Gingerbread Man Cupcakes

INGREDIENTS

– spice cake mix – unsulphured molasses – milk – vegetable oil – eggs – ground ginger – allspice – cinnamon – cream cheese – powdered sugar – heavy whipping cream – vanilla – ground cinnamon – ginger man cookies – Gingerbread themed sprinkles

STEP 1: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit. Line a muffin tin with gold foil liners.

STEP 2: In a large bowl, add cake mix, molasses, milk, oil, eggs, and spices. Whisk together until ingredients are well combined.

STEP 3: Pour batter evenly to make 24 cupcakes. 

STEP 4: Bake for 20-22 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Allow to cool completely before frosting.

STEP 5: In a large mixing bowl, beat heavy whipping cream with your hand mixer until it thickens and becomes spreadable. Set aside.

STEP 6: In a separate mixing bowl, beat together cream cheese and powdered sugar until incorporated.

STEP 7: Add vanilla and cinnamon, mix again until all the ingredients are combined and frosting begins to form together.

STEP 8: Fold in heavy whipping cream mixture and keep folding until combined.

STEP 9: Pipe the frosting onto your cupcakes. Top with gingerbread sprinkles and a gingerbread man cookie.