Caramel Gingerbread Cupcakes Food

CARAMEL GINGERBREAD CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Line a 3-quart rectangular baking dish with plastic wrap or foil, extending the plastic wrap or foil over edges of dish; set aside. In a chilled medium bowl stir ice cream with a wooden spoon until softened. Stir in ginger. Spread ice cream mixture in the prepared dish. Sprinkle with toffee bits; press lightly into ice cream. Cover and freeze for 4 to 24 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line twelve 2 1/2-inch muffin cups with paper bake cups or lightly grease muffin cups; set aside. Prepare gingerbread mix according to package directions using the lukewarm water and egg. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups. Using the back of a spoon, smooth out batter in cups.
• Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool cupcakes in muffin cups on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove cupcakes from muffin cups. Cool completely on wire rack.
• Before serving, in a small saucepan heat caramel topping over medium-low heat until warm, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; cover and keep warm.
• Remove paper liners from cupcakes. Place cupcakes on dessert plates or in shallow bowls. Using the edges of the plastic wrap or foil, lift ice cream out of dish. Cut out twelve 2-inch squares of ice cream. (Save the leftover ice cream to eat later.) Place ice cream squares on top of cupcakes. Top with gingersnap pieces and drizzle with warm caramel topping. Serve immediately.

GINGERBREAD CAKE WITH CARAMEL BISCUIT ICING

Steps:

• Measure the milk and treacle into a saucepan (grease the measuring spoon with a little oil first and the treacle will easily slide off). Bring to a gentle simmer and stir until combined, then set aside to cool. Meanwhile, grease 3 x 20cm loose-bottomed cake tins with a little oil and line the bases with baking parchment (if you don't have enough cake tins, see tip). If the tins are any shallower than 4cm, line the sides with a deep collar too. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.
• Measure the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, sugar and spices into a large bowl, then add ½ tsp fine salt. Mix the dry ingredients together with a large whisk; if there are any large lumps of sugar, squeeze these through your fingers until you have an even, sandy-textured mixture.
• In a jug, whisk the oil, buttermilk, eggs, rum and vanilla. Add the milk and treacle mixture, and mix well. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry, and whisk into a smooth batter. Divide between the tins and bake for 25-30 mins until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cakes comes out clean. You may have to swap the cakes over to cook evenly, but don't do this until they've had at least 20 mins cooking. Cool the cakes in their tins for 10 mins, then transfer to a wire rack, peel off the parchment and leave to cool completely. Once cooled, you can wrap the sponges in cling film and store in a cool place for 4 days, or freeze for up to 2 months - the texture and flavour will be all the better for it.
• To make the icing, put the butter and half the icing sugar in a large bowl. Mash together roughly with a spatula, then whizz with an electric hand whisk until smooth. Add the remaining icing sugar, the cream cheese, vanilla bean extract and biscuit spread. Mix again until smooth and evenly mixed. Transfer half the icing to another bowl and set aside. Use the remaining icing to stack the cakes and cover the entire outside in a thin layer - don't worry about making the cake look too neat at this stage, as any crumbs trapped in the icing will be covered in the final coat. Chill the cake for 30 mins and the remaining icing for 20 mins (remove the icing from the fridge 10 mins before the cake to soften a little).
• When the icing on the cake is firm, remove it from the fridge and use the remaining icing to cover the cake. Smooth the sides using a palette knife, but leave peaks and dips on top for your snow scene. Top the cake generously with desiccated coconut, a dusting of sieved icing sugar and some edible glitter, if you like, then decorate the top and sides with gingerbread shapes (see tip). If you're not eating the cake within a few hours, store it in the fridge, but bring back to room temperature before serving. Wlll keep for 2 days.

GINGERBREAD CUPCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Beat in water and molasses. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, nutmeg and allspice; add to the creamed mixture. Beat on low speed until combined. Beat on medium for 2 minutes., Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely., For frosting, in a small bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese, brown sugar and salt until light and fluffy. Beat in maple syrup and vanilla. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Frost cupcakes. Store in the refrigerator.

CARAMEL GINGERBREAD CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line 10 muffin cups with paper liners., Whisk together first nine ingredients. In another bowl, whisk together egg, milk, oil, molasses and extracts. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened., Fill prepared cups two-thirds full. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 15-18 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; cool completely., For frosting, beat confectioners' sugar, butter, extract and enough milk to reach desired consistency. Spread over cupcakes. Drizzle with caramel syrup before serving.

SPICED GINGERBREAD MINI CUPCAKES

Steps:

• For the spiced gingerbread cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 24-cup mini muffin tin with cooking spray.
• Stir together the flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl.
• Whisk the melted butter, granulated sugar, molasses, sour cream and egg in a large bowl until smooth. Add the flour mixture and whisk just to combine. Divide the mixture among the muffin cups.
• Bake until puffed and a tester in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 13 to 15 minutes. Cool in the tin for about 10 minutes, then use an offset spatula to ease them out and completely cool.
• For the lemon cream cheese frosting. Combine the cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl. Beat until smooth and fluffy, about 1 minute. Beat in the lemon zest and vanilla. Add the confectioners' sugar and mix until smooth, then beat until light and fluffy, about 1 minute.
• Split the cooled cupcakes in half crosswise. Spread or pipe a little filling on the cut side of each cupcake bottom. Top with the cupcake tops. Spread or pipe the remaining frosting on top of the cupcakes and decorate as desired.

GINGERBREAD WITH HOT CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix molasses, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.
• Add sugar, butter, flour and boiling water.
• Stir in beaten egg yolks.
• Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into batter.
• Pour into a greased ring mold or bundt pan.
• Bake in a 350*F oven for 40 minutes or until done.
• Cool.
• Turn gingerbread out onto a cake stand and sift powdered sugar over the top.
• Serve with hot caramel sauce and whipped cream For sauce; in a medium saucepan, combine sugars to melted butter and stir until sugars are dissolved.
• Add flour, stirring constantly over medium heat.
• Add vanilla, salt and nutmeg.
• Add boiling water.
• Cook for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring sauce until thickened.
• Serve over gingerbread, or pool underneath.

PUDDING-FILLED GINGERBREAD CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Prepare cake batter and bake as directed on package for 24 cupcakes, adding 2 Tbsp. molasses to batter before spooning into prepared muffin cups. Cool completely.
• Beat pudding mixes and milk in medium bowl with whisk 2 min. Stir in remaining molasses. Spoon 1 cup pudding mixture into separate medium bowl; reserve for later use.
• Spoon remaining pudding mixture into resealable plastic bag; seal bag. Cut one corner off bottom of bag; use to pipe pudding mixture into centers of cupcakes, adding about 1 Tbsp. to each.
• Add cinnamon and COOL WHIP to reserved pudding mixture; mix well. Spoon into separate resealable plastic bag; cut one bottom corner off bag. Use to pipe COOL WHIP mixture onto tops of cupcakes; top with marshmallows.

GINGERBREAD-CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine molasses, 1/2 cup water, and sugar in a medium saucepan. Heat over medium-high, gently stirring, until sugar has dissolved. Bring to a boil; cook until foaming reduces and bubbles begin to slow, 4 to 5 minutes (about 250 degrees on a thermometer). Remove from heat and carefully whisk in cream, butter, salt, and spices (mixture will splatter), stirring until butter is melted and combined. Let cool completely. Transfer to 6 seven-ounce jars. Sauce can be refrigerated in jars up to 2 weeks; gently reheat before serving.

CARAMEL GINGERBREAD CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F; grease or line 12 muffin cups and set aside.
• Prepare gingerbread mix according to package directions, using lukewarm water and egg. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
• Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Let cool completely, mix together vanilla frosting and ginger.
• When cupcakes are cool, frost with frosting and sprinkle with toffee baking bits.
• Just before serving heat up caramel sauce in saucepan. Place half of gingerbread cookie on top each cupcake and drizzle with caramel sauce.