Gingerbread Cupcakes
Serves 1210 mins prep20 mins cook
Cupcakes filled with classic gingerbread flavors, topped with a creamy vanilla frosting and topped with a tiny gingerbread man.
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0 Preheat your oven to 350 degrees 1 Cream together 8 tablespoons of room temperature butter with 2/3 cup of brown sugar, 1/2 cup of molasses and 1 large egg in a large bowl using an electric hand mixer or stiff whisk 2 Add 2/3 cup of whole milk and 2 teaspoon of vanilla extract and mix to combine 3 Combine 1 1/2 cups of all purpose flour, 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda, 1/4 teaspoon of salt, 1 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon of ground ginger, 1/2 teaspoon of ground nutmeg, 1/4 teaspoon of ground cloves, 1/4 teaspoon of all spice and 1 teaspoon of fresh lemon zest (optional, but recommended) and add it into the remaining ingredients 4 Mix until all ingredients are fully incorporated 5 Grease of line a 12 cup cupcake tin 6 Fill each cavity 2/3 of the way 7 Bake on the middle rack of a 350 degree oven for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out of the middle of a cupcake clean 8 Transfer the cupcakes onto a cooling rack to cool fully before frosting 9 While the cupcakes cool, make the frosting by creaming together 8 ounces of room temperature cream cheese with 8 tablespoons of room temperature butter using an electric hand mixer or stand mixer 10 Add 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract and a pinch of salt and mix to combine 11 Add about 3 cups of confectioners sugar, a little at a time, continuing to cream the frosting as you add more 12 Once the cupcakes are cool, top them with frosting and a little gingerbread man and enjoy! 13 Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperatureView original recipe