My wife's awesome churro cupcakes

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Churro Cupcakes

My wife recently baked these incredible cupcakes for my nephew's birthday party, and they were a HUGE hit. She recently started putting her best recipes on her blog, but she's still hesitant to share, so I figured I'd share it for her!

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Check out her blog for more pics and details on the recipe: http://thehomecookbook.com/2018/11/27/churro-cupcakes/

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Churro Cupcakes

Ingredients

Cupcakes:

• 3 ⅓ cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 tsp. Baking powder
• ½ tsp. Baking soda
• ½ tsp. Salt
• 1 cup oil
• 1 cup sour cream room temperature
• 1 cup whole milk room temperature
• 4 eggs room temperature
• 1 T. Vanilla extract
• 5 T. butter melted

Frosting:

• 3 sticks butter softened
• 6 cups powdered sugar
• 2 T. whole milk room temperature
• 2 tsp. Vanilla extract

Cinnamon Sugar:

• ½ cup sugar
• 1½ T. Cinnamon ground
• ½ stick butter melted

Instructions

Cupcakes:

1. Preheat oven to 350*F and fill cupcake pans with paper liners.
2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
3. In a separate bowl or large glass measuring cup, mix oil, sour cream, milk, eggs, and vanilla.
4. Pour wet ingredients into dry and whisk until just combined.
5. Slowly pour in butter while whisking until completely smooth.
6. Fill liners about ⅔ full.
7. Bake in preheated oven for 16-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Cinnamon Sugar:

1. Mix the sugar and cinnamon while the cupcakes cool to room temperature.
2. Dip the tops in melted butter and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.

Frosting:

1. Using a stand mixer or beaters, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes on low speed.
2. Add milk and vanilla then beat for another minute.
3. Pipe frosting onto cupcakes and sprinkle remaining cinnamon sugar on top.

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bon appetit