Gingerbread Cupcakes with Orange Icing

Gingerbread Cupcakes with Orange Icing
Gingerbread Cupcakes with Orange Icing is a vegetarian recipe with 12 servings. One serving contains 526 calories, 4g of protein, and 26g of fat. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe is typical of American cuisine. A mixture of ground cinnamon, ground ginger, vanillan extract, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 25 minutes. It will be a hit at your Christmas event.

Instructions

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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 Score2
CuisinesAmerican
Dish TypesSide Dish
OccasionsChristmas
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