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== Description ==
Contributed by [http://Groups.Yahoo.Com/Group/World_Recipes/ World Recipes Y-Group]
* Makes 12 cupcakes 

== Ingredients ==
* 1¼ cups [[flour]]
* 1½ tsp ground [[ginger]]
* 1 tsp [[cinnamon]]
* ¼ tsp ground [[cloves]]
* ½ tsp [[allspice]]
* ¼ tsp [[salt]]
* ½ stick + 2 tbsp [[unsalted butter]]
* ½ cup [[granulated sugar]]
* ½ cup [[molasses]]
* 1 large [[egg]], beaten lightly
* 1 tsp [[baking soda]]
* 8 oz [[cream cheese]], softened
* 1½ cup [[confectioners' sugar]]
* ½ tsp [[vanilla]]
* 1 tsp grated [[lemon zest]]
* 2 tsp fresh [[lemon juice]]
* 1 tbsp sliced [[crystallized ginger]]

== Procedures ==
# Into a bowl sift together the [[flour]], the ground [[ginger]], the cinnamon, the cloves, the [[allspice]], and the [[salt]].
# In another bowl cream ½ stick of the [[butter]], add the [[granulated sugar]], and beat the mixture until it is fluffy.
# Beat in the [[molasses]] and the egg, beating until the mixture is smooth.
# In a measuring cup combine the baking soda with ½ cup boiling [[water]] and stir the mixture to dissolve the [[baking soda]].
# Stir the mixture into the [[molasses]] mixture (the mixture will appear curdled) and stir the [[molasses]] mixture into the flour mixture, stirring to combine the ingredients well.
# Line twelve ½-cup muffin tins with paper liners and spoon the batter into the liners, filling them halfway.
# Bake the cupcakes in the middle of a preheated 350°F oven for 20 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean (the cupcakes will be flat or slightly indented on top)
# Transfer the cupcakes to a rack and let them cool.
# In a bowl cream together the [[cream cheese]] and the remaining 2 tablespoons [[butter]], add the confectioners' [[granulated sugar|sugar]] and the [[vanilla]], and beat the mixture until it is fluffy and smooth.
# Beat in the zest and the [[lemon juice]] and chill the frosting for 30minutes.
# Frost the cupcakes and top each with some [[ginger]].
# Enjoy.

==References==
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[[Category:North American cuisine]]
[[Category:Cupcake Recipes]]
[[Category:Crystallized ginger Recipes]]
[[Category:Cream cheese Recipes]]
[[Category:Egg Recipes]]
[[Category:Molasses Recipes]]
[[Category:Lemon juice Recipes]]
[[Category:Lemon peel Recipes]]