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Gingerbread Cupcakes
tive and perfect for the holiday season! It's a moist and tender gingerbread flavored cupcake that is topped with a delicious white chocolate buttercream that everyone will go crazy over!
👥 24 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 5m⏳ Prep: 35 min🔥 Cook: 30 min👤 The Recipe Critic📖 therecipecritic
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●oven
- ●bowl
- ●microwave
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat the oven to 350°. Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners and spray the pan and liners lightly with pan spray. Set aside.
2
In a large bowl sift together the flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves.
Baking Powder1 Tablespoon
3
To the same bowl add the buttermilk, milk, vanilla, molasses, oil, and eggs and beat with the paddle attachment of a stand mixer or a hand mixer just until fully combined.
Buttermilk1 CupVanilla2 TeaspoonsVanilla Extract1 TeaspoonEggs3
4
Scoop the batter into the cupcake liners until they are 2/3 full. Bake for ⏱️ 25-30 minutes, until the tops of the cupcakes bounce back when pressed on or a toothpick comes out clean from the center.
5
Frost with the white chocolate buttercream.
White Chocolate8 Ounces
6
White Chocolate Buttercream
White Chocolate8 Ounces
7
In a small bowl melt the white chocolate in the microwave in 30-second intervals. Allow the fully melted chocolate to cool down for at least 10-minutes until it is room temperature, not warm to the touch.
White Chocolate8 Ounces
8
In a large bowl add the softened butter and beat for ⏱️ 2-3 minutes until smooth and light. Reduce the mixer speed to low and slowly add in the cooled white chocolate until fully combined and smooth.
White Chocolate8 Ounces
9
Add in the powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt and mix on low until nearly completely absorbed before increasing the speed to high. Whip for ⏱️ 2-3 minutes until smooth and fluffy. If the texture of the frosting is too thick, add 1 tablespoon of heavy cream and mix on medium-low to combine
Powdered Sugar2 CupsVanilla2 TeaspoonsVanilla Extract1 TeaspoonHeavy Cream (if needed)1 Tablespoon
Nutrition Facts
calories
276 kcal
fat Content
12 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
30 g
sodium Content
105 mg
protein Content
3 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
45 mg
carbohydrate Content
40 g
saturated Fat Content
7 g
unsaturated Fat Content
4 g
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