Snickerdoodle Cupcakes

By Dolphl1970

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups cake flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cup milk
• Buttercream Icing
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup crisco
• 5 tbsp half & half
• 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 2 tbsp turbinado sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare muffin tins with liners.

Sift together, flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.

In your mixer, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time. Once combined, add vanilla. Alternating with the milk, add in flour mixture. Mix until combined.

Pour batter into prepared cupcake liners. Bake for about 20 minutes, or until golden brown on top. Remove from oven and let cool on wire racks.

Prepare icing by creaming crisco and butter. Add in powdered sugar and half & half. Once combined, add vanilla, cinnamon, and turbinado sugar. Pipe onto cupcakes.