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If you are a fan of the sweet and spicy flavor of cinnamon sugar, you are going to adore Churro Cupcakes. These delicious treats are light, fluffy, and easy to make. They are perfect for any occasion and will surely impress your guests. With their unique taste and texture, Churro Cupcakes are likely to become your new favorite dessert.

What are Churros?

They are a popular treat in many countries and often enjoyed with a hot cup of chocolate. The dough is piped into long strips and then fried until crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. The cinnamon sugar coating adds a perfect touch of sweetness to every bite.

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These churro cupcakes are the fun and trendy cousins of the classic churros! Imagine soft cinnamon cupcakes, dolled up with a rich cinnamon cream cheese frosting, and topped off with a sprinkle of enchanting cinnamon sugar. Delish!

churro cupcake with cinnamon sugar

Ingredients In Churro Cupcakes

Cupcake Ingredients

  • Cake Mix: 1 box 13.25 oz – Spice cake mix
  • Pudding mix: I use French vanilla Instant pudding mix or regular vanilla instant pudding mix
  • Eggs: *room temperature
  • Cooking oil: vegetable or canola oil
  • Cinnamon – ground cinnamon
  • Water

*Why bring eggs to room temperature for baking
Hey there! I wanted to share a little cooking tip with you that might come in handy next time you’re in the kitchen. Did you know that using room-temperature eggs can help your ingredients combine more cohesively and make your recipe turn out even better? It’s true! So if you’re looking to take your baking game to the next level, consider giving this simple trick a try. Your taste buds will thank you!

Cinnamon cream cheese frosting

  • Cream Cheese: softened cream cheese
  • Powder sugar
  • Butter: softened salted butter
  • Vanilla extract: I use pure vanilla extract
  • Cinnamon: ground cinnamon

How to Make Churro Cupcakes

Cupcakes Instruction

🧁In a stand bowl mixer or large bowl combine the cake mix, vanilla pudding, and cinnamon. Stir until combined. Next mix in the eggs, vegetable oil, and water, until combined.

🧁Portion the batter evenly among the muffin tins, filling about 3/4″ of the way full

🧁Bake for approx. 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean or with moist crumbs. Cool completely.

Frosting Instruction

Combine the cream cheese and butter in a bowl and mix with an electric mixer or stand mixer until smooth. Then add the powdered sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon. Mix until creamy. 

Taste and add more cinnamon if desired. If it’s too thick, add a tablespoon of milk. If it’s too thin, add more powdered sugar. Frost cupcakes and top with cinnamon sugar or (without cinnamon sugar)

cinnamon cream cheese frosting

Storing Cupcakes

  • Can I freeze unfrosted cupcakes? YES! you can put cupcakes in the freezer. You can arrange them in a single layer in an airtight container and store them for up to 3 months. Since they are individually portioned, you can thaw as many or as little desired at a time.
  • Do I need to refrigerate my cupcakes? Yes, you should always refrigerate any cake or cupcake that has cream cheese frosting. Cupcakes will be good up to 5 days, store them in an airtight container in the fridge.

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churro cupcake with cinnamon sugar

Churro Cupcakes

Eunice Huerta
If you are a fan of the sweet and spicy flavor of cinnamon sugar, you are going to adore Churro Cupcakes. These delicious treats are light, fluffy, and easy to make. 
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Prep Time 8 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 16 cupcakes

Ingredients
  

Cupcakes

  • 1 box 13.25 oz Spice cake mix
  • 3 eggs, room temperature
  • 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 box 3.4 oz French vanilla instant pudding mix, dry
  • ⅓ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup water

Frosting

  • 5 oz cream cheese, soften
  • 5 tbsp salted butter soften
  • 2 ½ cup powder sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1-2 tsp ground cinnamon

Instructions
 

Cupcakes

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two muffin tins with about 16 paper liners. Set aside.
  • In a stand bowl mixer or large bowl combine the cake mix, vanilla pudding, and cinnamon. Stir until combined. Next mix in the eggs, vegetable oil, and water, until combined. Portion the batter evenly among the muffin tins, filling about 3/4" of the way full
  • Bake for approx. 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean or with moist crumbs. Cool completely.

Frosting

  • Combine the cream cheese and butter in a bowl and mix with an electric mixer or stand mixer until smooth. Then add the powdered sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon. Mix until creamy. 
    Taste and add more cinnamon if desired. If it's too thick, add a tablespoon of milk. If it's too thin, add more powdered sugar. Pipe frosting high onto cooled cupcakes and a dusting of cinnamon sugar.
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