Schneckennudeln "Snickerdoodle" Comfortcakes

  Some of you might recognize the Snickerdoodle title from the famous cinnamon sugar cookie with the same name. Martha tells us in the book that the name is actually a mis-use of the German word schneckennudeln which means crinkly noodles. Crinkly noodles, snickerdoodles... you know easy mistake. It's not one my favorite cookies, but the combination of cinn and sugar reminds me of the cinnamon sugar toast my mom would make for me when I was little. For me, this toast is the definition of comfort, and can cure any blah day. I made this recipe for a Thanksgiving pot luck, and I feel they were a nice addition to the thousands of calories already being consumed.

It felt nice to be back in the kitchen and tackling the Martha Recipe with no distractions. I even took extra time to get an equal amount of batter into each cup, a step that I always regret skipping when the cakes come out of the oven. The smell of cinnamon filled up my kitchen, and I was impressed with myself for "sniffing"out when they were done baking. I mean I used the timer too, just to be sure, but I like to think my nose told me to take them out. I made 24 regular cupcakes, and 6 or so mini ones. The mini ones didn't exactly make it to the frosting round, which took place at my parent's house the next day. 

I finally caved in and made the seven-minute frosting. You know, the one I didn't want to make because I knew it would take me more than seven minutes to make. One of the reasons I decided to make it was because I knew I'd get to use my mom's Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer. (ohh yeaaaaa, no hands!) It was weird to me to be making a frosting that had absolutely no butter in it. The combination of sugar, water, and light corn syrup boiled to 230* on the stove top, then added to a billion egg whites whipped to peaks combine to make one of the best tasting frostings I've ever had. You have to keep the batter mixing until the bowl completely cools from 230* to room temp. Needless to say, my mixer would have puttered out mid mix, since as I predicted it took more than seven minutes. I noted that this frosting can not be made without the K.A. stand mixer. After I frosted each cupcake with a "kiss" of the good stuff, I dusted the tops with cinnamon and sugar to complete the look.
 

Apparently, the comfort of the cinnamon and sugar toast that my mom gave me as a child, was something she also was fond of. I knew this as she was lurking in and out of the kitchen, asking when they'd be done. Since I couldn't show up to my pot luck with 23 cupcakes (one missing from my handy cupcake carrier) I offered her the frosting. I laughed at her when she said, "one more scoop" and stuffed a more-than-heaping-mound into her mouth. All while I tilted back with a nice shot of the frosting straight from the piping bag. Good to know the comforts of cinnamon and sugar (and awesome frosting) run in the family. 














Cupcake Stats:
It made Martha 28. It made me: 24 plus 6 mini cupcakes
W.W. Points: 5