Monday, December 24, 2012

Gingerbread Cupcakes!

I really like gingerbead men, but I also like cupcakes.. so I searched for something inbetween.

I thought...
Let's try to make GINGERBREAD CUPCAKES! 

What I found, were countless recipes of gingerbread and cupcakes, and they all looked daunting... but I had cravings.. and to my friends and family, NO NOT PREGNANCY CRAVINGS! Marcelina is barely 3 months!

*Warning! If you do NOT like ginger or sugar.. this is NOT the recipe for you. Also, do not try to eat the cupcake and frosting separately... it just tastes funky alone.

After searching and reading blogs and recipe sites, I finally found one that seemed easy enough. Anywhere I looked, I saw a large ingredient list (I prefer 5 or less! Keep is simple!).  Using Taste of Home's recipe, I realized that I either had to change out of my pajamas and try to go to the grocery store on Christmas Eve.. OR... substitute.


For the cupcake:
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup honey
4/3 cup flour
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cloves
pinch of salt

Basically, I mixed all the powders with the butter, then added in the egg, water, and last.. the honey! I know a lot of cooking shows say things like..."sift the flour" and "use 85 bowls" in "45 steps", but I just don't have the patience.


I love my KitchenAid Mixer. It is THE best. I don't know how I ever managed mixing with a spatula before... Or a hand mixer.. Oh yeah.. I remember.. it was lumpy because I got tired... I just blended it .. at like.. a 6 for a couple of minutes. To be honest, I walked away and did some stuff.  I filled up the cupcakes (some a little too full, this recipe makes for about 14 regular sized cupcakes.. or .. 27 mini cupcakes), and baked at 350F for 20 minutes.

 
As they were cooling, I started the frosting:
1/3 cup of butter
2 ounces of cream cheese
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup honey
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup white powdered sugar

 
The final outcome isn't so yellow.. it is a camera phone. tada! My husband approves!

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