Snickerdoodle Cupcakes

 Today is/was finally here: My husband’s 33^rd birthday! 

Of course, we used his new smoker to smoke ribs and I made corn bread muffins and potato salad. I’ll post those recipes later. We literally ate the day away.

The highlight of his night though was his birthday treat. Being a simple guy, when I asked him what kind of treat he wanted me to bake for him, he said Snickerdoodle cupcakes. So I baked them…and they came out quite delicious. 

I used Bakerella’s recipe for the cupcake and for the frosting, I found a delicious Cinnamon Cream Cheese frosting recipe by My Baking Addiction that she originally used with Pumpkin Cupcakes. I must say, this is the best frosting recipe everrrrr! Brian can be picky about frosting and he thought this one was perfect! 

Hop on over to Bakerella and MyBaking Addiction in case you’ve never visited those blogs before and explore a little, too. I’m sure you’ll be quite impressed and in awe of such wonderful recipes and cute ideas.

Snickerdoodle Cupcakes by Bakerella
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup milk, room temperature
Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line regular and miniature cupcake trays with paper liners.
• In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and cinnamon. Set aside.
• In a mixer, cream butter and sugar on medium for about 2 minutes.
• Add eggs, one at a time and mix until combined.
• Add vanilla and mix until combined.
• Add flour mixture to creamed butter and sugar in three additions. Alternate with milk in two additions.
• Fill baking cups about 3/4 full.
• Bake for about 15-20 minutes.
• Remove cupcakes from trays and let cool.

Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting by My BakingAddiction
Ingredients
2 (8) ounce package cream cheese, softened
1 stick butter, softened
2 lbs. confectioners’ sugar
1 TBS ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Method
Using a mixer, blend the butter and cream cheese together until well combined. Gradually add in the confectioners’ sugar until fully incorporated. Finally mix in vanilla and cinnamon.