Spring Churro Cupcakes

My five year old loves watching baking shows with me.  He saw green cupcakes for St. Patrick’s day on TV and decided he had to make green springy cupcakes.  If you want a good crunch and an even better laugh let your kids decorate these cinnamon filled cupcakes.

Recipe adapted from Food Network

Ingredients:

Cupcakes-

1 ¼ cup all purpose flour

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

½ teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

8 tablespoons unsalted butter melted

½ cup granulated sugar

½ cup packed light brown sugar

¼ cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt

1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

2 large eggs

Green food coloring optional

Buttercream-

8 tablespoons unsalted butter softened

1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 cups powdered sugar

1-2 tablespoons milk

Green food coloring optional

Toppings: sprinkles, bunnies, etc..

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line muffin pan with 12 liners.
2. In a medium mixing bowl combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
3. In an electric mixer cream the butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, yogurt, vanilla extract, and eggs until fluffy about 3 minutes.
4. Turn the mixer on low and add dry ingredients just mixing to combine about 30 seconds.
5. Use a large cookie scooper to fill cupcake liners with 2-3 tablespoons. 
6. Bake 20-25 minutes.
7. Cool on a wire rack.
8. Buttercream- Cream the butter, vanilla, and cinnamon until smooth in an electric mixer scraping down the sides as needed.  Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time.
9. Fit a pastry bag or icing tool with a star tip and buttercream.  Place a swirl of buttercream on each cupcake. 
10. Top with sprinkles, sugar, and other decorations of your choice.