Cinnamon Roll Cupcakes

These make a great brunch cupcake. They aren't too dessertish, but not breakfasty...so brunch seems to be the perfect time to eat these!

I decided to top them with a cream cheese frosting, one that would work as a cake frosting. It just seemed right for these cupcakes. 

After making them my hubs made the executive decision that these are best still warm. So take that note :) 

Since I didn't make these like a typical cinnamon roll, where you roll the dough (I mean, it is a cake batter after all), I filled the cupcake liner about 1/3 full with batter, poured a bit of the cinnamon butter, swirled it in with the batter with a toothpick, and repeated it with another bit of batter and cinnamon butter.

Cinnamon Roll Cupcakes

{printable recipe}

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 eggs

1 1/2 cups flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 cup sour cream

Cinnamon Sugar Mixture

1/4 cup butter, melted

1/3 cup brown sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Cream Cheese Frosting

1/4 cup butter

4oz cream cheese, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla

3-4 cups powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350

Makes 12 cupcakes

Cream the butter with the sugar, vanilla, and add the eggs one at a time.

Mix together the flour, salt, and baking powder in a separate bowl.

Add slowly to the creamed butter mixture until well blended.

Stir in the sour cream until well incorporated. 

In a bowl combine the melted butter, brown sugar and cinnamon.

Fill paper lined cupcake liners with a tablespoon or so of the batter, add a teaspoon of the melted of the butter and cinnamon over the batter, swirl with the toothpick.

Repeat with enough batter to fill the cups 2/3 full.

Repeat with the cinnamon butter, swirl.

Bake for 12-15 minutes.

Remove form the tin to a cooling rack.

Cream together the butter and cream cheese.

Add the vanilla and powdered sugar.

Beat until the sugar is incorporated with the butter and cream cheese.

It takes a bit of time, be patient.

Add powdered sugar until desired consistency is reached.

Pipe onto the cupcakes.