Gingerbread Cupcakes
Ingredients
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • ½ tsp. baking powder
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 1½ tsp. ginger
  • ½ tsp. cinnamon
  • ½ tsp. allspice
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ cup (1 stick) butter, softened
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • ½ cup molasses
  • 2 eggs
  • 3¾ cups powdered sugar
  • 1 stick butter, softened
  • 4 oz. cream cheese
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
Instructions
  1. In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, ginger, cinnamon and allspice.
  2. Cream butter and sugar, then add vanilla.
  3. Mix in eggs, one at a time and molasses.
  4. Gradually add flour mixture and beat well.
  5. Pour batter into cupcake liners about ⅔ full.
  6. Bake for 19-20 minutes at 350 degrees or until done.
  7. Frosting- Cream butter (softened, but not melted) and cream cheese with 2 cups powdered sugar.
  8. Add vanilla and beat well.
  9. Alternate adding rest of powdered sugar with a little milk, beating until consistency to frost.
Recipe by my heart bakes at https://myheartbakes.com/gingerbread-cupcakes/