gingerbread cupcakes with butter glaze printable recipe
ingredients:
for the cupcakes:
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup of water
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 stick butter (room temperature)
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup molasses
2 eggs
for the butter glaze and garnish:
2 cups powdered sugar
6 Tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter
2 Tablespoons skim milk
another two teaspoons of powdered sugar (for dusting)
directions:
for cupcakes:
1. preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line your cupcake tins. set the tin aside.
2. in a small saucepan, bring 1 cup of water to a boil. in a small bowl, combine the baking soda. mix until it dissolves (almost immediately) and set aside.
3. in a large bowl, whisk together the flour, spices, salt and baking powder. set that aside, too.
4. cream the butter and brown sugar together until light and fluffy (2 or 3 minutes). beat in the molasses, baking soda/water mixture. then add the flour mixture. then, beat in the eggs.
5. fill the cupcake liners about 3/4 of the way full and pop them into the 350 degree, preheated oven. if you’re baking them in regular-sized muffin tins, bake 28 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center (if you’re making mini cupcakes, go for 13 minutes).
6. let them cool IN the tin for at least five minutes before you put them on a cooling rack or plate. then, let them cool at least another 30-45 minutes before frosting.
7. while they are cooling, get started on the glaze… in a medium bowl, place the confectioner’s sugar and set it aside.
8. in a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat and as soon as it’s melted, pour it into the bowl over the sugar.
9. add the milk and whisk the mixture until it’s smooth.
10. work fast, without letting the butter start to solidify again. take the cupcakes and dip the top, one at a time, into the glaze and then turn it upright to dry for at least 30 minutes.
11. dust lightly with powdered sugar through a sifter.
