Name: Gingerbread Cupcakes with Maple Buttercream
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 38 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature; ½ cup dark brown sugar, packed; 1 large egg, room temperature; 1 tsp vanilla extract; ½ cup molasses, unsulphered (I used blackstrap molasses); ½ cup whole milk, room temperature; 1¼ cups all purpose flour; ½ tsp baking soda; ½ tsp baking powder; ½ tsp kosher salt; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp ground ginger; ½ tsp nutmeg; ¼ tsp allspice; ¼ tsp cloves; ¼ cup chopped pecans; 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature; 3¾ cups confectioner's sugar; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 1-2 TBSP maple syrup; ½ tsp salt; 1-2 TBSP whole milk (optional)