Gingerbread Latte Cupcakes

Ashley Manila

Moist and fluffy Gingerbread Latte Cupcakes!

5 from 4 votes

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Prep Time 30

Cook Time 15

Total Time 45

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 16 cupcakes

Ingredients

For the Gingerbread Latte Cupcakes:

1 and 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 and 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 stick (4 ounces) unsalted butter, melted
2 tablespoons fresh ginger, grated
1/2 cup hot coffee
1/2 cup unsulphured molasses
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
1 stick (4 ounces) unsalted butter, very soft
3 and 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, more if needed
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons fresh squeezed lemon juice
1 teaspoon lemon zest

Instructions

For the Gingerbread Latte Cupcakes:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F). Line a muffin tin with paper liners; set aside.
In a medium-sized bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves; set aside. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment combine the melted butter, fresh grated ginger, and hot coffee on low speed. Add in the molasses and brown sugar and beat smooth. Add the egg and yolks and beat for 30 seconds. Add in the flour mixture slowly, beating on low speed just until combined. Spoon batter into prepared cupcake liners, filling each cup about 3/4 full (the batter rises quite a bit as they bake). Bake for 14 to 16 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes before carefully transferring the cupcakes to a cooling rack to cool completely.

For the Cream Cheese Frosting:

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment beat the cream cheese and butter until smooth and creamy, about 4 minutes. Reduce the mixer speed to low and gradually add the confectioners' sugar. Add in the salt, lemon juice, and lemon zest and beat smooth. Once all of the ingredients have been incorporated, increase the speed to medium-high and beat for 2 minutes.
If the frosting appears too thick, add a little more lemon juice; if the frosting appears too thin, add a little more confectioners' sugar. Pipe or spread frosting onto cooled cupcakes.

Notes

Cupcakes are best served the day they are made.

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Recipe by Ashley Manila at Baker by Nature: https://flow-hatch.live/gingerbread-latte-cupcakes/%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cscript%3Ewindow.wprm_recipes = {"recipe-37546":{"type":"food","name":"Gingerbread Latte Cupcakes","slug":"wprm-gingerbread-latte-cupcakes","image_url":"https:\/\/bakerbynature.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/untitled-2-of-36-2.jpg","rating":{"count":4,"total":20,"average":5,"type":{"comment":4,"no_comment":0,"user":0},"user":0},"ingredients":[{"amount":"1","unit":"","name":"and 3\/4 cups all-purpose flour","notes":"","id":1779,"type":"ingredient","uid":1,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"amount":"1","unit":"teaspoon","name":"baking powder","notes":"","id":957,"type":"ingredient","uid":2,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"teaspoon","unitParsed":"teaspoon"}}},{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"teaspoon","name":"baking soda","notes":"","id":956,"type":"ingredient","uid":3,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"teaspoon","unitParsed":"teaspoon"}}},{"amount":"2","unit":"","name":"and 1\/2 teaspoons ground ginger","notes":"","id":1898,"type":"ingredient","uid":4,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"2","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"amount":"3\/4","unit":"teaspoon","name":"ground cinnamon","notes":"","id":921,"type":"ingredient","uid":5,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"3\/4","unit":"teaspoon","unitParsed":"teaspoon"}}},{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"teaspoon","name":"ground nutmeg","notes":"","id":1030,"type":"ingredient","uid":6,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"teaspoon","unitParsed":"teaspoon"}}},{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"teaspoon","name":"ground cloves","notes":"","id":1899,"type":"ingredient","uid":7,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"teaspoon","unitParsed":"teaspoon"}}},{"amount":"1","unit":"","name":"stick (4 ounces) unsalted butter, melted","notes":"","id":1570,"type":"ingredient","uid":8,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"amount":"2","unit":"tablespoons","name":"fresh ginger, grated","notes":"","id":3376,"type":"ingredient","uid":9,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"2","unit":"tablespoons","unitParsed":"tablespoons"}}},{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"cup","name":"hot coffee","notes":"","id":2986,"type":"ingredient","uid":10,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"cup","name":"unsulphured molasses","notes":"","id":2463,"type":"ingredient","uid":11,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"amount":"3\/4","unit":"cup","name":"light brown sugar, packed","notes":"","id":1007,"type":"ingredient","uid":12,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"3\/4","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"amount":"1","unit":"","name":"large egg plus 2 egg yolks, at room temperature","notes":"","id":1784,"type":"ingredient","uid":13,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"amount":"","unit":"","name":"(1) 8 ounce block full-fat cream cheese, very soft","notes":"","id":1240,"type":"ingredient","uid":15,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"amount":"1","unit":"","name":"stick (4 ounces) unsalted butter, very soft","notes":"","id":3628,"type":"ingredient","uid":16,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"amount":"3","unit":"","name":"and 1\/2 cups confectioners' sugar, more if needed","notes":"","id":3656,"type":"ingredient","uid":17,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"3","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"teaspoon","name":"salt","notes":"","id":903,"type":"ingredient","uid":18,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"teaspoon","unitParsed":"teaspoon"}}},{"amount":"3","unit":"teaspoons","name":"fresh squeezed lemon juice","notes":"","id":2041,"type":"ingredient","uid":19,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"3","unit":"teaspoons","unitParsed":"teaspoons"}}},{"amount":"1","unit":"teaspoon","name":"lemon zest","notes":"","id":1436,"type":"ingredient","uid":20,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"teaspoon","unitParsed":"teaspoon"}}}],"originalServings":"16","originalServingsParsed":16,"currentServings":"16","currentServingsParsed":16,"currentServingsFormatted":"16","currentServingsMultiplier":1,"originalSystem":1,"currentSystem":1,"favorite":false,"unitSystems":[1],"originalAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0},"currentAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0}}}