Fancy Pants Gingerbread Cupcakes

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FANCY PANTS GOLDEN GINGERBREAD CUPCAKES
From INTOXICATED CUPCAKES

What better way to get into the holiday spirit than with comforting gingerbread cupcakes? These crowd-pleaser favorites are warm and perfect, and just the thing for holiday parties or an afternoon brunch.

MAKES 12

1/2 cup Goldschläger®
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup dark molasses
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
2 large eggs, lightly beaten

FOR THE GLAZE:

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted
2 tablespoons Goldschläger®

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a cupcake pan with 12 cupcake liners. Set aside.
2. Pour the Goldschläger through a coffee filter, reserving the gold bits for the glaze. Set both aside.
3. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
4. In a large bowl, combine the sugar, buttermilk, molasses, melted butter, eggs, and the sieved Goldschläger.Add the flour mixture and stir until combined.
5. Divide the batter evenly among the cupcake liners and bake for 18 to 22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cupcake comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes, or until cool enough to handle. Remove the cupcakes from the pan and cool completely.
6. For the glaze, combine the melted butter, sugar, and Goldschläger with a fork. Drizzle the glaze over the cupcakes. Use a toothpick to scrape the captured gold from the coffee filter and add a touch of this gold to the top of each cupcake.

TIP:

These days, you can find just about any style of cupcake wrapper. Why not use a metallic gold liner for these cupcakes to give them a bit of extra bling? Use the wrapper template on page 122 to make your very own.

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