Gingerbread Cupcakes

Ingredients

• For Cupcakes:
• – ½ cup molasses
• – ¾ cup very hot water
• – ½ teaspoon baking soda
• – 4 tablespoons unsalted California butter, softened
• – ½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
• – 1 large egg
• – ¼ teaspoon salt
• – 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• – ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• – 1⅓ cups all-purpose flour
• – 1½ teaspoons baking powder
• For Frosting:
• – 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
• – 2 tablespoons unsalted Real California butter, room temperature
• – 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• – 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• – 12 small gingerbread-man cookies