Nell is on a baking spree today! She started with Almond Joy Brownie Bites, and now she just finished these delicious cinnamon roll cupcakes.
Cinnamon Roll Cupcake Recipe
This is a very simple recipe – you can use a box mix like we did, or make everything from scratch if you'd like. It's completely up to you! If you want to add more cinnamon, or take some away, that's fine! Make it your own… have fun. These cupcakes are delicious.
Cinnamon Roll Cupcakes:
1 box vanilla cake mix (plus ingredients called for on box)
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Prepare cupcakes as directed on package, adding sour cream and cinnamon while adding the other ingredients.
Cinnamon Roll Cupcake Filling:
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 stick butter
1/4 cup brown sugar
Melt butter in pan, combine with brown sugar and add cinnamon.
Process:
Put enough cupcake batter in each of the paper liners to cover the bottom. Add about 1/2 of a teaspoon of the cinnamon/melted butter/brown sugar mixture to each cupcake, swirl with a toothpick, then cover with batter until cupcake liners are at least 2/3 full.
Bake according to package instructions. Transfer to a wire rack so they can cool while you're making the frosting.
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting:
8 ounces cream cheese (room temp)
1/2 stick butter (room temp)
5 cups confectioners’ sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
*We also used 1 packet of the “cinnamon roll” mix-ins for the frosting but you could use plain cinnamon instead.
Cream together butter and cream cheese. Add powdered sugar slowly, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Beat until light and fluffy.
Frost cupcakes, then sprinkle cinnamon on top!
Then, the best part…
Dishes!
Don't forget to pin it! :)
Cinnamon Roll Cupcakes
If you like cinnamon rolls, you will love these sweet and fluffy cupcakes!
- 1 Box Vanilla Cake Mix (plus ingredients called for on box)
- 1/2 C. Sour Cream
- 1 Tsp. Cinnamon
- 1 Tsp. Cinnamon
- 1/2 Stick Butter
- 1/4 C. Brown Sugar
- 8 Ounces Cream Cheese, at room temperature
- 1/2 Stick Butter, at room temperature
- 5 C. Confectioners’ Sugar
- 1 Tsp. Vanilla
- 1 Packet of “Cinnamon Roll” mix-in, or Cinnamon, as preferred
- Prepare cupcakes as directed on package, adding sour cream and 1 teaspoon cinnamon while adding the other ingredients.
- Make Cinnamon Roll Filling by melting butter in pan. Combine with brown sugar and add 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
- Put enough cupcake batter in each of the paper liners to cover the bottom. Add approximately 1/2 teaspoon of the Cinnamon Roll Filling to each cupcake.
- Swirl with a toothpick.
- Cover with batter until cupcake liners are at least 2/3 full.
- Bake according to package instructions. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
- Make Frosting by creaming together butter and cream cheese. Add powdered sugar slowly, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Beat until light and fluffy.
- Frost cupcakes.
- Sprinkle cinnamon on top.
- Serve and Enjoy!
These look totally good too! Hey my kitchen has been beyond worse than that! LOL Seriously! I have a post about watch my kitchen transform lol from a complete wreck to a clean kitchen. It can happen from cooking a big dinner and dessert lol I don’t always like the end part lol
I make this cinnamon roll cake that my son loves and he’d definitely love these as well. I think next time I’m in a baking mood this is definitely what I’ll be making.
Yum!!!
What a cute chef! And the cupcakes look yummy, too. I’m pretty sure I make that EXACT face when it’s time to clean up after my culinary adventures…
I know our grandchildren would love these. The photo of Nell dreading the dishes it really made me giggle. Thank you for sharing your sweet blog at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop ♥
These look delicious and EASY!! Thanks for sharing on the Thursday Blog Hop!!
You had me at Cinnamon Roll but then you said Cupcakes too! Pinning this to my Desserts board so I can make these soon :-)
These are amazing! I’ll take 2 dozen please. And I love that she made them. I make that same face after I’m done cooking and see the dishes. :-) Pinning these and I love that the ingredients are simple so I will definitely make them. Thanks for sharing at Favorite Things. (And I have a crush on your blog. Haha!)
Mmm. Cinnamon rolls as cupcakes?! Yes, please! Thank you for linking up to the Weekend re-Treat Link party!
xo,
Shannon
http://www.akadesign.ca
I wish you had a recipe printer on your page so I could just print the recipe. :(
Oh my gosh! I am in heaven with that cupcake recipe and you had me laughing so much I have a tween and she gives me something similar and runs from the dishes!lol
Thanks for linking up with My Favorite Things party! Theresa @DearCreatives
Visiting from Katherine’s Corner…..these cupcakes look delish! going to make the tomorrow!
Lois