Organic Spiced Cupcakes

Cupcake Ingredients

• 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 Ingredients

• 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®

Cupcake Directions

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 Directions

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