Cinnamon Cupcakes

Name: Cinnamon Cupcakes
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 24 cupcakes
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 yellow cake mix; 1 cup Cinnamon Toast Crunch; 0.75 cup water; 0.333 cup cooking oil; 4 eggs; 1.5 cups salted butter; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 0.5 tsp salt; 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream; 4 cups powdered sugar; 0.333 cup Cinnamon Toast Crunch; 0.333 cup Hershey’s Cinnamon Chips; 0.5 tbsp milk

Cake Mix Recipes

These Cinnamon Cupcakes are a quick and easy treat for Fall or whenever you crave a cinnamony treat. Plus, these cupcakes are made with a secret Ingredient everyone will love. This Cinnamon Cupcake recipe starts with a box cake mix so it is really quick and easy. Then we add some Cinnamon Cereal to add a really crunchy sweet surprise. If you are a fan of the flavor of cinnamon then these are definitely for you because there is cinnamon in the cake, the frosting and the drizzle.

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Cinnamon Cupcakes

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Ingredients

Cupcake

Frosting

Drizzle

Instructions

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Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray or line a standard muffin tin.
Step 2
In a large mixing bowl filled with the cake mix, add in the water, oil, and eggs. Using a hand or stand mixer, mix on medium until well incorporated.
Step 3
Fold in ¾ cup of the crushed Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal.
Step 4
Add batter into the muffin tin until each is about 2/3 full. Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool completely before frosting.
Directions for Frosting
Step 5
In a large mixing bowl or stand mixer, cream the butter, and beat until light and fluffy. Mix in the vanilla extract and salt.
Step 6
Slowly mix in the powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, while adding in a tablespoon of the cream in between each cup. Continue to mix for 1 minute or until creamy.
Step 7
Fill your prepared piping bag with frosting. Frost your cupcakes.
Directions for the Drizzle
Step 8
In a small bowl, add the cinnamon chips and milk. Heat at 50% power for 25 seconds. Stir. If the chips are not completely melted, repeat.
Step 9
Drizzle mixture over the frosted cupcakes. Top with a bit of the crushed Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal.

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