GINGERBREAD CUPCAKES

If you love gingerbread, add these to your recipe list! They are absolutely wonderful!

❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE

We love baking during the holiday season and this one is great for Christmas. You can decorate them however you like and they have a wonderful taste! Make these for any holiday gathering since they are single serve they go over really well. We love recipes with molasess and this one is a winner! If you love spice cakes, this is a recipe you should try! The spices are so great!

SWAPS

We love cream cheese frosting on these cupcakes but you can always switch that up! Caramel would be delicious too or you could just dust with powdered sugar.

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Judy Yeager

These cupcakes are perfect for any time of year, but we love them for Christmas!

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 45 minutes

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 egg
1 cup molasses I use sorghum molasses but any kind will do
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup hot water

Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients

1 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter softened
1 box powdered sugar 16 oz
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cupcake Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Put cupcake cups in muffin tin. Cream sugar, butter together.
Add egg and beat well. Pour in molasses.
Add flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and hot water and mix well.
Fill cupcake holders a little over half full.
Cook for 30 minutes.