GINGERBREAD CUPCAKES
We're making delicious gingerbread cupcakes decorated to look like Santa Hats with red and white buttercream frosting! Perfect for a Christmas party!
Servings: 16 Cupcakes
Cost: $10
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 1 stick unsalted butter room temperature
- 3/4 cup molasses
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 2½ cups flour
- 1½ teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup hot water
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
GINGERY BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
- 2 sticks unsalted butter room temperature
- 6 cups confectioners’ sugar powder sugar
- 1 tbsp ground ginger
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 tbsp whipping cream
- 10-15 drops red food coloring
Instructions
Cupcakes
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and prepare a cupcake pan
- In a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment beat the butter, molasses, and sugar together until light and fluffy
- Add in the egg and continue to beat until incorporated
- In a separate bowl combine the dry ingredients... flour, baking soda, spices, and salt
- In a wet measuring cup, combine the water and oil together
- Alternate the dry and wet ingredients into the butter mixture with the mixer on slow to medium
- Only beat until incorporated, scraping down the sides
- Fill cupcake liners halfway and bake in a 350 degree over for 20 minutes. Do not over bake
GINGERY BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
- Beat the butter and the sugar on high until light and fluffy
- Add in the ground ginger and vanilla extract and continue to beat
- Add in the whipping cream, one tablespoon at a time, until the frosting is a nice, creamy consistency
- Beat on high, scraping down the sides of the bowl
- Remove ¼ of the frosting and set aside in a bowl to leave it white for the details on the hat.
- Add in 10 to 15 drops of red dye to the remaining frosting to get the desired red color you want
- Add both frosting colors (red and white) into separate piping bags to use to make the Santa hat
Nutrition
Calories: 519kcal | Carbohydrates: 78g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 64mg | Sodium: 192mg | Potassium: 268mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 62g | Vitamin A: 605IU | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 1.8mg
