Churro Cupcakes

My daughter Kylee, a great lover of cupcakes, was the first to make these.
We have enjoyed them many time since.
Try them, you will understand why!
(I am a GREAT fan of the frosting!!)

Here is the recipe…. copied and pasted directly from her blog.

ingredients for cake
1  1/2 cups flour
1  1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1  1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 (1 stick) cup unsalted butter - room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup milk

ingredients for frosting
4 ounces cream cheese - room temperature
4 tablespoons unsalted butter - room temperature
2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon cinnamon

directions
preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
line a muffin pan with cupcake liners and set aside.
in a medium bowl, combine the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt and set aside.
in a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
add the eggs, one at a time, until just combined then stir in the vanilla and oil.
sprinkle 1/3 of the flour mixture over the butter mixture and gently stir in until barely combined.
add half of the milk, mixing until just combined.
repeat these steps with the remaining flour mixture and milk, ending with the flour. do not over mix.
fill each cupcake tin with 2 tablespoons of batter, or until the cupcake tin is filled half way.
bake the cupcakes for 14 to 16 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with few crumbs.
allow the cupcakes to cool completely before frosting.
for the frosting, cream the butter and cream cheese together in a large bowl.
add the sugar, one cup at a time, beating well between each addition.
stir in the cinnamon until thoroughly combined.
then stir in the vanilla. beat the mixture well, until light and fluffy.
pipe onto cupcakes. sprinkle with a little cinnamon sugar and top with a drizzle of dulce de leche if desired.