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Cinnamon Cupcakes

Name: Cinnamon Cupcakes
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1-1/2 dozen.
Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter, softened; 1-1/4 cups sugar; 4 large egg whites; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2-1/4 cups cake flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup 2% milk; TOPPING:; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; CINNAMON FROSTING:; 1/4 cup butter, softened; 1 teaspoon clear vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 2-1/4 cups confectioners' sugar; 3 tablespoons 2% milk; Additional ground cinnamon

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Total Time

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Makes

1-1/2 dozen

Updated: Sep. 26, 2022

“My from-scratch cinnamon cupcakes take a little work,” admits Judy Learned of Boyertown, Pennsylvania. But the results speak for themselves, when snackers say, “Yum!”

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Ingredients

3/4 cup butter, softened
1-1/4 cups sugar
4 large egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/4 cups cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup 2% milk
TOPPING:
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
CINNAMON FROSTING:
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon clear vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2-1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons 2% milk
Additional ground cinnamon

Directions

In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg whites and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition.
Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon over each cupcake.
Bake at 375° for 16-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
For frosting, in a small bowl, cream the butter, vanilla and cinnamon. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Add milk; beat until light and fluffy. Frost cupcakes; sprinkle with additional cinnamon.

Nutrition Facts

1 cupcake: 280 calories, 11g fat (7g saturated fat), 28mg cholesterol, 201mg sodium, 44g carbohydrate (30g sugars, 0 fiber), 3g protein.

Cinnamon Cupcakes

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