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Churro Cupcakes Recipe

Churro Cupcakes are delicious made from scratch cupcakes that is absolutely amazing. These cupcakes bring together the flavors of a cinnamon cupcake with cinnamon sugar on top. These cupcakes are perfect for a party or picnic.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time22 minutes
Total Time52 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: churro cupcakes
Servings: 24
Calories: 517kcal
Author: Jill

Ingredients

Toppings for cupcakes

Cinnamon Frosting

  • 2 cups unsalted butter
  • 5 cups powder sugar
  • 1 tablespoons ground cinnamon
  • 5 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 bottle salted caramel sauce

Instructions

Cupcake directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line cupcake pan with liners.
  • In a standing mixer beat sugar and butter until creamed.
  • Add egg and mix until fully incorporated.
  • Beat in vanilla extract, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon.
  • Combine the heavy cream into the wet mixture.
  • Add in flour, a little at a time.
  • Add in the sour cream.
  • Spoon batter about 3/4 full.
  • Bake in the oven for about 22 minutes or until the center of the cupcake comes out clean with a toothpick.

Frosting directions

  • Combine all ingredients into a standing mixer and mix on low speed.
  • until combined and stiff peaks form.
  • Scoop the frosting into the piping bag.
  • Melt 1 Cup of butter into a microwave safe bowl.
  • Mix in 2 Cup of sugar and the 2 tbsp ground cinnamon into another bowl.
  • Dip the top of the cupcakes into the melted butter and then dip it into the cinnamon sugar mix.
  • Frost the cupcakes with the cinnamon frosting.
  • Drizzle caramel sauce and top with a churro.

Nutrition

Calories: 517kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 99mg | Sodium: 181mg | Potassium: 80mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 50g | Vitamin A: 1003IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 1mg