Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cupcakes... More like Snickerdoodle cupcakes..
I am a huge fan of Snickerdoodle cupcakes and I saw this recipe on the blog Your Cup of Cake and I had to try it. I thought the recipe was very good, the cake was very moist and delicious and the icing had a great flavor but I did not like the crumbled up cereal in the frosting. It made the frosting very gritty and I am not a fan of weird textures. So I remade the recipe substituting the cereal for just cinnamon and sugar, making them more like a Snickerdoodle cupcake and they were amazing! Here is the recipe below:
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cupcakes
Ingredients:
Cinnamon Cake:
3 eggs
1/3 cup oil
¾ cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¾ cup sour cream
Vanilla Cake Mix (not white cake mix)
1 ½ teaspoon cinnamon
(There used to be cereal pieces in the batter, but that has been removed due to comments saying it's better without it)
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Buttercream:
8 oz cream cheese, softened
½ cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups powdered sugar
2/3 cup Cinnamon Toast Crunch powder (Crush the cereal in a bag and then sift out 2/3 cup) (This is where I replaced with just a mixture of Cinnamon and sugar, about 1/3+ cup, I kept adding until it tasted just right)
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line pans with 20-22 cupcake liners.
2. In a large bowl, gently combine eggs, oil, buttermilk and vanilla.
3. Mix in sour cream.
4. Add cake mix and cinnamon and mix until smooth.
5. Stir in lightly crushed cereal.
6. Fill cupcake liners ¾ full and bake for 15-18 minutes, or until an inserted knife comes out clean.
7. Buttercream: Beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add Cinnamon Toast Crunch powder. Add vanilla and powdered sugar. Adjust the consistency using milk if it is too thick.
8. Pipe onto cooled cupcakes and top with cinnamon sugar and Cinnamon Toast Crunch squares.
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Picture of my "Snickerdoodle cupcakes"
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Nichole