Gingerbread Cupcakes

These Gingerbread Cupcakes topped with swirls of eggnog infused cream cheese frosting are to die for. They’ll make a fun and festive addition to your holiday desserts table.

Easy Gingerbread Cupcakes Recipe

How do you make Gingerbread Cupcakes? This recipe is cake mix hack and NO one will ever know! In a medium bowl, use a whisk to sift together a box of spice cake mix with extra ground cinnamon, ginger, cloves and nutmeg. Next, with a mixer beat together the eggnog, molasses, oil and eggs then add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients mixing on medium speed until fully moistened. Divide the cupcake batter between the cups of a standard size muffin pan then bake until the tops spring back. Cool completely then whip together the delicious homemade cream cheese frosting and finish by decorating the tops with a gingerbread cookie or however your heart desires. How to make easy Gingerbread Cupcakes with cake mix:

• Cupcakes – One 15.25 ounce box spice cake mix
• Seasonings – Cinnamon, ginger, cloves or allspice and nutmeg.
• Liquid – Prepared eggnog, use your favorite brand.
• Fat – Vegetable oil.
• Molasses
• Eggs – Three large eggs.
• Flavoring – Vanilla extract.
• Frosting – One 8 ounce block plain cream cheese, salted butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract and prepared eggnog to thin to frosting consistency.
• Garnish – Nutmeg, sprinkles or Gingerbread cookies for garnishing.

How to Make the Best Gingerbread Cupcakes Recipe

• Ingredients you’ll need to make homemade Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting: One box spice flavored cake mix, ground cinnamon, ginger, cloves or allspice, nutmeg, eggnog (your favorite brand purchased or homemade) molasses, large eggs, vanilla and vegetable oil.
• For the cream cheese frosting you’ll need: One block plain cream cheese, salted butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract and eggnog.
• Kitchen tools you’ll need: A large bowl, a medium bowl, measuring cups and spoons, a stand mixer or a hand mixer, a rubber spatula, two 12 cup muffin pans, medium ice cream or cookie scoop, paper liners, piping bag with open star tip or offset spatula for frosting. You’ll also need a cooling rack.
• Make sure the cupcakes are completely cooled before frosting. Even a slightly warm cupcake can cause the frosting to lose shape and become a melty mess.
• Soften the cream cheese and butter to make blending with the powdered sugar more easily.
• It’s important to spoon and level the powdered sugar when measuring it for this recipe. It’s similar to flour in that you can compact it if you dunk the measuring cup into the sugar and scoop.
• Due to added eggnog, this frosting has a little more powdered sugar than a traditional cream cheese frosting recipe. If you omit the eggnog from the frosting for a more traditional cream cheese frosting, reduce the powdered sugar to 4 cups.
• Add the eggnog to the frosting in small amounts until your desired consistency is reached. Adding too much liquid may require more powdered sugar.
• If your frosting is not stiff enough to pipe, you can refrigerate it briefly or add more powdered sugar to firm it up. You may also opt to frost these using an offset spatula and sprinkle the top with seasonal sprinkles.
• Store frosted Gingerbread Cupcakes in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 5 days. Should you decorate with a cookie as pictured, it may soften.
• Please note: You can make and frost these cupcakes the day before you plan on serving them and store them overnight in the refrigerator. Should you choose to decorate as pictured with a cookie, add just before serving to prevent them from softening.

More Holiday Sweet Treats to Make

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• Mixer
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