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Gingerbread Cupcakes with Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting
Gingerbread Cupcakes with Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting is an easy festive holiday recipe your guests and family will enjoy.
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Keyword
brown sugar cream cheese frosting, gingerbread cupcakes
Prep Time
15
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
18
minutes
minutes
Total Time
33
minutes
minutes
Servings
18
Calories
265
kcal
Author
Mom Foodie Contributor
Ingredients
Gingerbread Cupcakes:
½
cup
Sugar
½
cup
Butter
softened
½
cup
Molasses
2
Eggs
2
cup
Flour
1
teaspoon
Baking Soda
½
teaspoon
Salt
1 ½
teaspoon
Ginger
½
teaspoon
Cinnamon
½
teaspoon
Allspice
¾
cup
Water
Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting:
8
oz
Cream Cheese
softened
¼
cup
Butter
2
teaspoon
Vanilla
1
cup
Brown Sugar
US Customary
-
Metric
Instructions
Heat oven to 350.
Beat together sugar, butter, molasses, water and eggs on medium speed.
Whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon and allspice.
Add dry ingredients into wet ingredients and mix until combined.
Spoon about ¼ cup batter into each muffin cup.
Bake 17-20 minutes, until toothpick pulls out clean.
Allow to rest a couple minutes before moving to cooling racks.
Beat cream cheese until smooth, scraping down sides as needed.
Add butter and continue beating until mixture is blended and smooth.
Add vanilla and brown sugar and beat for 5 minutes until sugar is dissolved and frosting is light and fluffy.
Transfer icing to piping bag with star tip and frost tops of each cupcake.
Refrigerate for 30 minutes to firm icing.
Notes
Gingerbread man cookie garnish optional, but fun..
Nutrition
Calories:
265
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
35
g
|
Protein:
2
g
|
Fat:
12
g
|
Saturated Fat:
7
g
|
Cholesterol:
52
mg
|
Sodium:
257
mg
|
Potassium:
192
mg
|
Sugar:
24
g
|
Vitamin A:
430
IU
|
Calcium:
49
mg
|
Iron:
1.3
mg