Gingerbread Man Cupcakes
Servings: 24 cupcakes
Ingredients
Cupcake Ingredients
- 15.25 ounces Spice cake - 1 box
- ½ cup Molasses - unsulphured
- ½ cup Milk
- ⅓ cup Vegetable oil
- 3 Eggs
- ½ teaspoon Ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon Allspice
- ¼ teaspoon Cinnamon
Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients
- 8 ounces Cream cheese - softened
- 2 cups Powdered sugar
- 1 ½ cups Heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 1 Tablespoon Ground cinnamon
- 24 Gingerbread Cookies (without legs)
- Gingerbread sprinkles
Instructions
To Make The Cupcakes:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Use cupcake liners and line a cucpake pan.
- In a bowl, mix the cake mix, molasses,m milk, oil, eggs, and spices. Whisk well.
- Pour the batter into the cupcake pan about 2/3 full.
- Pop in th oven and bake for 20-22 minutes of time.
- Let the cucpakes cook before starting to decorate.
To Make The Cream Cheese Frosting:
- In a bowl beat the whipping cream until it becomes thick. Set it aside.
- Grab a different bowl and mix the cream cheese and powdered sugar well.
- Add in the cinnamon and the vanilla, and mix.
- Fold in the heavy whipping cream until combined well.
- Pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes after they have cooled down. Top with sprinkles and a gingerbread man cookie.
- Make sure to store any leftover frosting in the fridge.
Notes
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- Avoid Blackstrap: Use light or dark molasses, but avoid blackstrap, as its intense bitterness can overpower the cake.3
- Moisture Tip: Molasses is thick and sticky, which helps keep the cupcakes incredibly moist.
- Add an Acid: Using buttermilk or adding a tablespoon of sour cream or plain Greek yogurt in place of some liquid adds acidity, which reacts with the baking soda/powder in the mix to create a more tender, higher-rising cupcake
- A Zesty Brightener: Grate a little orange or lemon zest (about 1 teaspoon) into the batter. This bright citrus oil cuts through the richness of the molasses and spices, making the overall flavor more complex and vibrant.
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