SNICKERDOODLE CUPCAKES W/CINNAMON BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prep 2 - 12-cupcake pans with cupcake liners.
• 2. Sift together in a large bowl, flours, baking powder, salt and 2 tsp. cinnamon.
• 3. Cream together butter and sugar till pale and fluffy.
• 4. Add eggs one at a time, blend after each egg added, then add the vanilla extract.
• 5. Add the flour mixture in 3 increments, alternate with 2 additions of the milk. Blend well, do not over mix.
• 6. Divide the batter evenly into the cupcake tins, fill 3/4 full.
• 7. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, rotate the cupcake pan halfway through the baking process. Do a toothpick test and if it comes out clean, it's done.
• 8. Remove the cupcakes from the oven onto a wire rack, let cool for 20 minutes before removing cupcakes from the pan.
• 9. With the remaining cinnamon and sugar, mix together and sprinkle over the tops of the cupcakes.
• 10. FROSTING:
• 11. With mixer on low speed, blend butter till fluffy, about 30 seconds.
• 12. Add sugar, 3 Tbsp. milk and vanilla extract, blend lightly. Add cinnamon and continue mixing until sugar is well incorporated.
• 13. Increase speed and beat till fluffy, if the frosting is stiff, add the remaining 1 Tbsp. of milk. Blend well.
• 14. Be sure that the cupcakes are completely cooled. Then frost or pipe your cupcakes.
• 15. NOTE: YOU CAN ALSO ADD A 1 TSP OF CINNAMON TO A CAN OF STORE-BOUGHT BUTTERCREAM FROSTING.