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Cherry Gingerbread Cupcakes Recipe

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A sweet frosting with a hint of lemon complements these little spice cakes, each with a maraschino cherry in the center. They're one of my dad's favorite desserts and a sure way of getting him to come over for a cup of coffee. —Laura McAllister, Morganton, North Carolina

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Cherry Gingerbread Cupcakes Recipe

Prep: 30 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Yield: 24 Servings

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Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup molasses
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
24 maraschino cherries, well drained
LEMON CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1-3/4 to 2 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions

In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in molasses. Combine the flour, baking soda, ginger and cinnamon; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Stir in walnuts.
Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full; place a cherry in the center of each. Bake at 375° for 20-24 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
For frosting, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy; add vanilla and lemon peel. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Frost cupcakes. Yield: 2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 266 calories, 10 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 28 mg cholesterol, 107 mg sodium, 42 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Cherry Gingerbread Cupcakes in Taste of Home April/May 2007, p29

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Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2010 by mikeopug

Instead of cupcakes I turned it into a bundt cake. Great taste and the frosting is perfect, not to sweet.

Reviewed on Dec. 09, 2010 by asnunez

Made mine following Kerry Amundson's suggestion about the cloves and orange zest. Omitted the nuts due to an allergy in the family and used 1/3 cup dried cranberries, plumped in orange juice instead of the cherries. Fantastic Flavor!

Reviewed on Nov. 22, 2010 by Kerry Amundson

I'm giving this a four ONLY because I did not follow the recipe - I modified it. But I will give mine a 5! I made mini cupcakes (yielded 64), added 1/4 t. cloves and 1 t. orange zest to the batter and left out the nuts and cherries since I was making these for the little kids in my class. I doubled the frosting and added 1 T. maple syrup and left out the lemon zest. Then I topped each one with a piece of candy corn. These are for a Thanksgiving treat at school. I will be making these again - my way. But some day I will follow the recipe!!

Reviewed on Apr. 01, 2009 by dwinokur

If you are on a diet, make sure you send these cupcakes home with your guests-they are irresistible !