Gingerbread Man Cupcakes - soft cake packed with spices and topped with the best tangy cream cheese frosting!
Spice up the holidays with these festive gingerbread man cupcakes. They do not only look adorable but are packed with all the holiday spices and the best cream cheese frosting!
Gingerbread man cookies or cupcakes?
Why choose if you can have both? These cupcakes are full of delicious Christmas spices and a homemade gingerbread man cookie serves as a cupcake topper. Get into the spirit of Christmas with making and gifting these cupcakes! Due to their small size they make the perfect "Just because" gift!
Make ahead of time - believe it or not, but after 1 to 2 days in the fridge the cupcakes intensified their flavor!
Gingerbread man cupcakes
Ingredients:
1 2/3 cups (160 g) flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
4 tsp pumpkin spice
1/2 cup (100 g) packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup (25 g) packed dark brown sugar
1/4 cup (85 g) honey
1/4 cup (57 g) butter, softened
1/4 cup (75 ml) vegetable oil
2 large eggs
1/2 cup (125 ml) milk
Mini gingerbread men for garnish (optional)
For the frosting
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup (113 g) butter, softened
1/2 cup (75 g) powdered sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp salt
INSTRUCTIONS
Step 1:
In a big mixing bowl combine the two sugars with the honey and butter. Mix it until fluffy. Then mix in eggs, oil and salt and mix until everything is combined. Add flour baking powder and spices and mix it. Slowly pour in the milk and mix it until just combined.
Step 2:
Fill the dough in the prepared cupcake molds almost full and bake the cupcakes at 350 °F for about 18 - 20 minutes.
Step 3:
For the cream cheese frosting cream the cream cheese and the butter together, add powdered sugar, vanilla and salt and mix until everything is well combined. Mix it with a spatula to get rid of any air bubbles. Fill it in a piping bag with a big round tip and decorate the cupcakes.
Step 4:
Add some sprinkles and mini gingerbread men if desired! Enjoy!
**Pro Tips**
Make homemade gingerbread man! Tested and optimized recipe coming soon!
Fill the cupcakes almost full to get nicely high cupcakes.
If the frosting is too liquid add some more powdered sugar or cool it for 10 minutes.
Instead of using a spice blend you can mix your own with ground nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, ginger with a ratio of 1:1:6:8. You will be good for this recipe if you use 1/4 tsp for 1 ratio value.
