture until they are about half way full. Bake your cupcakes for 14 to 16 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Let cupcakes cool before frosting.
Frosting
Ingredients:
4 ounces cream cheese softened
4 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
2 cups confection's sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon cinnamon
carmel sauce-as much as desired
cinnamon sugar mixture-as much as desired
Directions:
1. Mix together the butter and cream cheese in large mixing bowl. Add confections' sugar one cup at a time mixing in between addition. Add in cinnamon and mix together before adding the vanilla. Beat mixture until fluffy.
2. Pipe frosting onto cupcakes. Sprinkle on cinnamon sugar mixture and squeeze on desired amount of carmel sauce.
3. Enjoy!
