Gingerbread Cupcakes

These soft and spiced homemade cupcakes are topped with creamy cinnamon cream cheese frosting, making them a perfect treat for the holidays!

What Are Gingerbread Cupcakes?

Sugar Oil Molasses Sour Cream Spices Frosting

Key Ingredients:

1

Cream together the butter and sugars, then beat in the oil, eggs, molasses, vanilla, and sour cream.

2

Sift together the flour, salt, baking powder, and ground spices. Then alternate adding the dry ingredients to the wet batter with the milk.

3

Divide the cupcake batter evenly between the wells of a lined cupcake pan.

4

Bake the cupcakes at 350ºF for 14-16 minutes, then take them out to cool completely.

5

Beat butter and cream cheese until fluffy, then add powdered sugar, heavy cream, maple syrup, vanilla, and cinnamon.

6

Use a large piping bag fitted with an open round tip to pipe the frosting over the cooled cupcakes.

7

Top each cupcake with a small cutting of rosemary as a cute, wintery garnish. Then enjoy!

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