Cinnamon Bun Cupcakes Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 24 cupcake cups or line with paper liners.
• Melt 1/2 cup unsalted butter in a saucepan over low heat; stir brown sugar and 2 tablespoons cinnamon into butter until brown sugar has dissolved and cinnamon syrup is hot, about 2 minutes. Set aside.
• Sift cake flour with baking powder and salt into a bowl. Whisk milk, egg whites, egg, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract, and almond extract together in a separate bowl. Mix 1/2 cup butter at room temperature with white sugar in a large bowl, using an electric mixer until pale yellow and creamy, about 5 minutes. Gradually beat flour mixture into creamed butter mixture, alternating with milk mixture, until batter is well blended. Continue beating for 2 more minutes.
• Beat cold cream with an electric mixer and clean beaters in a chilled glass or metal bowl until the cream is fluffy and holds soft peaks, about 4 minutes; fold whipped cream into batter. Divide batter among the prepared cupcake cups, filling them about 2/3 full.
• Spoon 1 teaspoon of cinnamon syrup into batter in each cupcake cup. Set remaining cinnamon syrup aside.
• Bake cupcakes in the preheated oven until lightly browned and a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out with moist crumbs, about 16 minutes. Remove cupcakes from pans and let cool upside down on racks.
• Place saucepan with remaining cinnamon syrup over medium heat, stir in pecans, and bring mixture to a low boil. Immediately remove from heat and pour pecan mixture out onto a wooden cutting board. Let pecan mixture cool completely and chop the pecan candy finely.
• Beat 1/4 cup butter at room temperature with an electric mixer in a bowl until soft and creamy; beat in cream cheese until blended. Add confectioners' sugar and a drop of vanilla extract and continue to beat on high speed until frosting is fluffy, at least 5 minutes.
• Frost cooled cupcakes with frosting and decorate each with a pinch of chopped pecan candy and a sprinkle of cinnamon.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Place cupcake liners in lightly sprayed regular sized muffin tins. Lightly spray the liners. In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt & 1-1/4 tsp cinnamon.
• In a medium bowl, whisk eggs then add oil and whisk until combined. Whisk in 1 cup sugar. Whisk in the vanilla & sour cream until combined. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients & beat lightly w/ a mixer until just combined. In a small bowl, whisk the remaining cinnamon, brown sugar and 2 tbsp sugar until combined.
• Pour 1 heaping tbsp of batter into each liner, then sprinkle w/1/2 tsp of cinnamon-sugar swirl. Top each liner w/ a 2nd tbsp of batter & then sprinkle w/ another 1/2 tsp cinnamon-sugar swirl mix.Top each liner w/ 1tbsp batter & using a toothpick, swirl the batter back & forth a few times. Top w/ 1/2 tsp cinnamon-sugar mix. Bake about 12 minutes, rotating pans 1/2 way through cook time. Remove from oven when they're puffy & light golden brown. Let cool on a rack, about 10 mins. Then remove to a plate and let fully cool. In micro-safe bowl, spoon a heaping spoonful of cream cheese frosting & microwave about 8-10 seconds or until able to drizzle over the cooled cup cakes. Enjoy warmed up w/ a cup of your fav java!

Steps:

• Make box cake mix as instructed on the box.
• Fill cupcake wrappers about half way full with batter.
• Bake at 375°F (190°C) for six minutes.
• Cut orange cinnamon rolls in half. Place on top of cupcakes.
• Bake another 9 minutes, or until the cinnamon roll tops look fully cooked.
• Enjoy!