Name: Snickerdoodle Cupcakes with Cinnamon Buttercream Frosting
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 18
Ingredients: White sugar, divided - 1 ⅓ cups; Ground cinnamon - 2 teaspoons; All-purpose flour - 1 ¾ cups; Baking powder - 1 teaspoon; Cream of tartar - ½ teaspoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Baking soda - ¼ teaspoon; Unsalted butter, softened - ½ cup; Egg, at room temperature - 1 large; Vanilla extract - 1 tablespoon; Buttermilk, at room temperature - 1 cup; Unsalted butter, softened - 1 cup; Powdered sugar - 3 ½ cups; Vanilla extract - 2 teaspoons; Ground cinnamon - 1 ¼ teaspoons; Salt - ¼ teaspoon; Heavy cream - 4 tablespoons

Ingredients for - Snickerdoodle Cupcakes with Cinnamon Buttercream Frosting

1. White sugar, divided 1 ⅓ cups

2. Ground cinnamon 2 teaspoons

3. All-purpose flour 1 ¾ cups

4. Baking powder 1 teaspoon

5. Cream of tartar ½ teaspoon

6. Salt ½ teaspoon

7. Baking soda ¼ teaspoon

8. Unsalted butter, softened ½ cup

9. Egg, at room temperature 1 large

10. Vanilla extract 1 tablespoon

11. Buttermilk, at room temperature 1 cup

12. Unsalted butter, softened 1 cup

13. Powdered sugar 3 ½ cups

14. Vanilla extract 2 teaspoons

15. Ground cinnamon 1 ¼ teaspoons

16. Salt ¼ teaspoon

17. Heavy cream 4 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Snickerdoodle Cupcakes with Cinnamon Buttercream Frosting

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 18 cupcake cups with liners.

2 . Stage

Mix together 1/3 cup sugar and cinnamon for cupcakes in a small bowl. Set aside.

3 . Stage

Whisk together flour, baking powder, cream of tartar, salt, and baking soda in another bowl until combined.

4 . Stage

Cream together butter and 1 cup sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add in egg and vanilla and mix an additional 2 minutes. Pour in half of the flour mixture and mix until just combined. Pour in buttermilk and mix until just combined. Add in remaining flour mixture and mix until just combined.

5 . Stage

Place 1 tablespoon of batter in the bottom of each cupcake liner. Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon-sugar over the batter. Add another heaped 1 tablespoon of batter on top. Sprinkle with an additional 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon-sugar mixture. Repeat layering in each cupcake liner.

6 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until cupcakes spring back lightly when touched, 24 to 28 minutes. Allow to cool for several minutes in the pan before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

7 . Stage

For the frosting: Beat butter on high speed until lightened in color, about 2 minutes. Add in powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix in vanilla, cinnamon, and salt. Add in heavy cream and beat until frosting is light and fluffy, an additional 2 to 3 minutes. Frost cooled cupcakes as desired.