Churro Cupcakes

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After all of the requests for our churro cupcake recipe, here it is! Our famous cupcakes from our WIN on the series premiere of the Food Network's "Cupcake Wars". On the show, we decorated the cupcake to match the theme of the episode, but you can adorn your cupcakes with our delicious mini churro recipe!

Click here to see our Cupcake Wars episode recap, including highlight video and recipes.

Churro Cupcakes

Check out baking tips, tricks & ingredient substitutions.

Yield: 12 standard or 32 mini cupcakes

Ingredients

Churro Cupcakes:  

• 1 cup (113g) cake flour
• 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder 
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1/4 teaspoon salt 
• 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature 
• 3/4 cup pure cane, granulated white sugar 
• 1 large egg, room temperature
• 1 large egg yolk, room temperature 
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 
• 1 teaspoon good quality, pure vanilla extract 
• 1/2 cup buttermilk, room temperature

* Click here to learn how to make your own cake flour substitute and properly measure your flour without a scale.

Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting:

• 8oz cream cheese, room temperature (not light or low fat)
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups confectioners’ sugar (powdered sugar), sifted
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions 

Prepare Cupcakes: 

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cupcake or muffin pan with 12 baking cups. 

Whisk the flour, graham cracker crumbs, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a small bowl and set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer, with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar together, about 5 minutes, until light and fluffy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. On low speed add the egg and yolk one at a time. Beat in oil and vanilla until incorporated, scraping down the sides of the bowl when necessary. Gradually and add the flour mixture and buttermilk, alternating between the 2, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Do not over beat.

 
Distribute all of the batter evenly between the 12 baking cups. Bake for 16-22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool the cupcakes on a wire rack.

Prepare Frosting: 

With an electric mixer, beat butter and cream cheese on medium speed until smooth (make sure they are both at room temperature so you do not get lumps in your frosting). Add vanilla. Gradually beat in powdered sugar and cinnamon until incorporated. Beat on medium speed for about 3 minutes, until smooth and creamy.

Frost cooled cupcakes and top with cinnamon sugar or a Homemade Churro Bite! (Note: If using churro bites, make sure to serve immediately so the churros are crisp and fresh and don't get soggy from sitting on the frosting).



 
Even create custom shaped churros like my churro hearts!
Click here to check out my homemade churro recipe

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