Churro Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

LOVE ❤ these! My nieces adore churros, and I love making a simple but special treat for the families I cook for each week. These will be perfect for fajita night coming up soon!

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My kids had friends over for a taco dinner the other night, and we “needed” a special dessert. These churro cupcakes were perfect for our theme!

This recipe was adapted from Lady Behind the Curtain, via Sweet Carolines Cooking. I loved the cinnamon-sugar topping underneath the cinnamon cream cheese frosting. Although we did debate whether or not these cupcakes were more “churro” or “snickerdoodle,” we all agreed they were tasty. 🙂

I’m sharing this party food at Angie’s Fiesta Friday #140 this week, co-hosted by Julie @Hostess at Heart and Linda @Fabulous Fare Sisters. Enjoy!

Yield: Makes 24 cupcakes

For the Cupcake Batter:

1½ cups all-purpose flour
1½ cups cake flour
1 T baking powder
½ tsp coarse salt
1½ T ground cinnamon
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1¾ granulated sugar, plus 2 T for dusting
4 large eggs, at room temperature
2½…

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