Cinnamon Sugar Puff Cupcakes

I know I said I'd share this recipe over the weekend, but I've been buried in books, as finals are looming over me! 

Last week I made a delicious treat for my Bible study.  By scratch.  I know, I got all fancy (: {By the way, thanks Mama for letting be steal borrow your Kitchen-aid. It's awesome.}

My sweet {real life} best friend Alyssa, sent me this ADORABLE cupcake recipe book for my birthday. There are some great recipes in it.

Here's what you'll need:

1 1/2 cups unbleached flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

6 tablespoons (3/4 sticks) unsalted butter

1/2 cup sugar

1 large egg, lightly beaten

1/2 cup milk (any fat content works)

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees!

First, mix all the dry ingredients together in a separate bowl, withholding the sugar. 

 Then, whip the butter and sugar together in a mixer.  Next, add the dry ingredients in the mixer in 3 additions, adding the milk between each addition. 

Batter should be mixed on medium speed until smooth. It will be a tad bit sticky!

Fill your cupcake liners 1/2 way. 

Pop 'em in the oven and bake for 18 minutes.

Meanwhile, mix together your outer coating {aka Heaven in your mouth}

6 tablespoons butter (3/4 stick)

1/2 cup sugar

1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Once your cupcakes are done baking, let them cool for only 5 minutes. Then melt your butter and mix your cinnamon and sugar together:

Peel back your cupcake liner a tad and pour a little butter over the top:

Sprinkle a lot some sugar over the buttered cupcake!

Dump off the excess.

And viola!

They keep well for 3-4 days. Just pop them in the microwave for 10 seconds and do the butter-sugar-cinnamon-amazingness coating (: 

ENJOY.  Excuse me, I'm going to go bake another batch now (:

And then study for finals.

Happy Monday!

ps. thank you so much for your sweet comments on yesterday's post about my beautiful friend, Jess.

Love and Cupcakes,