Holiday cupcakes

Monday, January 7, 2008

Hubby and I had a holiday party to go to at my friend Ren’s house. She asked if I would bring some cupcakes. I decided to make some holiday flavored cupcakes.

I made Gingerbread cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and mint Oreo cupcakes. The original plan for the Oreo cupcakes was to make this recipe (hubby’s favorite) except to use the Trader Joe’s candy cane Joe Joe’s. The day of the party, the weather was nasty and I didn’t want to walk all the way to Trader Joes. So instead, I made the recipe (linked above) and added 2 tsp of peppermint extract to both the batter and the frosting.

Gingerbread Cupcakes (from Crazy about Cupcakes)
1/4 pound (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg, at room temperature
2/3 cup light molasses
2 tsp lemon zest
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour – I use King Arthurs White Whole Wheat Flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1 cup sour cream

Preheat over to 375F. Insert liners into a medium cupcake pan.

In a large bowl cream the butter and sugars together with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy, 3-5 minutes. Add the egg, molasses, and lemon zest to the creamed mixture. Beat well.

In a separate bowl combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves.

Add portions of the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture alternating with portions of the sour cream, until they are completely integrated, about 30 seconds.

Fill the cupcake liners one-half to three-quarters full. Bake for about 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of cupcakes comes out clean. Cool cupcakes in the pan.

Cupcakes, Dessert

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10 Responses to “Double Chocolate Brownie Roll Out Cookies”

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Carrie — March 16, 2009 at 5:51 pm

Those are SOOOOO cute!
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Jenn — March 16, 2009 at 6:33 pm

You did such a good job decorating these!!!
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Colleen — March 16, 2009 at 6:41 pm

So cute! I love the little pots of gold!
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Katie — March 16, 2009 at 6:52 pm

The cookies are all SOOOOOO cute! I seriously love them! btw -thanks for the hsout out. You are too sweet. I’m so glad it could help. They look fantastic!
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Erin — March 16, 2009 at 9:47 pm

I love the Pot’O Gold. And I’ve been eyeing that brownie rollout recipe myself to make something special for a friend’s birthday!
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Jen — March 16, 2009 at 9:50 pm

They’re so good. You should definitely make them. I would also recommend not rolling them too thin. The thicker ones are much better. I wish mine had been about twice as thick as they were. Guess I’ll just have to make them again!
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Stephanie Wagner — March 18, 2009 at 12:04 am

These are too cute! You must have a steady hand for the detail around those clovers. Nice job!
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Suzy — March 18, 2009 at 1:38 am

So cute, love the pot of gold! You put in a lot of work for sure.
Thanks for sharing!
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Kerstin — March 19, 2009 at 2:59 am

I just stumbled upon your blog and I’m really enjoying it (I’m from Boston too)!

The pots of gold are adorable!
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Jeremy — June 4, 2009 at 7:49 am

I was looking for something creative and new like this. Then tried this awesome recipe . This recipe does not disappoint. It’s a snap to prepare and really tasty.