Gingerbread Cupcakes

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Gingerbread Cupcakes

• 1 box spice cake mix
• 3 eggs
• 1/3 cup molasses
• 1/3 cup oil
• 1/2 cup milk

1. Mix together cake mix, eggs, molasses, oil and milk.
2. Pour into paper liners and fill 3/4 full.  (I did 18 cupcakes)
3. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-18 minutes until the cake springs back when lightly touched.
4. Cool completely before frosting

Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting

• 1/2 cup butter
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar (make sure it is fresh)

With a mixer, blend cream cheese and butter until smooth and creamy.  Mix in brown sugar until creamy.

Cream Cheese Frosting

• 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese at room temperature
• 1/4 C butter (1/2 stick) at room temperature
• 4 C sifted powdered sugar (You can decrease this amount if you don’t care about it being as stiff for piping)
• 1 tsp vanilla

Mix cream cheese and butter until smooth and creamy. Mix in vanilla. Mix in powdered sugar, one cup at a time.