Churro Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
Churro Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting My kids had friends over for a taco dinner the other night, and we “needed” a special dessert. These churro cupcakes were perfect for our theme! Churro Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting Yield: Makes 24 cupcakes Ingredients: For the Cupcake Batter: 1½ cups all-purpose flour 1½ cups cake flour 1 T baking powder ½ tsp coarse salt 1½ T ground cinnamon 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature 1¾ granulated sugar, plus 2 T for dusting 4 large eggs, at room temperature 2½ tsp vanilla extract 1¼ cups milk (I used 1 percent) For the Cinnamon-Sugar Topping: 4 T unsalted butter, melted ½ cup sugar 1½ tsp ground cinnamon For the Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting: ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature 8 oz. (1 brick) cream cheese, at room temperature 1 tsp vanilla extract 1½ tsp ground cinnamon 3 cups confectioners’ sugar 1 tsp milk, if needed to thin consistency Instruction: Preheat oven to 350 degrees, prefera...