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Cinnamon Gingerbread Cupcakes I love Christmas, in June I decided to host a cookie swap for my baking friends to attend and of course the theme was mid-winter Christmas. I decided to make these delicious cinnamon gingerbread cupcakes.

The recipe is adapted from the Hunger Games cupcakes I made a while back, they're spiced cupcakes with cinnamon sugar baked inside and on top, then topped with delicious cinnamon buttercream.

I decorated the cupcakes with fondant snowflakes which were covered in silver glitter, but because the glitter isn't supposed to be consumed I put a white fondant circle behind them (so the glitter didn't get into the icing). Makes 14 Cupcakes

115g Butter, melted
1/4 C Natural Yoghurt
3/4 C Milk
1 2/3 C Flour
2 t Ground Ginger
1 1/2 t Ground Cinnamon
1/2 t Ground Cloves
1/2 t Ground Nutmeg
1/4 t Baking Soda

1/4 C Sugar

Cinnamon Buttercream:
220g Butter, room temperature
2 t Ground Cinnamon
2-3 T Milk


Recipe adapted from Sally's Baking Addiction