cinnamon roll cupcakes

Cullowhee, NC
Updated on Apr 3, 2012

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yield 20 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • CUPCAKES:
  • - cooking spray
  • 20 - muffin liners
  • 1 box yellow cake mix
  • 1 lg box instant french vanilla pudding, dry
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 3 x large eggs
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon, ground
  • FROSTING & CINNAMON SWIRL:
  • 5 cups homemade or canned cream cheese frosting
  • 1/4 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 2 tablespoons cinnamon, ground

How To Make cinnamon roll cupcakes

  • Step 1
    CUPCAKES: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat 2 muffin tins with cooking spray. Line 20 muffin cups with liners.
  • Step 2
    On low speed, beat cake mix, pudding, sour cream, eggs, water & oil for 1 minute. On medium high speed, beat 2 minutes.
  • Step 3
    Mix 1/2 C batter, 1/2 C brown sugar & 1 1/2 Tbsp cinnamon. Fill cups 1/2 way with 1/2 of the plain batter; top each with 2 tsp brown sugar mixture; top with remaining batter. Bake 20 minutes until inserted pick emerges clean. Cool.
  • Step 4
    FROSTING & CINNAMON SWIRL: Pipe 4 C cream cheese frosting in spiral over cupcakes. Mix 1 C cream cheese frosting, 1/4 C brown sugar & remaining cinnamon; blend well. Pipe in spiral over cupcakes to resemble cinnamon rolls.

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