Snickerdoodle Cupcake Hack

Ingredients

• 1 box white cake mix, plus all ingredients listed on box (eggs, oil, water)
• 1/2 vanilla bean or 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 Tbsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
• 2 sticks butter, room temperature
• 2 cups powdered sugar (approximate amount--use more or less, to taste)
• The juice of 1/2 lemon
• 1/2 tsp vanilla

Instructions

• Prepare the boxed cake mix as directed for the whole egg recipe.
• Split the vanilla bean and scrape out the insides and add to the cake batter, or use the liquid vanilla if preferred.
• Add the cinnamon and nutmeg, stir through.
• Divide the batter amongst 24 cupcake lined tins. Bake for 18 minutes at 350.
• For icing, cream together the butter and cream cheese in a mixer.
• Add sugar in increments until just sweet enough.
• Add lemon juice to taste.
• Add vanilla.
• Ice cakes.
• Top with a sprinkling of cinnamon and sugar.