Creative Child December 2019 | Page 25

INGREDIENTS: • 1/2 cup white sugar • 1/2 cup unsulfured molasses • 1 egg • 1 egg yolk • 5 Tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour • 1 Tbsp Dutch process cocoa powder • 1 1/4 tsp ground ginger • 1 tsp ground cinnamon • 1/2 tsp ground allspice • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg • 1/4 tsp salt • 1 tsp baking soda • 1/2 cup hot milk DIRECTIONS: 1. Cream butter with the white sugar. 2. Add the molasses and the egg and egg yolk. 3. Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, ginger, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and salt. 4. Dissolve the baking soda in the hot milk. 5. Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture and stir until just combined. Stir in the hot milk mixture. 6. Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full. 7. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. 24