Cinnamon Churro Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting

Here are the other cupcakes I made for my girl's night in.
The light cinnamon flavor of the cake combined with the chocolate frosting is definitely a winner.
I cheated and topped mine with Churro's from Costco :)
Enjoy!

Make pom pom bunting for extra cuteness :)

Cinnamon Churro Cupcakes

with Chocolate Frosting

For Cupcakes:

1 box yellow cake mix

1 cup whole milk

1 stick unsalted butter, melted

4 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

2 tsp. cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line pan with cupcake liners.

Sift cake mix into a large mixing bowl.  Add cinnamon and whisk together.

Add milk, butter, eggs and vanilla and mix just until combined.

Scoop batter into liners using a cookie scoop for even distribution.

Bake for 18-20 minutes or until done.

Cool completely before frosting.

Chocolate Frosting

2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature

6 cups powdered sugar

2 tsp. vanilla

1/4 cup + 2 T cocoa powder

2-3 T milk

In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together the butter, powdered sugar, salt and vanilla for 5 minutes on high speed.  Lower the speed and add cocoa powder and milk. Beat for another 5-8 minutes until light and fluffy.

Garnish:

Costco Churros cut into pieces

Recipe adapted from Love and Olive Oil