Snickerdoodle Cupcakes
Soft and fluffy cinnamon sugar Snickerdoodle Cupcakes are the most fantastic cupcake for lovers of Americana classic snickerdoodle cookies. Cinnamon-sugar swirled vanilla cupcakes topped with creamy cinnamon and vanilla swirled cream cheese frosting.
As an added bonus, these cupcakes taste amazing fresh from the oven. So if you’re in a pinch and don’t have time to whip up the frosting, don’t worry. These cupcakes are fantastic even unfrosted. The texture is tender and soft and the cinnamon-sugar crackle on top provides an extra bit of sweetness that makes them super delicious if you have to forgo the frosting.
The cake for these cupcakes is amazingly fluffy, mildly sweet and very vanilla flavored. The secret to the cake is using cake flour (instead of regular all-purpose flour), whipped egg whites and full fat buttermilk in the batter, secret’s out! The resulting cake is a wonderful white cake that lets the flavor of the cupcake shine. The cupcake is super flavorful, yet light and airy.
Follow this pictorial guide to make Snickerdoodle Cupcakes:
ingredients put egg whites in mixer beat until peaks form… …place egg whites in bowl put melted butter and sugar in bowl add vegetable oil mix in buttermilk add vanilla put dry ingredients in mixing bowl add in wet ingredients blend for 2 minutes add egg whites blend gently mix cinnamon sugar 3-4 tablespoons cake batter cinnamon sugar more cake batter more cinnamon sugar bake at 350 degrees frost with cinnamon swirl
Fluffy Vanilla White Cake
Ingredients
Cake Batter
- 1 2/3 cups cake flour Don't use regular flour or it will turn out differnt.
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil Use avacado oil if possible.
- 1 cup full fat buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 large egg whites
Cinnamon Sugar
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cupcake pan with paper liners.
Make the Cake Batter
- Seperate the eggs. Using a mixer, whip the egg whites until soft peaks form. Place in seperate bowl.
- In medium bowl, combine 1 1/4 cup sugar and melted butter. Add vegetable oil, buttermilk and vanilla and mix.
- Place flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in bowl of mixer fitted with paddle attachment.
- With mixer on low pour buttermilk mixture into flour mixture. When combined, turn to medium speed and mix for 2-3 minutes untill smooth and light.
- Add whipped egg whites and blend on low speed just until mixed. Do not overmix.
Make Cinnamon Sugar
- Combine 1/3 cup sugar and cinnamon in small bowl.
Assemble the Cupcakes
- Place 2-3 tablespoons of cake batter in cupcake liners. Spoon on about a teaspoon of the cinnamon sugar mixture. Add 2-3 more tablespoons of cake batter. Sprinke a bit more of the cinnamon sugar mixture on the top of the cake batter.
Notes
The baked cupcakes have a wonderful crunchy cinnamon topping. I thought the best frosting for snickerdoodle flavor (cinnamon) would obviously be some kind of cream cheese frosting. The frosting I used for this cupcake is my favorite Cream Cheese Frosting.
Sturdy Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened to room temperature
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 pounds confectioners sugar, sifted
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- In the bowl of a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter and cream cheese until smooth and fluffy.
- Add powdered sugar, one cup at a time, and beat until incorporated. Add vanilla and mix until combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl occasionally to make sure all ingredients are combined completly.
- With mixer on medium/high, beat for approximately 8 minutes until smooth and fluffy.
To achieve an extra punch of cinnamon flavor, I divided the finished frosting an added a healthy amount of ground cinnamon to half. Then fill half a pastry bag with vanilla and the other half with cinnamon frosting. I used a Wilton 2D tip to achieve a great swirl effect!
I made these cupcakes upon the special request of my wonderful friend and all-round great guy Arnold. When I asked what cupcake he’d like for his recent birthday, I was surprised when he asked for a snickerdoodle cupcake. I am quite happy with his unusual request because it got me going on creating this very special cupcake! Happy Birthday Arnold🥳.
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