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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
Cook Time 18 minutes
Total Time 33 minutes
Servings 18
Calories 265kcal
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
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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: 265kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 52mg | Sodium: 257mg | Potassium: 192mg | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 430IU | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 1.3mg