Gingerbread Cupcakes

Name: Gingerbread Cupcakes
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Tbsps baking soda; 118 milliliters butter (softened); 118 milliliters canola oil; 1 teaspoons cinnamon; 79 milliliters dark brown sugar, packed; 1 egg, room temp and beaten; 237 milliliters flour; 0 teaspoons ground cloves; 1 Tbsps ground ginger; 59 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 118 milliliters molasses; 710 milliliters powdered sugar; 1 pinch salt; 118 milliliters sugar; 0 teaspoons vanilla extract; 59 milliliters vegetable shortening; 118 milliliters boiling water

Gingerbread Cupcakes might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 12. One serving contains 462 calories, 2g of protein, and 24g of fat. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It will be a hit at your Christmas event. Head to the store and pick up vegetable shortening, ground ginger, water, and a few other things to make it today. This recipe is typical of American cuisine. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350° and line muffin tins with baking cups. In mixing bowl, using whisk attachment, combine oil, sugar, and molasses; then add beaten egg until well mixed. In a medium bowl whisk flour, ginger, cinnamon, salt, and cloves.

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Cinnamon

Molasses

Clove

Ginger

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

Egg

Cooking Oil

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Mixing Bowl

Muffin Tray

Whisk

Oven

Whisk into molasses mixture until well combined. Boil water and remove from heat.

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Molasses

Water

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Whisk

Add baking soda and whisk into batter. Fill baking cups 2/3 full and bake for 25 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean when inserted. Set aside to cool. Top with brown sugar butter cream.

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Baking Soda

Brown Sugar

Butter

Cream

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Oven

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Garnish with gingerbread man cookie.In a large mixing bowl, whisk butter and shortening until fluffy.

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Shortening

Butter

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Mixing Bowl

Whisk

Add brown sugar, salt, vanilla and cinnamon. Continue mixing until well blended. Gradually add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, beating well after each addition. Until you have a very thick gooey mixture. On the highest speed of your mixer, stream in the heavy whipping cream pouring nice and slow until desired consistency. (you may need more or less cream depending on temperature and humidity)

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Cream

Powdered Sugar