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Gingerbread Cupcakes

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These easy gingerbread cupcakes are so special and fun to make! It all starts with a boxed spice cake and full of gingerbread flavor!

These go great with a cup of hot chocolate  or Vanilla milk. They are so much fun to make and a great way to get that creative spirit going!

 

Easy Gingerbread Cupcakes

Well was 12/12/12 lucky for you?  It was a pretty good day for me.  I got a lot done around the house.  Did you know that this Saturday is National Cupcake Day?  What better way to celebrate with some Gingerbread Cupcakes?

Hello Friends! The season is here for all things cozy and bright. These fun gingerbread cookies are sure to bring a smile to anyone that comes across these! It is a perfect holiday recipe treat!

Major Ingredients for Gingerbread Cupcakes

Spice cake mix

Molasses

Butter

Cream Cheese

Confectioners (powdered) Sugar

Gingerbread Cupcakes

1 box spice cake mix

3 eggs

2/3 cup water

1/3 cup molasses

1/3 cup oil

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Mix ingredients in bowl.  Pour into lined muffin/cupcake tin.  Bake according to cake mix directions.

gingerbread cupcakes

Cream cheese frosting

1 stick butter, softened

3 cups powdered sugar

1/3 block cream cheese (low fat ok)

3 Tablespoons milk (low fat ok)

Cream together with hand mixer or stand mixer. on low – medium speed  When combined, whip on high for about a minute.  I like to frost mine in a circular motion with a star tip.

 

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Then I added some sprinkles.

Sprinkles on cupcakes

 

And remember the Gingerbread Drop cookies from earlier this week? I rolled out the other half of the dough and made gingerbread men cookies.

Gingerbread men cooky toppers

 

When they cooled I decorated the cookies.

Decorating Gingerbread men

And when I was done, I added these to the cupcake as toppers.

Gingerbread Cupcakes

 

These simple gingerbread cupcakes are so easy to make with a boxed cake mix!

I just love gingerbread cookies, cupcakes and lattes.  Do you like gingerbread?  What is your favorite gingerbread recipe?

 

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Comments

  5. Jamie says

    Can I ask you? What is your method of putting the icing on the cupcakes? What to you use to make them look so pretty? =) *ahem* I want my baking to not be so messy 😉 lol

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  12. andi says

    Hi i just made gingerbread cupcakes and they were very tasty. And I have to say just as cute as your little cupcakes. I had seen them on Pinterest sometime ago and having never had or made gingerbread cupcakes I needed to try and very glad I did I loved them. Nice post Andi

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