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    Gingerbread Cupcakes

    12/11/2017 by thebakingexplorer 41 Comments

    Gingerbread Cupcakes
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    The recipe and photos for this post were updated in October 2020.

    What better way to begin celebrating the Christmas season than with these Gingerbread Cupcakes. Gingerbread flavour and gingerbread men just scream Christmas, they make me feel so festive and ready to curl up under a blanket on the sofa. I've infused these gingerbread cupcakes with ground ginger and mixed spice for that classic gingerbread flavour, as well as golden syrup and treacle. There's also ground ginger in the buttercream for extra yum!

    These Gingerbread Cupcakes are absolutely yummy and just looking at them makes me so excited for Christmas! They taste just like gingerbread biscuits in cupcake form, and they look super cute with the little men on top.

    How to make Gingerbread Cupcakes...

    I started by melting the butter, light brown sugar, black treacle and golden syrup together in a pan on a low heat. I let it cool for 5 minutes. In a mixing bowl I whisked together the eggs and milk. Then I added the melted butter mixture to the eggs, whisking as I poured

    In another bowl I stirred together the self raising flour, ground ginger and mixed spice. Then I added the butter/egg mixture and whisked everything together well.

    I seperated the mixture into cupcakes cases and then baked them until they were golden brown and risen.

    Gingerbread Cupcakes

    Tips for making the Gingerbread Cupcakes:

    • The little gingerbread men decorations I used are from a brand called Culpitt. I got them on Amazon. You could also decorate with small gingerbread biscuits, or crushed gingernuts.
    • You can freeze the cupcakes and buttercream, either assembled or separately. Wrap them well, and freeze for up to 3 months.
    • If you would like to make a this recipe into a cake, check out my Gingerbread Cake recipe!
    • I used a Jem 1E nozzle to pipe on the buttercream.
    Gingerbread Cupcakes

    Recommended equipment & ingredients*

    Cupcake tinElectric hand mixerPiping bags
    Jem 1E Piping nozzleRed foil cupcake casesGingerbread fondant toppers
    Mixed spice

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    Gingerbread Cupcakes

    Gingerbread Cupcakes

    Gingerbread sponge, gingerbread buttercream and fondant gingerbread men
    5 from 8 votes
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: British
    Keyword: Cupcake
    Prep Time: 30 minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes
    Total Time: 50 minutes
    Servings: 12
    Author: thebakingexplorer

    Ingredients

    For the cupcakes

    • 100 g Butter or baking spread
    • 100 g Light brown sugar
    • 115 g Golden syrup
    • 35 g Black treacle (also known as molasses)
    • 2 Eggs large
    • 125 ml Milk
    • 200 g Self raising flour
    • 1 tbsp Ground ginger
    • 1 tsp Mixed spice

    For the buttercream

    • 200 g Butter
    • 400 g Icing sugar
    • 1 ½ tsp Vanilla
    • 1 ½ tsp Ground ginger
    • ½ tbsp Milk optional, if the buttercream needs loosening

    For the decoration

    • Gingerbread man fondant shapes optional
    • Sprinkles optional

    Instructions

    • Pre-heat your oven to 160C Fan/180C/350F/Gas Mark 4, and line a cupcake tin with cases
    • Melt the butter, golden syrup, light brown sugar and black treacle together in a pan on a low heat. Once it is all melted and combined, leave to cool for 10 minutes
    • Whisk the eggs and milk together in a mixing bowl
    • Slowly pour the butter and syrup mixture into the eggs, whisking as you pour, until everything is combined
    • In another bowl, stir together the self raising flour, ground ginger and mixed spice
    • Slowly pour the egg and butter mixture into the flour, whisking as your pour, until everything is combined
    • Divide the mixture equally between the cupcakes cases
    • Bake them for 20-25 minutes until they are golden brown or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean, remove them from the tin and place them on a cooling rack to cool down fully
    • To make the buttercream use an electric hand mixer to beat together the butter, icing sugar, vanilla extract and ground ginger until smooth. You may need to add a splash of milk to loosen it, depending on the type of butter you use
    • Pipe or spread the buttercream onto the cupcakes, then add gingerbread man icing shapes and sprinkles if desired
    • Leftovers will keep in an airtight container in a cool place for 2-3 days
    Made this recipe?Share on Instagram with me @TheBakingExplorer or tag #thebakingexplorer!

    Notes

    Mixed spice is a British spice blend containing Cinnamon, Coriander Seed, Nutmeg, Clove, Pimento, Ginger. If you can't get hold of it, use a Pumpkin Spice mix instead

    If you like this, check out more of my Cupcake recipes!

    Or you might like my Christmas recipes!

    Gingerbread Cupcakes
    Gingerbread Cupcakes

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    Comments

    1. Life Diet Health

      November 12, 2017 at 5:43 pm

      Oh how so absolutely adorable. My son loves gingerbread men (we just had to watch the dvd & yes it is really a thing - totally different to the story with the fox!) I think these might have to appear at our afternoon tea next weekend! Thanks so much for sharing (& linking) to Fiesta Friday ☺

      Reply
      • thebakingexplorer

        November 26, 2017 at 8:14 pm

        Thank you! I do hope you enjoy them 🙂

        Reply
    2. Trupti Kharche

      November 13, 2017 at 10:56 am

      These are super cute and love the flavours of ginger and mixed spices. Perfect for the coming holidays... Thank you for sharing with FF. 🙂

      Reply
      • thebakingexplorer

        November 26, 2017 at 8:22 pm

        Thank you Trupti! I agree, they are a perfect holiday bake.

        Reply
    3. Angela / Only Crumbs Remain

      November 13, 2017 at 3:03 pm

      These are just adoreable Kate! I couldn't agree more - they really do shout out Christmas and festive yumminess 🙂 Thankyou so much for joining in with #BakingCrumbs again this month 🙂
      Angela x

      Reply
      • thebakingexplorer

        November 26, 2017 at 8:27 pm

        Thanks for hosting Angela!

        Reply
    4. Cat

      November 13, 2017 at 8:06 pm

      These are so incredibly cute and sound like they would be delicious x

      Reply
      • thebakingexplorer

        November 26, 2017 at 8:28 pm

        Thank you Cat!

        Reply
    5. Kate - gluten free alchemist

      November 13, 2017 at 8:08 pm

      So cute Kat! gorgeous Autumn flavours too. I love them and your piping always looks so perfect. x

      Reply
      • thebakingexplorer

        November 26, 2017 at 8:28 pm

        Awh thank you Kate!

        Reply
    6. jenny paulin

      November 14, 2017 at 8:56 pm

      5 stars
      These cupcakes are so cute Kat - I adore the little gingerbread men on each one. I love a ginger cupcake or muffin or cake actually lol. A ginger cake is on my to do list funnily enough! Thank you for linking to #Bakeoftheweek x

      Reply
      • thebakingexplorer

        November 26, 2017 at 8:31 pm

        Me too Jenny, I love anything gingerbread!

        Reply
    7. Jacqui Bellefontaine

      November 15, 2017 at 1:46 pm

      5 stars
      How cute are these! simply adorable. Im pinning for later

      Reply
      • thebakingexplorer

        November 26, 2017 at 8:32 pm

        Thanks Jacqui!

        Reply
    8. Michelle Frank | Flipped-Out Food

      November 15, 2017 at 5:06 pm

      5 stars
      Oh, my goodness! Ginger in the buttercream?! That sounds absolutely delicious. These do just scream Christmas. I love gingerbread and so does the hubster, so these are HAPPENING.

      Reply
      • thebakingexplorer

        November 26, 2017 at 8:33 pm

        Thanks Michelle! Let me know what you think!

        Reply
    9. Julie McPherson

      November 15, 2017 at 5:42 pm

      These incredibly festive gingerbread cupcakes are adorable, how could anyone resist. Commenting as BritMums Baking Round-up Editor. 🙂

      Reply
      • thebakingexplorer

        November 26, 2017 at 8:33 pm

        Thank you so much Julie!

        Reply
    10. Dina

      November 16, 2017 at 8:44 am

      So cute!

      Greets from Greece 🙂
      https://dinamighty.com/

      Reply
      • thebakingexplorer

        November 26, 2017 at 8:34 pm

        Thanks Dina!

        Reply
    11. Midge @ Peachicks' Bakery

      November 18, 2017 at 10:37 am

      5 stars
      These are adorable!!! Love love gingerbread any time of year but especially now and especially in cake form! YUM!

      Reply
      • thebakingexplorer

        November 26, 2017 at 8:38 pm

        Thank you so much! Me too, I love gingerbread!

        Reply
    12. Angie Rose

      November 19, 2017 at 10:04 pm

      Hi Kat! These are adorable and they look super delicious! My fiancé loves anything gingerbread. I bet he'd love these! Thank you so much for sharing with us at Dishing It & Digging It & congratulations on being featured this week!

      Reply
      • thebakingexplorer

        November 26, 2017 at 8:37 pm

        Thank you so much for featuring me!

        Reply
    13. Kirsty Hijacked By Twins

      November 20, 2017 at 7:11 pm

      Oh Kat what cute little cupcake toppers! These cakes sound so good, we all love gingerbread! Thank you for sharing with #CookBlogShare x

      Reply
      • thebakingexplorer

        November 26, 2017 at 8:39 pm

        I couldn't resist them! Thank you!

        Reply
    14. Jere Cassidy

      November 21, 2017 at 8:21 pm

      These cupcakes are seriously cute. Love gingerbread.

      Reply
      • thebakingexplorer

        November 26, 2017 at 8:34 pm

        Thanks Jere!

        Reply
    15. johanna @ green gourmet giraffe

      December 01, 2017 at 10:47 am

      these are really cute - never seen those sprinkles but would be so tempted if I did - and I love the way your used them on these cupcakes

      Reply
    16. Bhavna Vaswani

      December 08, 2017 at 3:24 am

      hi there - i would love to try out your recipe! but im not sure if i know what golden syrup is, or mixed spice? could you help me out with those two? i dont live in the states and would have to hunt for those ingredients in my neck of the ....cant say woods...more like tropics - LOL!

      Reply
      • thebakingexplorer

        December 10, 2017 at 11:33 am

        Hi there! Mixed spice is a blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, allspice, ginger and mace. You could just put a 1/4 tsp of cinnamon, nutmeg and ground cloves instead. For the golden syrup you can use honey, maple syrup or corn syrup instead. I hope that helps!

        Reply
    17. Sally

      May 18, 2020 at 8:37 pm

      5 stars
      I made these for my mum at Christmas and she loved them!

      Reply
      • thebakingexplorer

        May 18, 2020 at 10:30 pm

        Aww that's great, thank you!

        Reply
    18. Sophie

      October 20, 2020 at 4:57 pm

      5 stars
      Made these cakes today and they are DELICIOUS! Not too sweet, not too gingery. Perfect!

      Reply
    19. Emma Mcclair-Burgess

      November 26, 2020 at 10:37 am

      5 stars
      Made these at the weekend, they are incredible! So light and fluffy! Even my ginger skeptical husband loved them! Delicious! Great recipes from the baking explorer! I love your site, well done!

      Reply
      • thebakingexplorer

        November 26, 2020 at 1:07 pm

        Thank you so much for the lovely feedback Emma! I'm so pleased you both enjoyed the cupcakes 😀

        Reply
    20. laura shaw

      November 27, 2020 at 2:38 pm

      hi - love the recipe - can you freeze these cupcakes ? will they stand up to being defrosted and still be as yummy ?

      Reply
      • thebakingexplorer

        November 27, 2020 at 5:53 pm

        Hi, yes you can freeze them with or without the buttercream 🙂

        Reply
    21. Steph

      December 03, 2020 at 8:53 pm

      5 stars
      Absolutely gorgeous cupcakes! Made them for my weekly work bake and they were demolished! Super fluffy sponge with the perfect amount of spice, I will 100% be making these again! 🥰

      Reply
    22. Amy nichole

      December 16, 2020 at 8:30 pm

      Made these cupcakes last night and they are amazing! Would love to use this recipe to make a cake, any advice on how to adjust the recipe for a cake rather than cupcakes??

      Reply
      • thebakingexplorer

        December 16, 2020 at 9:40 pm

        Hi Amy, so glad you enjoyed the cupcakes! Yes I have a cake recipe version here: https://thebakingexplorer.com/gingerbread-cake-with-ginger-buttercream/

        Reply

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