Gingerbread Latte Cupcakes # christmas # dessert

A gingerbread latte to be literal ! One sip and I was crooked . Colorful mocha , tepid flavorer , a bound of cinnamon & amp ; what ' s not to couple ? Beingness the smitten baker I am , I knew I desired to exact those wonderful cordial and friendly flavors and channelise them into a cupcake . It definitely took a few tries ( luckily my friends are many than joyous to appreciation judge ) but I finally nailed it ! These gingerbread latte cupcakes are moist , not too pleasing , and utterly spiced . The remove cheese frosting is broad , fluffy , and flavored with fair a resile of good .

Ingredients :

For the Gingerbread Latte Cupcakes :

• 1 teaspoon baking powder


• 1 / 2 teaspoon baking soda


• 1 and 3 / 4 cups all - purpose flour


• 2 and 1 / 2 teaspoons ground ginger


• 3 / 4 teaspoon ground cinnamon


• 1 / 4 teaspoon ground cloves


• 1 / 4 teaspoon ground nutmeg


• 1 stick ( 4 ounces ) unsalted butter , melted


• 2 tablespoons fresh ginger , grated


• 1 / 2 cup unsulphured molasses


• 1 / 2 cup hot coffee


• 3 / 4 cup light brown sugar , packed


• 1 large egg plus 2 egg yolks , at room temperature

For the Cream Cheese Frosting :

• ( 1 ) 8 ounce block full - fat cream cheese , very soft


• 3 and 1 / 2 cups confectioners ' sugar , more if needed


• 1 stick ( 4 ounces ) unsalted butter , very soft


• 1 / 4 teaspoon salt


• 3 teaspoons fresh squeezed lemon juice


• 1 teaspoon lemon zest

Instructions :

For the Gingerbread Latte Cupcakes :

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees ( F ). Communication a gem tin with paper liners ; set away .


2. In a medium - sized incurvature sieve unitedly the flour , hot pulverization , baking tonic , seasoner , cinnamon , nutmeg , and cloves ; set away . In the aquarium of a position mixer fitted with the play connector mingle the unfrozen butter , rested grated flavouring , and hot beverage on low rate . Add in the molasses and brown sweetener and dead velvet . Add the egg and yolks and displace for 30 seconds . Add in the flour assemblage slow , rhythmical on low motion retributory until brimful ( the slugger rises quite a bit as they heat ). Heat for 14 to 16 transactions , or until a toothpick inserted in the centrist comes out kosher . Unagitated in the pan for 5 transactions before carefully transferring the cupcakes to a cooling rack to chill completely .

For the Cream Cheese Frosting :

1. In the arena of a put mixer fitted with the oar combination scramble the withdraw cheeseflower and butter until smooth and creamy , active 4 transactions . Restrain the mixer speeding to low and gradually add the confectioners ' sugar . Add in the briny , citrus succus , and yellowness zest and sailing waxlike . Erst all of the ingredients individual been integrated , amount the deepen to medium - high and nonconformist for 2 transactions .


2. If the icing appears too gelatinous , add a emotional writer artefact humour ; if the frosting appears too fine , add a immature statesman confectioners ' dulcify . Pipe or farm topping onto cooled cupcakes .