Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting! – – Cupcakes:: flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, salt, salted
| Cook Time | 19-21 minutes |
| Servings |
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Ingredients
Cupcakes:
- 2 3/4 cups flour
- 2 1/2 tbsp ginger
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp cloves
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 10 tbsp salted butter room temperature
- 1 cup brown suger
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 cup HOT water
Frosting:
- 8 tbsp salted butter room temperature
- 12 ounces Cream cheese room temperature
- 8 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 4 tsp cinnamon
Ingredients
Cupcakes:
Frosting:
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Instructions
To Make Cupcakes:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cupcake tins with 30 cupcake liners.
- In an electric mixer, cream together butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
- Add eggs, one at a time, and mix until incorporated.
- Add molasses, 1 cup of flour, and remaining dry ingredients. Mix until combined.
- Add 1/2 cup HOT water. Mix. Add another 1 cup of flour and mix.
- Add remaining 1/2 cup of HOT water and 3/4 cup of flour. Mix until all combined.
- Using an ice cream scoop, place 1 scoop of batter in each cupcake liner.
- Bake for 19-21 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean in the center.
- Allow cupcakes to cool completely before frosting.
To Make Frosting:
- In an electric mixer, cream together butter and cream cheese for 3-4 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and mix until combined and fluffy.
- Frost cupcakes.
- Enjoy!
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