Ingredients

Cupcakes

• 2 cups / 474 ml brown sugar
• 1/2 cup / 118 ml butter
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 1/4 cups / 295 ml milk
• 2 ¾  cups / 650 ml flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons / 7 ml baking powder
• 1 teaspoon / 5 ml baking soda
• 1 teaspoon / 5 ml Watkins Organic Ground Cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon / 2.5 ml Watkins Organic Ginger
• ½ teaspoon / 2.5 ml Watkins Organic Nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon / 5 ml Watkins Organic Original Gourmet Baking Vanilla
• 1 teaspoon / 5 ml Watkins Organic Orange Extract

 Frosting

• 4 cups /1 liter powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup /125 mL butter, softened
• 3 to 4 tbsp /45 to 60 mL milk
• 1  tsp / 5 mL Watkins Organic Original Gourmet Baking Vanilla Extract

Directions

Cupcakes

• In a large bowl, cream butter and beat in brown sugar.
• Add beaten egg yolks and milk.
• Add Watkins Organic Original Gourmet Baking Vanilla and Watkins Organic Orange Extract
• Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl.
• Slowly add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix thoroughly.
• Grease cupcake or muffin pan. Fill your cupcake cases 2/3 full – around 3 tablespoons per cupcake 
• Bake at 375 F / 190 C for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes clean. 

Frosting

• Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl; beat until smooth.
• Use Watkins Food Coloring to dye small batches of frosting to the colors of your choice and decorate with Watkins Decorating Sugars and Sprinkles