Cinnamon Roll Cupcakes

Since you asked, here is a food entry. You know I'm not food photographer, right? Along with a million other cravings, I really wanted cinnamon rolls. But I didn't want a big mess, so the recipe for cinnamon roll cupcakes on La Fuji Mama seemed like a pretty good bet.

I thought our new house was much warmer than our old flat. But it turns out it wasn't warm enough as I could not get the dough to rise in our kitchen. I brought it into the living room with me (next to the space heater) and it worked okay. Overall, the rolls were acceptable but a bit yeasty. I would have liked them to raise a little more, next time I'll need to get the heat in the house on a little higher.

I made the dough just like the recipe said, and tried to be obedient in the other steps.

I rolled out the dough in more of a 8 inch x 30 inch rectangle. (Others had mentioned using the original dimensions had made their rolls too big for the cupcake pans.) Because the rolls were a bit smaller than the original recipe I ended up with 32. Brushed on the butter and sprinkled cinnamon and sugar to achieve this beauty:

I rolled and then cut the dough w/dental floss and put the rolls in their individual cups:

Then the dough and I cuddled in the living room for another wee while while the heater got the rolls to raise a little. The tray got put in the oven and the end result:

The craving from lasts week was pumpkin muffins with cinnamon frosting, so I used the leftover frosting. (I love leftovers.) The recipe is pretty close to the frosting on La Fuji Mama, except it has a few teaspoons of cinnamon.

Mmm, frosting. I only cooked 12 on this go, so the rest are in the freezer until the next round of cinnamon roll craving.