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Gingerbread Cupcakes with Orange Icing

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Gingerbread Cupcakes with Orange Icing

Gingerbread Cupcakes with Orange Icing

The recipe Gingerbread Cupcakes with Orange Icing could satisfy your American craving in approximately 1 hour and 25 minutes. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 526 calories, 4g of protein, and 26g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 12. Head to the store and pick up crystallized ginger, flour, vanillan extract, and a few other things to make it today. It will be a hit at your Christmas event.

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Watch how to make this recipe.
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a muffin pan with paper liners.
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Place the rum and raisins in a small pan, cover, and heat until the rum boils. Turn off the heat and set aside.
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Place the butter and molasses in another small pan and bring to a boil over medium heat.
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Pour the mixture into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Cool for 5 minutes, then mix in the sour cream and orange zest.
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Meanwhile, sift the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt together into a small bowl.
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Mix with your hand until combined. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the flour mixture to the molasses mixture and mix only until smooth.
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Drain the raisins and add them and the crystallized ginger to the mixture with a spatula.
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Divide the batter among the muffin pan (1 rounded standard ice cream scoop per cup is the right amount).
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Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from the pan.
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For the frosting, mix the cream cheese, butter, orange zest and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until just combined.
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Add the sugar and mix until smooth.
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When the cupcakes are cool, frost them generously and garnish with a slice of crystallized ginger.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In1 h, 25 m.
Servings12
Health Score3
Vegetarian
CuisinesAmerican
DietsLacto Ovo Vegetarian
Dish TypesSide Dish
OccasionsChristmas
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