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Gingerbread Cupcakes

An easy recipe for gingerbread pound cake in cupcake form. Quick, spiced cake perfect for cozy Christmas baking with warming ginger and a touch of cinnamon.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Calories: 413 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American , British

Ingredients

  • ½ cup unsalted butter softened to room temperature
  • ¾ cup superfine granulated sugar or caster sugar
  • ¼ cup molasses or dark treacle
  • 2 eggs
  • 1½ cups all purpose flour or plain flour
  • 1½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup buttermilk or soured milk
  • 1 quantity cinnamon buttercream recipe here

Instructions

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  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175C/155C Fan) and line a 12-hole cupcake tray.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each and then the molasses and vanilla, mixing well.
  3. Add the buttermilk and beat to combine.
  4. Then, sift the dry ingredients - the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, ginger and cinnamon - into the mixing bowl of wet ingredients. Using a spatula stir well until just combined, making sure there are no unmixed patches of flour.
  5. Spoon into the lined cupcake tray and bake in the centre of the preheated oven for about 20 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the centre of a middle cupcake comes out clean.
  6. Remove from the tray and cool on a wire rack before frosting with cinnamon buttercream.

Nutrition Information

Calories 413kcal (21%) Carbohydrates 48.2g (16%) Protein 3.2g (6%) Fat 24g (37%) Saturated Fat 14.9g (75%) Cholesterol 89mg (30%) Sodium 312mg (13%) Potassium 165mg (5%) Fiber 0.7g (3%) Sugar 34.1g (68%) Calcium 49mg (5%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12cupcakes

Amount Per Serving

Calories 413

% Daily Value*

Calories 413kcal 21%
Carbohydrates 48.2g 16%
Protein 3.2g 6%
Fat 24g 37%
Saturated Fat 14.9g 75%
Cholesterol 89mg 30%
Sodium 312mg 13%
Potassium 165mg 4%
Fiber 0.7g 3%
Sugar 34.1g 68%
Calcium 49mg 5%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.