Trader Joe's Cookie Butter Cupcakes

Cake:

1½  cups sugar 

2¼ cups flour

1 ½ tsp baking powder

1 ½ tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

2 large eggs

1 cup Trader Joe’s Speculoos Cookie Butter

1 cup buttermilk

¾ cup water

½ cup canola or vegetable oil

1 tbsp Trader Joe's vanilla extract

Frosting:

1 cup Trader Joe's unsalted butter, at room temperature

½ cup Trader Joe's Cookie Butter

1 cup powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place 24 cupcake liners in pans. 

In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a  medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, Cookie Butter, buttermilk, water, oil, and vanilla. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir to combine.

Pour batter into pans and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center come out clean, about 15-20 minutes.

Let cupcakes cool in the pans for 10 minutes and then remove to the rack to cool completely.

To make the frosting: Mix together the butter and Cookie Butter until creamy. Gradually add the powdered sugar and mix to combine. Mix in vanilla.

Optional: Sprinkle frosted cupcakes with crushed Trader Joe Speculoos cookies.