SnickerDoodle Cupcakes

This week-end Elsa our youngest made these delicious Cupcakes. I'm not a big fan of all the chocolate this and chocolate that (the only person on the earth I know...) so these were perfect for me.

Ingredients;


1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 1/2 cup cake flour
1 tbs baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbs ground cinnamon 
1 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
1 3/4 cups sugar 
4 large eggs (room temperature)
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups milk 


Preheat oven to 350F and line muffin tins with paper liners.


Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon in a bowl.
In another bowl cream butter and sugar until fluffy (white). Add the eggs, one at a time, while beating until each one is incorporated. Scrape the sides if needed. Beat in the vanilla. Add the flour and milk alternating on low speed (three or four batches). Make sure its thoroughly combined between each batch.Pour the batter in the already prepared muffin tins, filling 3/4 full. Bake about 20 minutes until tester in the middle comes out clean. 


Transfer the tins to wire rack and let cool completely before removing the cupcakes. 

The cupcakes cam be eaten as is (my favorite), dusted with sugar and cinnamon or with some type of frosting like this one;


Frosting;


8 oz. cream cheese (250g)

1 tsp. vanilla extract (or 2 tsp vanilla powder)
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tbsp. soft butter

Mix, I use my kitchen aid with the flat beater at medium to high speed until light and fluffy. Sometimes if it doesn't have the right consistency (the one I like...) I just add more powdered sugar.

Use a pastry bag with a large plain tip to pipe frosting on the cupcakes. 

Elsa also dusted them with cinnamon. Looks yummy don't they.