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 .
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