Dulce de Leche Churro Cupcakes is a traditional American recipe for a classic cinnamon flavoured cupcake topped with cinnamon buttercream, dulce de leche and churro pieces that are intended to be served on Cinco de Mayo. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic American version of: Dulce de Leche Churro Cupcakes.
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These cinnamon-flavoured cupcakes, topped with dulce de leche and churro pieces are the ideal treat with which to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. If you don't have buttermilk, you can substitute by adding ½ tablespoon of vinegar or lemon juice to ½ cup milk. Let it stand for 10 minutes before using.
Ingredients:
180g plain flour
100g granulated sugar
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
1 ½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
2 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
120ml vegetable oil
120ml buttermilk
120ml sour cream
1 jar Dulce de Leche
100g granulated sugar
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
1 batch cinnamon buttercream icing
cinnamon sugar
4 churros, cut into 3cm lengths
extra dulce de leche for filling the churros and drizzling
Method:
Begin with the cinnamon cupcakes. Pre-heat your oven to 180°C then line 18 muffin tin wells with paper cases.
In a large mixing bowl sift together the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add the sugar and whisk to combine.
In a jug, whisk together the eggs, vanilla extract, vegetable oil, buttermilk and sour cream. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and whisk to combine. Fill each cupcake liner no more than half-way full.
Transfer to the centre of your pre-heated oven and bake for 14–18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the centre of a cupcake emerges cleanly (just a few moist crumbs adhering). Allow cupcakes to cool in their tin for 2 minutes.
At this point, remove the cupcakes and set on a wire rack to cool.
For the cinnamon sugar: Add the sugar and cinnamon to s small bowl then stir to combine. Turn this mixture onto a small plate. Dip the tops of the still hot cupcakes into the cinnamon sugar the sit back on their wire racks and allow to cool completely.
