My favorite flatmate gave me a recipe for snickerdoodle cupcakes which I transformed into these chocolate cinnamon delights since I'm not a big fan of snickerdoodles. Garnish with cinnamon sugar or cocoa and enjoy!
Provided by lovestohost
Categories Desserts Cakes Cupcake Recipes Holiday
Time 1h5m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
- Beat together the chocolate cake mix, 1 cup milk, eggs, 1/2 cup melted butter, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in a bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until moist. Beat for 2 more minutes on medium speed.
- Fill each muffin cup about 2/3 full of batter.
- Sprinkle the cupcakes with cinnamon sugar.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 15 minutes.
- Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
- Cream together 1/2 cup butter and shortening in a bowl until smooth.
- Stir in sea salt, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 tablespoon cinnamon, cocoa powder, and 3 cups confectioners' sugar.
- Stir in milk.
- Mix in 2 more cups confectioners' sugar or as needed until desired consistency is achieved.
- Spread the frosting on the cooled cupcakes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 319.6 calories, Carbohydrate 43 g, Cholesterol 44.6 mg, Fat 16.4 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 2.6 g, SaturatedFat 7.1 g, Sodium 259.9 mg, Sugar 34.5 g
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