Snickerdoodle Poppers are so fun to make and more fun to eat!
Think bite sized Twinkies only way better!
Filled with just the right amount of vanilla cream and rolled in cinnamon sugar!
What great treat to leave as a surprise in someone’s lunch box
Or give a gift basket of Snickerdoodle Poppers!
This website may contain links as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, which means when you click a link and make a purchase through my website I may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you
Notes for Success:
Mini muffin pan is essential for this project!
My standard recipe for vanilla cake will make 2-8″ cake layers so for 24 mini Snickerdoodle Poppers you will have to halve the recipe
Unless of course you want 48! Hey I’m not judging!
It also bakes up perfectly using a gluten free 1:1 All Purpose Blend!
The buttercream recipe is going to be more than enough even with half recipe
But since I like to have excess in my refrigerator for those “never know” moments I am not opposed to extra!
Snickerdoodle Poppers
Ingredients
- ½ Recipe Yellow Cake
- ½ Recipe Buttercream
- Granulated Sugar 1 cup
- Cinnamon 1 Tablespoon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F
- Lightly spray a mini muffin pan with pan grease but no paper liners
- Prepare the yellow cake recipe as per the instructions on that page
- Fill the greased muffin cavities 3/4 to the top with batter
- Bake immediately in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes or when they are springy to the touch when you gently press the centers
- Cool them while you prepare the buttercream recipe as per the instructions on that recipe
- In a small bowl toss the sugar with the ground cinnamon
- Fill each cooled mini cake with buttercream, be careful not to overfill or the cakes will burst open
- Roll each filled mini cake bomb in cinnamon sugar
- For filling, there is no need to hollow out the cupcake, just poke right into it with a pastry tip *as shown in the picture above)
Notes
Snickerdoodle poppers can be stored at room temperature for up to 2 days in an airtight container
For longer storage refrigerate for up to 1 week
Freezing is possible for up to 1 month, but they won't look as nice as the freshly made ones
How do you fill them? Do you have to scoop out the middle of the cupcake to make a hollow spot?
No, I just poke a hole in them with a skewer or a flower nail or whatever works that you have handy! And then with the pastry bag pipe in just enough before they explode! 😀