Preheat oven to 350. Line 12 to 14 standard cupcake tins with liners
MAKE CINNAMON RIPPLE. In a small bowl mix the 1/4 cup sugar with the 11/2 tablespoons cinnamon.
MAKE CUPCAKES
In a medium bowl whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon
In a large bowl beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy
Beat in egg whites, vanilla and sour cream
Stir flour mixture in just until combined
Put about 1 tablespoon batter in bottom of cupcake tins. Sprinkles with cinnamon sugar ripple mixture. Spoon another tablespoon of batter over and sprinkles with more cinnamon sugar, add another amount of batter just to top sugar mix than using a toothpick swirl batter in each tin.
Bake 15 to 18 minutes until.a toothpick comes out just clean. Cool 2 minutes in pan then remove to rack to cool completely
MAKE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
Make Basic Vanilla Cream Frosting,recipe attached below, ADDING the 1 teaspoon cinnamon with the sugar
https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/367337-basic-creamy-vanilla-buttercream-frosting
Frost cupcakes,with frosting and garnish with cinnamon bears
