You can't beat the convenience of a cake mix for preparing cupcakes. Give it a personal touch by adding cinnamon and vanilla to the cake mix and a final crowning of Cinnamon Buttercream Frosting to the cupcakes.
20m
PREP TIME
20m
COOK TIME
317
CALORIES
12
INGREDIENTS
Ingredients 24 Servings
- Cupcakes
- 1 package (18 1/4 ounces) yellow cake mix
- 1 package (4-serving size) vanilla instant pudding mix
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
- 4 eggs
- 1 tablespoon McCormick® Ground Cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons McCormick® All Natural Pure Vanilla Extract
- Cinnamon Buttercream Frosting:
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon McCormick® All Natural Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 tablespoon McCormick® Ground Cinnamon
- 1 box (16 ounces) confectioners’ sugar
- 3 tablespoons milk
INSTRUCTIONS
- 1 Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease or line 24 muffin cups with paper baking cups. Set aside.
- 2 For the Cupcakes, beat cake mix, pudding mix, water, butter, eggs, cinnamon and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed just to moisten, scraping sides of bowl frequently. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each cup 2/3 full.
- 3 Bake 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted into cupcake comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire rack 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely.
- 4 For the Frosting, beat butter and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Stir cinnamon into confectioners' sugar. Gradually add to butter mixture, beating until well blended after each addition and frequently scraping sides and bottom of bowl. Add milk; beat until light and fluffy. Frost cooled cupcakes with Frosting.
TIPS AND TRICKS
Test Kitchen Tip: If you're a chocolate lover, try frosting cupcakes with Chocolate Cinnamon Frosting.
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