Gingerbread Cupcakes and Cinnamon Brown Sugar Buttercream

Gingerbread Cupcakes for a {Virtual} Holiday Party

6 Dec posted by TidyMom

Gingerbread Cupcakes

‘Tis the season for Gingerbread! I love this time of year with the return of all the seasonal flavors at places like Starbucks and Panera.

It starts with pumpkin…..oh how I love thee! Then we move on to peppermint and gingerbread – the flavors that trigger all things holiday in side of me! (coming from the girl with not a lick of Christmas decor up in her house yet! ahem)

So when a few of my favorite food bloggers decided we needed to host a virtual holiday party, I of course said “I’ll bring a dessert!”

I thought what says “Holiday and Warmth” more than gingerbread?……Gingerbread cupcakes maybe? with a creamy cinnamon brown sugar butter cream topped with a little gingerbread cookie! yes! that would be it!

Time to make ~~your~~ Santa’s belly jiggle…….this is one gingerbread he’ll be sure to want to catch!

Gingerbread Cupcakes for a {Virtual} Holiday Party

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Gingerbread Cupcakes for a {Virtual} Holiday Party

A moist, delicious spicy cake balanced by a creamy cinnamon brown sugar frosting.

Ingredients

1/2 cup canola oil
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup molasses
1 egg, room temp and beaten
1-1/2 cup flour
1/2 tablespoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 cup boiling water
1/2 tablespoon baking soda
1 recipe cinnamon brown sugar butter cream

Cinnamon Brown Sugar Buttercream

1/2 cup butter (softened)
1/4 cup vegetable shortening
1/3 cup dark brown sugar, packed
1 pinch of salt
1/8 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
3 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup heavy whipping cream

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350° and line muffin tins with baking cups.
In mixing bowl, using whisk attachment, combine oil, sugar, and molasses; then add beaten egg until well mixed.
In a medium bowl whisk flour, ginger, cinnamon, salt, and cloves. Whisk into molasses mixture until well combined.
Boil water and remove from heat. Add baking soda and whisk into batter.
Fill baking cups 2/3 full and bake for 25 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean when inserted. Set aside to cool.
Top with brown sugar butter cream. Garnish with gingerbread man cookie.

Cinnamon Brown Sugar Buttercream

In a large mixing bowl, whisk butter and shortening until fluffy. Add brown sugar, salt, vanilla and cinnamon.
Continue mixing until well blended. Gradually add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, beating well after each addition. Until you have a very thick gooey mixture.
On the highest speed of your mixer, stream in the heavy whipping cream pouring nice and slow until desired consistency. (you may need more or less cream depending on temperature and humidity)

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Notes:

I piped frosting using a

Snowflake Sprinkles

For gingerbread cookies

I used Betty Crocker Gingerbread Cookie Mix
you could use store bought Gingerbread Cookies
use a favorite gingerbread cookie recipe from scratch

I have been fortunate enough to connect with some really wonderful food bloggers in the last few years, and the one thing we all have in common is a passion for food. The unfortunate part is, we all live all over the globe, so the best way we can celebrate the holidays together is with a virtual holiday eating extravaganza! 10 of us decided on a Virtual Holiday Brunch Potluck.

And guess what? You are invited! Be sure to click over to each of these fabulous blogs and check out all the wonderful recipes!

The Drink

Godiva Mudslide Minitini – Kristen from Dine & Dish

Main Dishes

Gingerbread French Toast – Diane from Created by Diane

Asian Fusion Omelette/Frittata – Jeanette from Jeanette’s Healthy Living

Macaroni & Cheese – Naomi from Bakers Royale

Side Dishes

Potato Casserole – Julie from The Little Kitchen

Hazelnut Roasted Brussel Sprouts – Carolyn from All Day I Dream About Food

Dessert

Gingerbread Pumpkin Trifle with Cranberry Pomegranate Sauce – Sommer from A Spicy Perspective

Almond Brickle Coffee Cake – Kathy from Cooking On the Side

Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cinnamon Brown Sugar Buttercream – Cheryl from TidyMom

Party Favor/Hostess Gift

Dark Chocolate Bark with Ginger, Pumpkin Seeds and Apricots – Sylvie from Gourmande in the Kitchen

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Comments

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Michele says:

December 28, 2011 at 11:06 AM

I made these as mini cupcakes and was told by my family that the recipe is definately a keeper!

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Rikki-Dee says:

January 5, 2012 at 8:09 PM

I made these for Christmas and a bake sale @ kids’ school. I made the butter cream into a cream cheese frosting.