CINfully Delicious Chocolate Cupcakes recipe

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Ingredients

1 (18.25 ounce) package chocolate cake mix
1 cup milk
3 eggs
½ cup butter, melted
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon cinnamon sugar, or as needed
½ cup butter
½ cup butter-flavored shortening
1 pinch sea salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
3 cups confectioners' sugar
¼ cup milk
2 cups confectioners' sugar, or more as needed

Nutrition Info

319.6 calories
carbohydrate: 43 g
cholesterol: 44.6 mg
fat: 16.4 g
fiber: 0.8 g
protein: 2.6 g
saturatedFat: 7.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 259.9 mg
sugar: 34.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  2. Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.

  3. Beat together the chocolate cake mix, 1 cup milk, eggs, 1/2 cup melted butter, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in a bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until moist. Beat for 2 more minutes on medium speed.

  4. Fill each muffin cup about 2/3 full of batter.

  5. Sprinkle the cupcakes with cinnamon sugar.

  6. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 15 minutes.

  7. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

  8. Cream together 1/2 cup butter and shortening in a bowl until smooth.

  9. Stir in sea salt, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 tablespoon cinnamon, cocoa powder, and 3 cups confectioners' sugar.

  10. Stir in milk.

  11. Mix in 2 more cups confectioners' sugar or as needed until desired consistency is achieved.

  12. Spread the frosting on the cooled cupcakes.

Recipe Yield

2 dozen cupcakes

Recipe Note

My favorite flatmate gave me a recipe for snickerdoodle cupcakes which I transformed into these chocolate cinnamon delights since I'm not a big fan of snickerdoodles. Garnish with cinnamon sugar or cocoa and enjoy!

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